Our Team

An experienced CPA, Paul has worked in the accounting industry for over 30 years advising clients in areas of business start-ups, cash flow management and tax planning. He has advanced experience in working with businesses in the biotech start-up and dental industries.

Paul graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s in economics and business administration. Paul went on to earn his MBA with a concentration in Finance from Case Western Reserve Weatherhead School of Management. He is a member of the AICPA and the OSCPA. Paul is active in Learning About Business, the Lake County Council on Aging and is a Scoutmaster with a local scout troop for the Boy Scouts of America. 

Paul is married and has four children. In his spare time, Paul enjoys camping, the outdoors, reading and cooking.

Melissa oversees a wide range of the firm’s management and structure, including human resources, administration, and facilities. She successfully builds and promotes the firm by providing insightful and innovative strategic leadership to organize and control the day-to-day operations of the firm, execute decisions, and serves as a liaison between management and staff. She oversees a team of administrative associates in all of the PRP offices and provides support for the firm’s clients while maintaining positive employee and client relationships. Additionally, Melissa brings over 25+ years of experience in the industry specializing in payroll, sales tax, CAT tax, 1099 and personal income tax preparation.



In her spare time, Melissa enjoys cooking, painting, eating out with good friends and volunteering. Melissa’s strong faith and large family has been her motivation to continued success.

Marty is an Enrolled Agent and specializes in tax prep seasonally out of the Mentor office. He has been a professional tax preparer years before his time with PRP. He’s a retired manufacturing engineer, so understands that industry thoroughly.

He and his wife Kim have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren and he thoroughly enjoys golf when it isn’t tax season

Dee is a Bookkeeper at the Mentor Location. She has over 25 years of experience in bookkeeping and corporate accounting with an associate's degree in accounting. 

Her experience encompasses a diverse range of business types including public accounting, finance, family wealth, legal, medical, government, manufacturing and she once owned and ran a successful bookkeeping business. Dee grew up in Northeast Ohio before moving to the Washington DC metro area where she started her bookkeeping/accounting career. She recently moved back to Northeast Ohio to be closer to her family.

Dee enjoys spending time with her two dogs, photography, watching hockey (especially the Washington Capitals), volunteering, traveling, hiking, reading and gardening.

Debbie works in the Mentor location in a wide variety of functions. Primarily a bookkeeper for 40+ years, she also has many years of experience with both business and personal taxes, along with HR, office management and payroll. Having worked in both the private and public sectors, Debbie is very detailed and goal oriented and loves helping her clients implement good bookkeeping practices.

Debbie and her husband have 4 daughters between them and one grandson. However, the baby of the family is their Cocker Spaniel, Killian! In her off hours, she is a singer, an artist, and amateur home remodeler.