Meet the Accountants
Behind the Software
Our in-house accounting expertise makes LeaseQuery unique. Experienced accountants build our products and assist our clients every step of the way. Meet some of the team below:
George Azih
CEO
George is a leading expert in lease accounting and founded LeaseQuery in 2011. Prior to that, he performed Accounting Research and Technical Accounting for a Fortune 500 company, where he specialized in lease accounting, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit arrangements, debt restructurings, asset retirement obligations, and purchase accounting. George graduated from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Melissa Sacks
Director of Product
As the Director of Product, Melissa brings nearly 20 years of experience in financial reporting and technical accounting to the team. She has helped companies successfully implement major accounting standards, including leading the charge to a successful ASC 842 implementation at a publicly traded real estate investment trust. She received a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Penn State University as well as an MBA from Villanova University.
Sarah O’Sullivan
Senior Director, Product Accounting
As the Senior Director, Product Accounting, Sarah brings over 16 years of accounting and finance experience to the company. She started her career in the audit practice at Deloitte and served in technical accounting and financial reporting roles for Fortune 500 companies in the manufacturing industry. She received her Master’s degree in accounting from The University of Georgia and is a licensed CPA in Georgia.
Jason Parker
Lead Accounting Manager
Jason brings multiple years of audit experience to the team. He continues to develop his skills in GAAP and IFRS technical accounting topics in his role as Accounting Solutions Manager. Jason has a Master’s degree and BBA in accounting from The University of Georgia.
Olu Adebayo
Lease Accounting Manager
Before joining LeaseQuery, Olu worked as a corporate accountant, where he helped prepare and record journal entries, reconciled general ledger accounts, and conducted necessary account analysis and research. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgia State University and a Master’s degree in accounting/business management from Walden University.
Adriana Alayon
Lease Accounting Manager
Adriana has over six years of accounting experience in both Colombia and the United States. Originally an Accounting Trainee at LeaseQuery, she is now a Lease Accounting Manager. She is a graduate of Pontifical Xavierian University.
Abdi-Khadar Ali
Senior Technical Accounting Manager
Abi-Khadar is a graduate of Georgia State University, where he received a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in accounting. He has previously worked as an Accounting Associate and is currently an Accounting Manager at LeaseQuery.
Kiley Arnold
Accounting Product Marketing Manager
Kiley has over 10 years of experience in corporate accounting and performing month-end close for various levels and departments of an organization. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oglethorpe University.
Myke’esha Bannister
Accounting Specialist – Payroll
Myke’esha had experience at multiple companies as a Payroll Specialist before coming to LeaseQuery. She graduated from Gordon State College with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Benjamin Belk
Accounting Manager
Benjamin joined our technical accounting team after working as a Senior Auditor at a major accounting firm, where he led the engagement team through SEC filings of quarterly/annual results and guided clients through the adoption of the new standards. He has a Bachelor’s degree in business administration-accounting from Appalachian State University and a Master’s degree in accounting from Wake Forest University.
Suzanne Bock
Collections Specialist
Suzanne has decades of valuable experience in the accounting industry. Starting her career as an auditor, she has an extensive history of financial accounting, financial analysis, month-end closing, financial reporting, and budget preparation under her belt, leading her to the collections specialist role at LeaseQuery. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Mississippi.
David Buchanan
Technical Accounting Manager
David previously worked at EY providing assurance services to public multinational companies and private companies across a range of industries. He uses his accounting experience and expertise to interpret complex accounting standards to ensure that new products, features, and enhancements comply with relevant guidance for our clients. David received a Bachelor’s degree in accounting at California State University and a Master’s degree in accounting at The University of Tennessee.
Sarah Burson
Customer Accounting Advisor
Sarah joined LeaseQuery as a customer accounting advisor after serving as an accounting manager and financial analyst in the banking industry. She received her degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Carl Dann
Director of Implementation
Carl has a background in the financial service industry. After working as a Lease Accounting Manager at LeaseQuery, he left to help implement the lease accounting standard for a billion-dollar private company. He moved them onto a lease accounting software before coming back to LeaseQuery as Director of Implementation. He is a graduate of the University of West Georgia where he received his degree in accounting.
David Dobson
Lease Accounting Manager
David is an experienced tax associate with an extensive background in the accounting industry. He received his BBA in Accounting and Master’s degree focused in taxation from Georgia State University.
David Driskell
Product Owner
David had two extensive accounting internships before graduating and landing his job as a Junior Business Analyst at LeaseQuery. He received a BS in accounting and marketing from Berry College.
David Duncan
Director of FP&A
David Duncan is an experienced finance manager with a demonstrated history. He specializes in merging corporate FP&A and data analytics through statistical techniques and expert modeling. Prior to LeaseQuery, he was a senior finance manager for Microsoft’s Office business. David received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Emily Fish
Senior Manager Product Accounting
Emily is a skilled accounting professional with over 15 years of accounting and finance experience. She was the Director of Finance at multiple reputable companies and is an expert at implementing the new lease accounting standards. Emily has a BA in political science from The University of Kansas and an MBA in accounting from Avila University.
Jim FitzGibbons
CFO
Jim is LeaseQuery’s first CFO and brings 30 years of accounting experience in both public and privately-held companies to LeaseQuery. He received his accounting degree from the University of Alabama.
Matt Flynn
Customer Accounting Advisor
Matt brings a demonstrated background in accounting to the team. Before LeaseQuery, he worked as an auditor at a consulting firm. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting from Georgia Southern University.
Jonathan Grimes
Customer Accounting Manager
As a customer accounting manager at LeaseQuery, Jonathan uses his experience as an accounting intern to help us execute on our vision to make accountants’ and financial executives’ lives easier. He graduated from LaGrange College with a BS in accountancy.
Christopher Gwizdala
Customer Accounting Advisor
Christopher brings nearly 17 years of accounting experience to the team. As a customer accounting advisor, he uses his expertise to develop lease accounting knowledge and its application within LeaseQuery. He received his Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from St. John’s University in New York.
Jordan Hand
Staff Accountant
Jordan was a staff accountant at multiple accounting firms before landing his position at LeaseQuery. He graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Samantha Hart
Technical Accounting Manager
Before joining LeaseQuery, Samantha worked as an auditor at a Big Four accounting firm. She uses her auditing experience to research and monitor complex accounting problems in her role as technical accounting manager. She graduated from Florida State University with a Master’s degree in accounting.
Laura Hood
LAMP Associate
Laura uses her Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgia College and State University and audit internship experience to benefit LeaseQuery’s Lease Accounting Management Program.
Cortni Jones
Lease Accounting Manager
Cortni joined the LeaseQuery team with previous experience as a Staff Accountant and a Treasury Specialist. She graduated from Savannah State University with a BBA with a concentration in accounting.
Jake Jones
Controller
Jake has over 9 years of experience working with technology and healthcare companies to provide assurance over financial statements and identify areas for operational improvements. Prior to LeaseQuery, he was a senior manager at Cherry Bekaert. He received his Master of Accountancy from The University of Georgia.
Thomas Lumsden
Lease Accounting Manager
Thomas joined LeaseQuery’s Lease Accounting Management Program after graduating from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Jaron Moss
Lease Accounting Manager
Jaron brings extensive auditing experience to his role as accounting manager at LeaseQuery. He has served as part of the audit staff at multiple accounting firms. He received his degree in accounting and business administration from Belmont Abbey College and is a licensed CPA.
Babra Mungia
Customer Accounting Advisor
Babra graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. She gained accounting experience as a staff accountant at a homebuilding company before she joined the LeaseQuery team.
Hong Ngoc Nguyen
Customer Accounting Advisor
Hong graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in accounting. She worked as an accounting assistant for five years and has experience as an e-commerce clerk. As a customer accounting advisor, she serves as a lease accounting expert at LeaseQuery.
Amanda Payne
Accounting Manager
Amanda is an experienced accounting professional with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry in Assurance Services. She has a Master’s degree in accountancy from Troy University and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from The University of Alabama.
Mario Quach
Customer Accounting Advisor
Mario graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. He gained accounting experience as a staff and senior accountant at multiple companies before joining LeaseQuery as a customer accounting advisor, where he serves as a lease accounting expert.
Rachel Reed
Senior Accounting Manager
Rachel started her career as an Assurance Intern for a multinational accounting firm and grew in that role to become a Staff Accountant. She joined LeaseQuery with experience in financial services and accounting. Rachel received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in accounting from The University of Mississippi.
Scott Strauss
Senior Financial Analyst
Scott brings years of financial analysis experience to the LeaseQuery team. He worked as an investment analyst at a venture capital firm and a lead financial analyst at an accounts receivable software company. He received his Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Florida and his Master’s degree in finance from Vanderbilt University.
Dane Truxell
Product Accounting Manager
Dane uses his 7+ years of accounting experience and expertise to interpret complex accounting standards to ensure that new products, features, and enhancements comply with relevant guidance for our clients. Dane received a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Accounting at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Alaina Wagner. MAcc
Technical Accounting Manager
Alaina joined LeaseQuery after working in corporate accounting, where she led the adoption of ASC 842. Alaina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Kennesaw State University and a Master’s degree in Accounting from Auburn University.
Tyqueze Walker
Implementation Team Lead
Tyqueze graduated with a BS in accounting & finance from The University of West Georgia. He began his career as a Project Manager, where he reviewed invoices and oversaw financial control of all projects, before landing at LeaseQuery.
Shaniece White
Customer Accounting Advisor
As a customer accounting advisor at LeaseQuery, Shaniece uses her past auditing experience to provide expert lease accounting guidance to both her team and customers. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting from Georgia State University.
Wesley Williams
Accounting Manager
Wesley received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting from Kennesaw State University. He brings auditing experience to the team from a previous internship, as well as a background in accounting.
Joy Winston
Accounting Specialist
Joy has nearly ten years of experience in the accounting world. Serving as a controller for multiple accounting firms, her history of managing accounting records helps with her role as an accounting specialist at LeaseQuery. She received her Bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Wellesley College.