about us
George Austin
George received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee in Political Science. In 2001, he graduated from Western Carolina University with a master’s degree in Accountancy and has over 20 years in public accounting. He is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
George is a 1999 graduate of the Wendelstedt Umpire School and former AM radio high school football analyst. He is a native of the Smoky Mountains and enjoys the outdoors, travel, and his two children… sometimes.
George Austin
gaustin@austincpapc.com
Jonathan Thompson
Jonathan received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee in 2010. He earned his Master of Accountancy degree from Colorado State University in 2011 and has over 12 years of experience in public accounting. He is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and is a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Jonathan is originally from the southeast, but prior to moving to North Carolina he spent a few years on the other side of old man river in the Colorado rockies. Outside of the office, you can find Jonathan spending time with his wife & 2 kids. They enjoy traveling & the numerous outdoor activities that WNC has to offer.
Jonathan Thompson
jthompson@austincpapc.com
Jessi Adams
Jessi attended the University of Tennessee and received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She continued on to earn her master’s degree in Accountancy and has over ten years of experience in public accounting. She is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and a member of the NCACPA.
Jessi is originally from Nashville and enjoys visiting family there. In addition to spending time with her family, she enjoys training Brazilian jiu jitsu, practicing guitar, and riding her mini bike.
Jessi Adams
jadams@austincpapc.com
Rebecca Dawdy
Rebecca joined the world of public accounting 20 years ago with her first job out of college. While her true passion is bookkeeping and teaching people how to master QuickBooks, she has also spent many of these years in corporate tax preparation and trust accounting. Rebecca, being raised a military brat, has a list of places far too long for this bio of where she is from. She is super excited to have landed here in the Blue Ridge Mountains and to now call Asheville home. When she is not busy trying to convince her far flung family to relocate with her, she loves to travel but is happiest when walking in the woods with her fluffy little dog Gizmo.
Rebecca Dawdy
rdawdy@austincpapc.com
Charlotte Eyraud
Charlotte is a Georgia based CPA who, after six years of dealing with audits, payroll, bookkeeping, and taxes decided to throw everything out the window but taxes.
She enjoys hiking through the outdoors, playing video and tabletop games with friends and family, and reading by the fireplace with her cat on her lap.
Charlotte Eyraud
ceyraud@austincpapc.com
Jen Labruno
Jen LaBruno received a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance along with postgraduate studies in Taxation from Southern New Hampshire University. With over 15 years of experience in the accounting field, she specializes in small business accounting. As a federally licensed IRS Enrolled Agent, Jen is committed to delivering exceptional financial and tax services.
Outside of work, Jen enjoys spending time boating with her husband on Lake Keowee in South Carolina, hiking with her dog, Sky, playing tennis with her daughter, visiting her son and daughter in-law in Florida, and working out with the F45 family.
Jen Labruno
jlabruno@austincpapc.com
Josh Zimmer
Josh received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and he received his Masters of Science in Accountancy from Wake Forest University. Josh has a passion for the study of tax, and he considers every return to be a learning opportunity.
Apart from work, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife, Maddy, and their three dogs and two cats. Josh enjoys playing golf, film photography, and anything aviation-related.
Josh Zimmer
jzimmer@austincpapc.com
Ringo
Ringo joined the team in 2021 after retiring from the Doodle Ranch. Before joining the team, Ringo lived a life of mystery and international intrigue. Ringo grew tired of the nonstop excitement, high-stakes covert missions and travel to exotic locations and went searching for a more meaningful life. Ultimately, he decided sleeping on the floor at an accounting office would provide the greatest opportunity for the self-actualization that he was missing.
Ringo / Office Dog