Southwest Virginia - Northeast Tennessee SCORE Chapter Counselors
Gary McGeough -
Gary has over 35 years of professional business experience, ranging from Budgets and Planning, Engineering Estimating, Procurement, Cost Accounting, Contract and Subcontract Administration to small business owner ship. Is experience has been in Aerospace, Shipbuilding, Offshore Oil Exploration, Space flight operations and retail small business. Gary is a Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Contracts Manager, and has exposure in Government oriented and private sector companies/corporations, large and small.
James H. Wilson, CPA/PFS -
Jim is currently the Director of Personal Finance Planning at Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, PLC in Johnson City, Tennessee. He holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Miami, has an M.B.A. in Management from Florida Atlantic University, and has earned the PFS (Personal Financial Specialist) designation, which is awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is a member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the AICPA.
Jim has served as chairman of the AICPA's Personal Financial Planning Conference Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Personal Financial Planning Division of the AICPA's. The author of The CPA’s Guide to Financial Planning, published by Longman Financial Services Publishing, Inc., he has also published articles in numerous professional journals. He has authored a course for the AICPA entitled "Wealth Utilization and Transfer", and is also the author of the computer software PFP Notebook, which is nationally marketed by Brentmark Software of Orlando, Florida and one of the few PFP software programs recommended and sold through the AICPA. In 1990 and 1991 Jim was designated as the outstanding presenter of AICPA CPE courses in Tennessee. His most recent project is a work book for engaged couples entitled Let’s Talk About Money Before You Tie The Knot.
On November 1, 1988, the PFP Division awarded Jim with the first annual Outstanding Service Award. The award is given to a CPA who has served the public interest by enhancing the quality of personal financial planning services and has provided outstanding service to the AICPA's PFP Division. In July, 1990, the LINC Society of CPA Financial Planners selected Jim as the "CPA Financial Planner of the Year". The National Association of Estate Planners and Councils selected Jim to receive the NAEPC Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner award and designation in 2006.