Staff Bios

Stephen

Stephen J. Morice, CPA

Steve graduated in 1975 from the University of Missouri - St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration – Accounting. After one year in private industry, Steve joined the firm of Schmitt, Biermann, & Spitznagel, the predecessor firm to what is currently Morice, List & Associates, LLC. He became a principal in the Firm in 1982.

Steve is a member of the Missouri Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He has provided quality service to both individuals and closely held businesses in business and tax planning and representation before IRS and other agencies for over 30 years.

Chester

Chester E. List, MBA, CPA

Chester is a 1983 graduate of the University of Evansville in Indiana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration – Accounting. He completed his MBA at the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 1990. Chester joined the firm in December 1995 as a tax manager and became a principal in the firm in 2017. He is a member of the Missouri Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Chester has served as a member of the MSCPA Accounting and Audit Committee for over 20 years and is a past chair of the committee.

Vicki

Vicki L. McDonald, CPA

Vicki is a 1995 graduate of McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois with a Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting. After working for several years in private industry while finishing college, she was hired as a staff accountant in 1995 and promoted to Manager in 1999. Vicki became a CPA in 2001 and is licensed in both Missouri and Illinois. She is involved with nearly all of the services our firm provides, including income tax preparation, financial statement preparation and review, and payroll tax services. She has experience with both Sage and QuickBooks accounting software.

Deborah

Deborah A. Deters, CPA

Debbie attended St. Louis Community College and the University of Missouri-St. Louis, earning a Bachelor of Science – Business Administration. After nine years of employment in the manufacturing industry, she became licensed as a CPA in 1993. She joined what at the time was Spitznagel, Morice & Berri, P.C. in 1996. Over the years Debbie has provided expert professional services in all areas of accounting and bookkeeping. She is proficient in Sage and QuickBooks.

Billie Risinger

Billie Risinger, Enrolled Agent

Billie has over 20 years of experience in public accounting. She attended college in Florida and here in Missouri. She has been employed by our firm since 2000. As an Enrolled Agent, she is licensed to represent our clients before the IRS. Billie has extensive experience using both Sage and QuickBooks.

Angie Meyers

Angie Meyers

Angie holds a Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Missouri – Columbia. She joined the firm in 2003 as part of our Administrative Staff. Since then, she has been successful in developing positive relationships with both clients and coworkers. In addition to general office management, she is adept in providing support to the firm principals and staff, handling appointments, messages, and written correspondence. She is proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Brenda Williams

Brenda Williams

Brenda joined our firm in 2012 with over 25 years of bookkeeping, payroll, and accounting experience, in both public and private sectors. She currently provides a full range of payroll services to many of our clients using Sage 50 software, including preparation of Federal and State quarterly and year-end tax returns. She is proficient with QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online, providing client support and guidance.

Paula Hultz

Paula Hultz

Paula joined our firm in 2017. She has over 34 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and tax preparation, both in public accounting and the private sector. She is knowledgeable in small business accounting software, including Sage and QuickBooks.

Pat Singer Hartsfield

Pat graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and a Master of Science in Communications Technology. After owning her own business for 17 years, she moved into office management and tax preparation. Pat joined our firm in 2019, providing bookkeeping, payroll and sales tax services, along with tax preparation. She is well versed in a variety of small business accounting packages including QuickBooks, Sage and Excel.

Laura Koch

Laura Koch

Laura joined the firm Nov, 2017. She has an Associates Degree from Northeastern Christian Jr. College in Villanova, PA.  She also attended Jefferson College in Hillsboro, MO. Laura was responsible for all the bookkeeping aspects of her late husband’s business for over 30 years, utilizing Quick Books for 16 of those years. She has extensive experience in the areas of bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, quarterly taxes and payroll. Laura splits her time between the Festus office and our St. Louis location.