New Tri-State Location Brings Three Additional CPA’s to WSK Whitlock, Selim & Keehn, LLP (WSK) Managing Partner W. David Myers recently announced the early June opening of a new location in Webb City, MO. The new office will consist of three additional CPA’s – Brad Baker, Jay Logal and Mark Lamb, who will be dedicated to serving the needs of the Tri-State area.   “We’re excited about the expansion and the new members joining the WSK staff. They are very talented individuals. Four of our Springfield partners grew up in the Tri-State area too. We just feel like it’s a natural fit,” said Myers. “Jay, Mark and I are pleased to be associated with WSK. We’re looking forward to capitalizing on WSK’s knowledge and resources when serving our clients. We’ve gained quick access to other accounting specialists as well as internal auditors, certified valuation and fraud specialists, employee benefit plan consultants, tax and estate planning specialists, financial planning and asset management professionals, and so much more. We think our clients will truly benefit from these relationships,” explained Baker. “It’s obvious that WSK team members enjoy their work, and we’re delighted to be welcomed so warmly by every staff member.” Brad Baker joins WSK with nearly 25 years of public accounting and private business experience. After 17 years working in Honolulu, Hawaii, Brad returned to Webb City in 2002 and continued his accounting work. Brad is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). He has served as an officer of the Webb City Chamber of Commerce and remains active in the Webb City Chamber. He is also a cabinet member of the United Way of SW Missouri and board member of Lafayette House and Cerebral Palsy of the Tri-County.     Jay Logal brings more than 16 years of experience in accounting to WSK, with 13 of those years dedicated to public accounting. Jay is a member of the AICPA and the MSCPA. He currently serves on the board of the Regional Health and Welfare Association, as Treasurer for the Webb City Chamber of Commerce and as chair of the finance committee at his church.        Mark Lamb joins WSK with over 25 years of public accounting experience in almost every area of tax. His main focus is in small business tax, personal tax and accounting services. Mark’s memberships include the MSCPA, AICPA and Kiwanis.        Whitlock, Selim & Keehn, LLP has been advising businesses and individuals as CPAs for more than eight decades. The firm offers accounting, audit, tax and business consulting services throughout Southwest Missouri. Approximately 36 personnel, including seven partners, serve a variety of clients from the firm’s Springfield, Branson and Webb City offices. In addition, WSK is a member of the PKF North American Network, an association of independently owned public accounting firms that share client service, technical, educational and marketing resources and expertise. The PKF North American Network is one of the largest of its kind in the United States and Canada with 90 member firms. It also is affiliated with PKF International, which offers the resources of 127 firms in 117 countries to WSK.  On a historic note, Max H. Myers (David’s father) and Robert J. Baker (Brad’s father)were former partners in Myers, Baker, Rife and Denham. After Myers untimely death in 1976, Baker carried on the firm until 2004.