Jaime Ward, CPA, was raised in the Hudson River Valley of New York and moved to Missoula to attend the University of Montana, where she completed her Master’s in Accountancy in 1998. After a year hiatus in Portland, Oregon, where she wore out three umbrellas while working at Deloitte & Touche LLP, she returned to Missoula, eventually joining BDM in 2006. Her practice focuses on business and personal income taxes, non-profit services, employee benefit plan audits, and financial statement preparation. She is also active in the community, having served on a number of Boards over the years. When out of the office, she spends as much time outdoors as possible with her husband and twin boys.