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Our Team

Our Team

Kevin D. Hartwick, C.P.A.
Managing Partner

Kevin, a Crescent City native, graduated from Del Norte High School in 1979, and next received his Bachelors degree with honors/cum laude from California State University at Chico. He attended Masters in Taxation classes at Golden Gate University and is a licensed CPA in California and Oregon. He is a past Senior Tax Consultant at Price Waterhouse in Sacramento, CA. He returned to Crescent City in 1987 where he joined a local accounting firm and soon established himself as a community leader.

Rory W. Smith, C.P.A.
Partner

Rory was born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Auburn and Palo Alto, CA, and graduated from San Diego State University in 1983 with a Bachelors degree in Accounting. Rory began his career as an audit staff accountant in Sacramento, CA, and was promoted to manager in 4 years. He then was an audit manager for Price Waterhouse in Milan and Amsterdam and a senior audit manager for Price Waterhouse in San Jose, CA. After leaving Price Waterhouse, Rory moved to Brookings and joined the CBH team as a Partner in November of 1994. Rory is a licensed CPA in both Oregon and California.

Clar T. Byers III, C.P.A.
Partner

Clar has lived in the Crescent City area since 1974. He graduated from Del Norte High School in 1980, and then attended California State University, Humboldt where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. Clar is a licensed CPA in California and Oregon and joined the firm in 1990 and became a partner of CBH in 1996.

Victoria L. Lambson, E.A.

Victoria has lived in the Crescent City area since 1972, graduating from Del Norte High School in 1979. She has completed upper and lower level accounting classes at College of the Redwoods as well as U.C. Berkeley. In 2001 she studied for and received her Enrolled Agent license from the Internal Revenue Service. Victoria first worked for Jay Cholwell, C.P.A. in June of 1989 and continued on at the inception of CBH in September 1989.

Matthew Wakefield, C.P.A.

Matt was born and raised in Crescent City and graduated from Del Norte High School in 2008. After graduating from high school, Matt attended California State University-Chico, where he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. After graduation he returned back to Crescent City and began working for CBH in January of 2013, and received his California CPA license in July of 2014.

Lauren Byers

Lauren was born and raised in Crescent City where she graduated from Del Norte High School in 2009. After graduating from high school, Lauren attended U C Davis where she graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development. After graduation she returned to Crescent City and began working for CBH in October of 2013. In September of 2014 she began overseeing the payroll services department.