From a Tea Plantation to a CPA
Shevar Goonewardena is a Principal in our Sacramento, California office. He and his team joined CLA about five years ago and I have spent many days doing a road trip with Shevar, Robby Walker and Preston Cardinet through the San Joaquin valley visiting clients and prospects over the last few years (although COVID-19 has certainly put a crimp in that).
What you may not know about Shevar is that he grew up on a Tea Plantation in Sri Lanka. He came to the states to get his education and decided to stay permanently and just became a US citizen a while back.
Paul Neiffer is a certified public accountant and business advisor specializing in income taxation, accounting services, and succession planning for farmers and agribusiness processors. Paul is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen in Walla Walla, Washington, as well as a regular speaker at national conferences and contributor at agweb.com. Raised on a farm in central Washington, he has been immersed in the ag industry his entire life, including the last 30 years professionally. Paul and his wife purchase an 180 acre ranch in 2016 and enjoy keeping it full of animals.
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