Rachael Appel, Manager, brings extensive expertise in unclaimed property to her role at Clarus Partners. She truly values her client-facing position, which allows her the opportunity to work one-on-one with her clients to address their unclaimed property issues and needs. Rachel earned a BA in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, majoring in Accounting … Read more

Rachel Billing, Senior Manager, has been with Clarus Partners for more than a decade. Rachel played an integral role in the development of our Exemption Certificate Management Software, AkuCert, and provides a myriad of consulting services to the various clients served by Clarus Partners. Rachel earned an MBA from Ohio Dominican University. While there, she … Read more

Anel Salinas Dorhauer, Tax Manager, has a strong background in Louisiana and Colorado sales and use taxes as she was an auditor in both Departments of Revenue as well as with one of the parishes. Considering Louisiana and Colorado are two of the more problematic states from a sales and use tax perspective (i.e., the … Read more

Dennis Eastman, Director, has more than 30 years of experience in the Texas State Comptroller’s office working in several leadership roles as state tax auditor and oversaw thousands of sales and use tax audits. He subsequently used this expertise as a formidable Texas sales and use tax audit defender for companies of all sizes, including … Read more

Jim Heine, Senior Manager, with nearly 20 years of expertise in indirect tax, has successfully guided numerous large corporations in the Columbus area through complex sales and use tax matters, including nexus analysis and audit defense. His specialized knowledge extends to sales and use tax, property tax, and federal and state/local income tax. A proud … Read more

Kelli Kirwan, Tax Manager, brings 25 years of expertise in various fuel taxes, sales and use taxes, and state and local tax audits to her role on the compliance team at Clarus Partners. She began her tax career in the aviation industry as a Fuel Tax Analyst. She advanced to Fuel Tax Manager over two … Read more

Carolyn Pearson, Manager, has an impressive 30 years’ experience, 15 of which are made up of sales tax compliance. She also has strong accounts receivable and accounts payable background from her time spent at a local CPA firm, which gives Carolyn tremendous insight into the intricacies of a sales and use tax audit. Carolyn loves … Read more

Susan Phillips, Manager, brings decades of sales and use tax compliance experience to Clarus Partners. Susan has been with Clarus Partners since its inception and is invaluable in our sales and use tax compliance team. Susan earned an Associates in Accounting and Business Management from Hocking College as well as a BS in Business from … Read more