Colleen Black, CPA
Colleen was born in Spokane Washington and moved to Billings as a young child. She grew up in the Billings Heights. She is a graduate of Billings Senior High School - GO BRONCS!
Colleen received her Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting Option from Montana State University - Billings in 2000. She also earned her Master's of Science in Public Relations from Montana State University - Billings in 2004.
Colleen founded the company in 2003 and continues to operate the small accounting firm in Billings where she specializes in individual and corporate tax, business accounting, payrolls and consultation work.
Colleen is a member of the following organizations:
Montana Society of Public Accountants - Board member
Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants
National Society of Accountants
American Society of Women Accountants - Board member
colleen@cblacktax.com
Cerena Young
Cerena grew up in Vienna, VA. She travelled west to become a super star mother and employee of Colleen Black & Co.
Cerena is a graduate of Casper College and received her Bachelor's of Science degree from Montana State University - Billings.
Cerena loves animals. You can always find Cerena adopting another family member. Cerena is Colleen's right hand gal. We call her SUPER CERENA around the office.
cerena@cblacktax.com
Jenny Chesley
Jenny was born in Salem, Oregon and has lived in various places throughout the Pacific Northwest her entire life. She graduated from West Linn High School. During her high school her interest in horses grew from taking riding lessons to being a horse owner and president of her 4-H group. She also began volunteering for the therapeutic riding center at the Lake Oswego Hunt club to fulfill her volunteer requirement for honor society.
Jenny is a graduate of Oregon State University where she majored in business with a finance option. Now, if you know Jenny, she hates finance AND accounting. So, she works here for the social aspect of the company. She is our Social Director.
Jenny has another passion. She is the founder of a non-profit organization Hope Reins, Inc. This venture is Jenny's dream - to offer respit for special needs children through thereuptic riding. She is involved with Eagle Mount and the equestrian division in Billings.
jenny@cblacktax.com
Katie Golden
Katie grew up in Evergreen, Colorado and received her Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Metropolitan State College in Denver.
She also has a huge love for animals and helps her husband Marty with their business Big Sky Dog Training in Ballantine. She helps with the scheduling of the basic obedience and hunting training as well as the dog kennelling. She also has her own horse named Hidalgo, her dogs Makenzie and Cruzen, as well as her cats Kihei and Kianna.
Katie would like to to go school for massage therapy, where we will keep let her have her own business in a room of our office so we can get a free massage as needed...just kidding...sort of.
katie@cblacktax.com
