Bernie Taillon, CPA

Bernie graduated from Indiana University’s School of Business with a degree in finance in 1993 and has been specializing in small business tax and accounting ever since.  

He consistently implements ever changing tax-planning strategies for his clients to lower taxes and maximize their cash flow.  The commitment to small business owners Bernie demonstrates has been recognized in Denver Magazine, 5280 and Forbes Magazines and he has shared his tax knowledge with the audience of Channel 9 News.

Bernie’s free time is spent with his family and helping raise his two young children, but his hobbies revolve around beer.  He has been brewing beer since 1991 and has won numerous awards for his homebrews.  He is also a recognized beer judge and spends many weekends judging beer at competitions throughout the state.  It is a common scene to see clients leave the office with a complimentary bottle of Bernie’s award winning beer!

Dani East, EA, PA

Dani joined our team as a Tax Professional and Accountant in December of 2016. In September of 2013 she earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Accounting. She passed the Enrolled Agent exam in 1986. Dani has worked over 30 years in Public Accounting. Her niche is tax preparation which includes tax-planning strategies to minimize client’s tax exposure.

Another passion of Dani’s is to coach small- to medium size business client’s in the operation of running a profitable and successful business. She has experience processing payroll, preparing sales tax returns, and preparing financial statements.

Dani and her husband of over 40 years are both native to Colorado. They have two grown children, Jennifer and Susan, and two grandkids. The family enjoys camping, hiking, and hunting. Dani enjoys researching her Norwegian heritage and taking part in Cultural events to expand her
knowledge to pass on to her family.

Russell Webster, Enrolled Agent

Russell Webster was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He spent the majority of his youth playing sports and spending time on the Chesapeake Bay or at the beach. Once he graduated from high school, he left the east coast to attend college at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he earned his bachelor’s degree and met his future wife. After a few years living and skiing in the Vail area he decided to move to Denver to pursue a career and start a family. Russell is now married with 3 lovely daughters who keep his wife and him quite busy.

Russell Webster comes to Triad after 7 years working the tax resolution industry. He passed his Enrolled Agent exams in 2012 and specialized in negotiating resolutions for small businesses and individuals with various tax issues.

When Russell is not working he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, snowboarding, hiking or anything else outdoors he can find time to pursue.

April Loretz, Staff Accountant

April joined our team as a Staff Accountant in October of 2009.  She received her bachelor’s degree in business management/accounting from Arkansas Tech University and comes to our team with more than 20 years of experience in bookkeeping and accounting services.    April specializes in Quickbooks accounting software and is extremely effective in managing our clients’ bookkeeping needs.

April’s priority is to provide each of our client’s with the best customer service and to take care of all their bookkeeping needs in a friendly and timely manner.

April enjoys her time away from Triad with her husband of 24 years, John, and their 17 year old son, Tyler.

Rachelle Noack, Staff Accountant

Rachelle Noack was born in Davenport, Iowa. Growing up along the Mississippi River, in a small country town, Rachelle aspired to one day move out of Iowa to a city with more opportunities. When Rachelle was a teenager, she traveled all over the United States and Guatemala on volunteer missions. These missions included traveling up and down the east coast with Teen Missions Int’l, going to Guatemala to build a school/church, and going to Chicago to help do repairs and maintenance on homes for low-income families.

After graduating from Pleasant Valley High School, she went on to become a bartender throughout her early twenties. Leaving her family behind, in the summer of 2011 Rachelle moved from Iowa to Denver, Colorado, where she graduated in May 2014 with a dual degree in Accounting and Business Management from Regis University.

A dean’s list student, Rachelle’s professors describe her as loyal, hardworking, and one to easily crack a joke. After her graduation, she started her family, giving birth to her son James in 2014. When not working at Triad, Rachelle enjoys golfing, reading, camping in the mountains, and going to concerts all around the Denver area.

She is working on obtaining her CPA license and plans on continuing her work at Triad for years to come.

 

Katie Yureskes, Staff Accountant

Nicolas Dean, Junior Staff Accountant

Nicolas Dean is a Colorado native who grew up in Colorado Springs and moved to Denver in 2012. He joined our team in 2021 as a Junior Staff Accountant. He spent seventeen years working in restaurants, starting as a dishwasher at age fifteen. By the time he was twenty-four he had worked his way up to general manager. He brings managerial experience, positive energy, and high attention to detail to the team. He graduated from The Community College of Denver in 2018 with an Associate of Arts in Business. He continues to grow in his knowledge of accounting and taxes on a daily basis, with the goal of becoming a full time Staff Accountant here at Triad. 

When not working he enjoys going to comedy shows and concerts, snowboarding, hiking, cooking and spending time with his family.