Charles Umsted, CPA
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – James 1:9 Expertise Charles serves as a Principal and brings more than 20 years of delivering significant tax, financial and operational excellence to complex organizations […]
Lee Pulley, CPA
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” – Steve Prefontaine Expertise Lee Pulley joined our firm in January 2023. He began his public accounting career immediately following his graduation from the University of Memphis in 1979. After several years with both national and regional CPA firms, Lee opened his own […]
William (Bill) C. Drummond
“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” – Barry Goldwater Expertise Mr. Bill Drummond joined The Marston Group in 2013 following a distinguished career at the Memphis office of Ernst & Young LLP (EY) where he served as a partner since 1986. Mr. […]
C. Terry Courtenay, CPA
Expertise Mr. Terry Courtenay serves as a Principal of The Marston Group, focusing his practice on providing federal & state tax and advisory services to businesses, individuals and trusts. Terry has extensive experience in providing professional services to closely held businesses in multiple industries including real estate and agriculture, as well as high net worth […]
Beth Price, JD, CPA
“We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill Expertise Beth Price is a CPA and an attorney concentrating her practice in the areas of individual tax planning and compliance, estate and gift tax, family and trust planning, non-profit organizations and federal tax agency practice […]
Caren L. Creason, CPA, CVA
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Expertise Ms. Caren Creason serves as a Managing Principal of The Marston Group, PLC. She concentrates her practice in accounting, tax and advisory services for a variety of closely held companies and their owners in multiple industries and professions. Her advisory […]
Elizabeth F. Coleman, JD
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Expertise Ms. Elizabeth Coleman is a Managing Principal at The Marston Group, PLC and also serves as an officer (Corporate Secretary) of the firm. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of individual tax planning and compliance, estate […]
Garner G. Williams, CPA
“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.” – George Washington Expertise Mr. Garner Williams serves as a Partner whose practice is focused on strategic and operational business matters, including tax efficiency. In addition to working with clients across the Tax, […]
J. Kenneth (Chip) Marston, Jr., CPA
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” – C.S. Lewis Expertise Mr. Chip Marston is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Marston Group, PLC, where his practice focuses on advisory, tax and transaction-related financial reporting matters. He serves as an advisor in closely held business […]
