Kathleen Fernan
Principal of KNKBS
ACT! Certified Trainer and Consultant
QuickBooks Certified Advanced Advisor
QuickBooks Pro and Enterprise Certified
Kathleen Fernan trained with IBM on Systems Design and Security. She managed the computer facilities at Angeles Corporation with over 50 personal computers and an IBM System 38. She was responsible for the installation of all software, training of employees and was the primary liaison between the programming staff and the users for software changes. Before falling in love with computers, she spent 10 years as the controller of Angeles’ property management company. In this position she developed acute accounting skills as she was in-charge of over 75 partnerships with annual audits and a staff of 12. After leaving Angeles she went on to work for a software developer as the primary liaison for system design changes and needs analysis for the health care industry.
In 1999, Kathleen became certified in ACT! by Sage Contact software. Today she is an ACT! Certified Consultant and ACT! Certified Trainer and committed to helping her clients master ACT! and use it for their daily marketing. She helps her clients develop a marketing campaign and organize their clients databases to efficiently and cost-effectively market.
Certifications: QuickBooks Pro Advisor, QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Advanced Certification
ACT! by Sage Premier Trainer, ACT! by Sage Certified Consultant, SwiftPage Email Gold Certified
Kerry Whitmire
Principal of KNKBS
Business Consultant
QuickBooks Certified Advanced Pro Advisor
QuickBooks Pro and Enterprise Certified
Kerry Whitmire began her accounting career with an international publicly held real estate syndicator. From bookkeeper to Controller to Chief Financial Officer to Senior Vice President in 13 years she managed and supervised the property management division, the tax department and all partnership accounting, including Securities and Exchange filings. She became the accounting and legal coordinator for all partnership activities.After taking a short break to start a family, Kerry rejoined the work force in 1991 by forming K&K Business Solutions with Kathleen Fernan. Kerry and Kathleen had worked together in the past and were convinced they could bring a unique service to individuals and small to medium sized businesses. On per hour basis KNKBS can provide quality chief financial officer and computerized management information services to our clients.
Kerry’s accounting skills allow her to immediately evaluate any set of accounting records and accounting systems to recommend and implement changes if necessary. Additionally, she can make the best out of a mess!
Kerry’s strong and long suit is accounting, however her specialty is providing the outside professionals with information necessary to cost effectively provide services to their clients under difficult situations such as IRS audits.
Kerry received her Bachelor of Science degree from California State University at Los Angeles and has passed the CPA exam.
Certifications: QuickBooks Pro Advisor, QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Advanced Certification
Arlene Karma
QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor
QuickBooks Enterprise Certified
Full-charge Bookkeeper
Professional Barrel Racer
Our QuickBooks sleuth! Arlene works remotely on both MAC and Windows QuickBooks files. She has been with KNKBS since 1997 working full time keeping clients’ books squeaky clean. She prides herself on balancing every account and is not afraid to take on a troubled set of books.
When Arlene is not balancing the books, she rides her horse as a professional barrel racer.
You can watch one of her recent rides on you-tube by clicking on this link: Arlene Barrel Racing
Certifications: QuickBooks Pro Advisor, QuickBooks Enterprise
Fluent in MAC and Windows versions
Peggy Magrdichian
Full-charge Bookkeeper
Peggy works for KNKBS as a full charge bookkeeper. She has excellent analytical skills and is a delight to work with. No mess, either in the books or in the office is too large for Peggy to tackle. Peggy’s full time job is at a local skincare manufacture where she is the accounting manager and oversees the inventory, financials and day to day accounting tasks.
Penny Todd
Legal Secretary
Penny is a legal secretary and is based on the west side of Los Angeles. She has been with KNKBS since 1998. She supports multiple corporations in their regulatory filings. If the document needs proofing, Penny is the one. She is excellent at finding inconsistencies in any document, legal or marketing. She enjoys her spare time in Big Bear.
Jeri Egigian
Full-charge Bookkeeper/Personal Assistant/Business Concierge
Jeri currently works for KNKBS as a QuickBooks bookkeeper. Although she is based out of Huntington Beach, Jeri commutes to Beverly Hills and the Westside of Los Angeles. She is very organized and can help organize your office, home and life. Over the years Jeri has organized large events, orchestrated company moves, administered human resource issues and a barrage of other activities.
Certifications:Notary, Bonded Certified and Insured