Kelly Powell Email & Phone Number

Suffolk, Va, Us

Assisting Managing Broker in the process of buying\selling\investing of real estate.

After working for the same company for 35 years, I decided to take a break in 2021 to assist my daughter with college prep and transition, focus more on family and home, and dedicate additional time to volunteerism. During this time, I am also contemplating a career shift from IT back to my bookkeeping and administrative roots.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

Information security was ONE of the facets of my position as Information Systems Director with PBMares. PBMares' continued growth as a CPA and consulting firm through merger\acquisition and startup of new service lines in various financial, cyber risk, and audit sectors warranted full-time dedication to information security; therefore, I shifted to a new role of Information Security Officer. As ISO, my responsibilities included security program management, implementing and documenting policy and procedures, providing security guidance in support of strategic initiatives, threat prevention, system monitoring, incident response, training and completing compliance audits. I also served on the Data Governance Committee and Security Governance Committee.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

PBMares is a Top 100 regional accounting and consulting firm with 12 locations across Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. As Information Systems Director for PBMares, I had the opportunity to experience both professional and personal growth while leading a team of 5 remarkable individuals on an ever-changing technological journey. Technology is more than just hardware and software, I worked in conjunction with firm leaders and staff to strategically design solutions that improve processes, reduce risk and facilitate client service while meeting profitability expectations. This required attention to detail, researching industry and technology trends, careful budget evaluation and a willingness to adapt to change. In addition to traditional departmental responsibilities, I also assisted facilitation of planning and integrating systems and staff into PBMares via acquisition and merger opportunities.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

In 1994, I moved from the PBMares Suffolk, VA location to the corporate office in Newport News, VA where I became the Network Administrator and Firm Bookkeeper. I was the firm bookkeeper for 2 years during this timeframe, managing the accounting\payroll\cafeteria plan for the firm of 4 locations and reporting to the CEO. In addition to bookkeeping, I was also the network administrator responsible for selection, installation, maintenance and support of the firm wide network and end user software and hardware. As the firm grew and technology advanced, it became necessary to divide the two roles into separate full time positions and I elected to maintain the role of network administrator. We hired 2 technicians for whom I managed until a merger with another accounting firm in 2003. In 2004, I became the Information Systems Director of a tech department of 5 team members.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

I began working as a receptionist for PBMares upon graduating high school. Shortly thereafter, I also began performing bookkeeping for clients and then individual tax preparation. In 1994 I moved to the corporate office to become the network administrator and firm bookkeeper.

Suffolk, Virginia, Us

During my senior year in high school I worked at Suffolk Insurance through the cooperative education program. My main duties included assisting in the title insurance department and maintaining the daily network backups. I also answered phones and performed clerical duties as needed.