Wipfli promotes Hankinson to manager

Wipfli LLP CPAs and Consultants in Havre has promoted Shardae Hankinson to manager and relationship executive.

“Shardae’s technical expertise, hard work and dedication to our clients make her an excellent CPA, we are proud to have her on our team,” the company said in a press release.

Hankinson started with Wipfli LLP, formerly Galusha, Higgins & Galusha PC in 2012, with two years of prior experience at another regional firm. She graduated from Montana State University with a Masters of Professional Accountancy degree in 2010 where she served as president of Beta Alpha Psi. Hankinson is a Chinook native and the daughter of Merlin and Kay Johnson.

Outside of work, Hankinson said, she enjoys spending time with her husband Rial and son Lane.

Hankinson is part of the small business and agriculture teams serving clients with a wide range of tax and accounting services, including tax planning and preparation, entity and transaction structure consulting, estate and transition planning, financial statement preparation and accounting services.