Our Companies

Tom Wadelton

• Virtual CFO, Summit Virtual CFO by Anders
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Tom is a highly-skilled and exceptionally credentialed CPA. Tom graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University with an emphasis in Finance. He also earned the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation, which requires a combination of accounting knowledge, financial expertise, and strategic insight. Prior to joining the team at Summit, Tom worked as the controller of a multi-entity company in the construction industry, including oversight of companies in the Midwest and Florida.

Zach Montroy

• Director of People Ops
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Zach serves as the People, Team and Organizational Strategist at Summit. He began his career in public relations and has since held a variety of executive leadership positions over the last 17 years. As an experienced strategic leader, Zach is passionate about delivering tactical solutions in people strategy, organizational change, strategic planning and business process improvement.

Kelly Schuknecht

• Director of Marketing
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Kelly Schuknecht is the Director of Marketing at Summit CPA Group. She is a marketing strategist skilled at bringing together experienced professionals to create powerful marketing teams. She developed and implemented a content marketing strategy at Summit CPA Group that contributed to the company’s massive growth  (from $4M to $9M) over a 3-year period. Kelly writes, speaks, and coaches accounting firm owners on how to market their firm to success.

Lydia Rapp

• Account and Project Manager
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Lydia Rapp has worked with teams to design and implement AP, AR, Payroll Processing and Commission Calculation, Cash Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, Employee Onboarding, Performance Management, Operations Management, and Reporting procedures and systems. Her goal at Summit CPA is to partner with clients, and the team at Summit CPA, to analyze resources, identify business needs, and create and implement results-oriented procedures and systems.

David Hartley

• Partner and Director + Advisory Service
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Dave is a partner and the Director of Advisory at Anders with over 30 years of experience in C-suite leadership roles and consulting with privately-held businesses on technology planning and enterprise risk services. He has experience managing the technology strategy and infrastructure for middle-market businesses. At Anders, Dave oversees the strategy of the firm’s advisory services practice, identifying areas to enhance existing services and expand into other areas. A former CIO, Dave participates in various CIO knowledge-sharing and collaboration forums and frequently offers his thought leadership at industry conferences and in publications. Education & Certifications • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Missouri • Certif... Read more

Jody Grunden

• Partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors, Head of Summit Virtual CFO by Anders
• Summit CPA Group, A Division of Anders CPAs + Advisors

Jody Grunden is an accounting visionary with over 20 years of experience. He has helped pioneer innovative changes within the industry, including the introduction of the first subscription-based billing method employed by an accounting firm. He is the author of two books, Digital Dollars and Cents and Building the Virtual CFO Firm in the Cloud. Together with his partner Adam Hale, Jody co-founded Summit CPA Group (Summit) in 2002, which merged with Anders CPAs + Advisors (Anders) in 2022. 

Summit, now Summit Virtual CFO by Anders, was the first fully distributed firm and the leading provider of Virtual CFO Services in North America. With this merger, Summit brings to Anders many benefits which will help continue Jody’s vision... Read more