George Snyder CPA, CFP® Business Development Specialist’
Managing Principal

George serves clients as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner^®. He provides accounting and financial services to a variety of businesses, as well as individual tax preparation and planning, estate planning and long term succession planning. George is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, archery, bicycling, hiking and travel.

Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts
Michigan State University College of Financial Planning

Associations
Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Community Involvement
George is involved in his community as an active member of the Saginaw Field & Stream Club.

Email: gsnyder@mcdonaldcpas.com

Eric Puchel, E.A
Accounting Department Manager

Eric worked as a bookkeeper for Meijer and a tax preparer for H&R Block before joining McDonald & Associates in 2006. His responsibilities include preparing bank reconciliations, financial statements, payroll reports, and corporate and individual tax returns. In his free time, Eric enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, and watching and playing sports.

Education
Saginaw Valley State University
Bachelor of Business Administration with major in Accounting

Email: epuchel@mcdonaldcpas.com

George Snyder Jr.
Business Manager

George worked at McDonald & Associates from high school through college preparing financial statements and payroll reports, as well as corporate and individual tax returns. He moved to Chicago in 2011 and was responsible for management of the accounting and finance department for a start up Telecommunications Company where he prepared financial statements for investors, facilitated the annual financial statements audit with external auditors, and was part of a series A financing. George moved back to the Great Lakes Bay region to rejoin McDonald & Associates in 2016. George’s responsibilities at the firm are centered on business development, providing external financial officer service for clients, evaluating where clients are vulnerable financially, and assisting clients in the development of a plan to maximize their wealth by increasing the value of their business. He is an avid outdoors man and enjoys bow hunting, hiking, and spending time on the water, as well as golf, hockey, exercise, and reading.

Education
Northwood University
Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Finance, and Management, with a minor in Economics

Community Involvement
Saginaw Field and Stream
Bay City Bowmen Club

Email: gsnyderjr@mcdonaldcpas.com

Courtney Rogers
Customer Service Specialist

Courtney is experienced in auditing, accounts receivables and payables, general bookkeeping, general accounting, reconciling accounts, and monthly balancing of accounts. She is responsible for greeting clients, setting up appointments, deposits, filing, assembling tax returns and any duties assigned by or not completed by fellow staff members. Courtney has been married for sixteen years and has three teenage daughters plus two dogs. She spends time in the outdoors walking, running, rollerblading, floating in the pool, relaxing at the beach, or up north on Drummond Island or the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Courtney enjoys going to the gym, being with friends or a good book.

Education
Delta College
Accounting courses

Email: crogers@mcdonaldcpas.com

Colleen Doughty
Accountant

Colleen’s duties include the preparation of business financial statements, payroll, payroll taxes and tax forms, accounts payables and accounts receivables, as well as office supervision. She has over 30 years of industry experience and in her free time enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Education
Brown City High School
Central Michigan University
Saginaw Valley State University

Email: cdoughty@mcdonaldcpas.com

Susie Hackenberg
Accountant

Susie spent over 19 years in the credit union industry in accounting, consumer lending, mortgage lending,

budget counseling, supervisor roles, and member service. She has also worked in other accounting, payroll,

finance, and supervisory/management roles, including H&R Block as a seasonal tax preparer for over 10 years. At McDonald & Associates, Susie’s duties include tax preparation, bookkeeping/accounting, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, payroll tax reporting, and other office duties as assigned. When not working, she enjoys watching and attending different types of sporting events and concerts, line dancing, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Education

Northwood University
Masters of Business Administration, Bachelors of Business Administration major in Accounting, minor in Management
Delta College
Business and accounting courses
H&R Block income tax courses