HHM CPAs Establishes Fourth Office With Firm In Pensacola

  • Friday, March 1, 2024
Paula Mashburn
Paula Mashburn
HHM Certified Public Accountants, a full-service CPA and consulting firm with locations in Chattanooga, Memphis, and Cleveland, officially adds Pensacola firm Bizzell, Neff & Galloway, P.A. into its practice on March 1, 2024.

“We have a strong interest in the Pensacola area for a few years now,” said Donnie Hutcherson, HHM Managing Partner. “We are honored to have Tom Bizzell and his entire team join HHM. Two of our key employees, partner Paula Mashburn and manager Nick Patrick, have already relocated there, and we are excited to continue to grow our firm and expand our presence across the southeast.
This growth opportunity will enable us to better serve our clients in all markets and strengthen our firm's capabilities.”

Thomas “Tom” Bizzell, the founder of Bizzell, Neff & Galloway, established the firm in 1976 and will continue his role as managing partner of the HHM CPAs Pensacola office. Mr. Bizzell is an eighth generation Pensacola native and a veteran, having served the U.S. Army Artillery. After his service, he went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Southern Mississippi and obtained his CPA license.  

The Pensacola office will include the former Bizzell, Neff & Galloway, P.A. associates: Tom Bizzell, managing partner; Thomas Garrett, partner; Chris Walker, partner; Cherl Grossnickle, staff accountant; Michael Jones, staff accountant; Cheryl McCoy, payroll manager/data processing; Diane McKenzie, courier; Carol Miller, office manager, Lisa Tyree, senior manager; Dianne Vieitez, administrative assistant; and Nicholas Williamson, senior manager. Also in the Pensacola office will be HHM CPAs’ Paula Mashburn, partner; and Nicholas Patrick, manager, who has been working for HHM remotely in the area since 2019. Evan Seagle, a wealth advisor with HHM Wealth, an affiliate of HHM CPAs, will also be located in the Pensacola office.
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