Paula C. Hanson
Director of Tax Services

Paula has over twenty-five years of tax planning and compliance experience, working in various industries including manufacturing, construction, law firms and tax exempt organizations. She also works in estate planning and financial and tax planning for individuals and their small businesses. Paula also works with many financial institutions providing fiduciary tax compliance and consulting services.

Career
Dean, Dorton & Ford, P.S.C., 1992 - present; James N. Gray Company, 1989 - 92; Ernst and Young, Lexington, 1980 - 1989, 1992.

Professional Associations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Board of Directors); Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (Past President of Board of Directors); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Pre-certification Education Executive Committee Member, 2006 — present; Lexington Estate Planning Council (Past President); Construction Financial Management Association.

Community Involvement
Past President, Junior Achievement
Past Chairman of the Board, United Way
Past Chairman of the Board and current Board Member, Commerce Lexington,
Past Treasurer, Lexington Area Sports Authority
Past President, Lexington Forum
Past Treasurer, YMCA Metro Board
UK School of Accountancy Advisory Council
Transylvania Accounting Advisory Board
Past Treasurer, Leadership Kentucky Graduate and Board of Directors
Treasurer, Governor’s Scholars Program Board
Kentucky Chamber's Postsecondary Education Task Force

Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1980, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

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