Meet Our Staff:![]() Candace Crandall, EACandace is an Arizona native, a graduate of Prescott High School & Arizona State University. Candace worked 11 years for Intel Corporation in Chandler Arizona. Later in life she pursed her passion for accounting and completed her Accounting degree from Linfield College located in Oregon. After living in Portland Oregon for a few years, she and her family relocated to Anthem in 2009. Candace joined Sonoran Tax & Accounting in 2013 and became owner in 2017. ![]() Ed Harris, CPA
Edwin (Ed) is a seasoned CPA who joins Sonoran Tax & Accounting during the tax seasons. He brings years of tax experience to Sonoran Tax & Accounting and previously owned his own firm in New Mexico. Ed has 40 years of Corporate Finance experience as Chief Financial Officer for various health care entities. He also has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
Ed is a widower who in the off season enjoys spending his time visiting his two step-daughters and two grand-children as well as living in Montana.
![]() Kristie Holmes, Client ManagerKristie moved to Arizona from Spencer, Iowa in 1999. Prior to joining Sonoran Tax & Accounting in 2014 as the Client Manager, she has worked with other small local accounting firms in both Arizona and Iowa. She enjoys working with clients. Her duties include customer service needs, bookkeeping, payroll services and tax return processing. |