about us

Eads & Associates Inc. is proud to be part of a long and distinguished history of service to thousands of commercial and private-sector clients. We employ an experienced staff of CPA, public accountants, trained tax preparers, bookkeepers, payroll specialist, and support staff, each dedicated to quality of service and personalized attention. Our goal is to blend the longstanding, tried and true, with the most up-to-date in Internet and computer technologies.

Bradley N. Eads, CPA, MBA

Owner and CPA
Brad is a Garden City, Kansas, native with 30+ years public and small business accounting experience. A Certified Public Accountant, he holds a BS from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. In 1999 he relocated to Fort Collins with his wife and 3 daughters where he purchased Ladd & Associates Inc., renaming it Eads & Associates Inc. Brad is a skilled professional with a knack for making people feel at ease about the financial decisions they choose and often have to make in their lives. In his free time, Brad likes to; travel with his wife to visit his daughters who live all across the world, watch his favorite baseball team, the Yankees, and spend quality time with his 6 grandkids.

Paige Williquette (Curtsinger)

Office Manager
Paige is the Office Manager for Eads & Associates and has been with us since 2018. Paige is originally from Washington State and graduated from Yakima Valley College with her Bachelor in Business Management. Prior to working at Eads & Associates, she worked from a fruit company in Yakima, Washington where she would coordinate selling and transporting produce all across the United States. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter. She helps manage her husbands Wild Land Firefighting business on the side, as well as enjoying skiing, hiking, and golfing.

Sarah Taylor

Reception/Office Administration
Sarah is the front desk receptionist for Eads & Associates and has been working with us since 2020. She is originally from Fairfax, VA and has a background in facilities coordination, as well as restaurant/catering, and sales experience. Before working for Eads & Associates she was the facilities coordinator for Mastercard in Washington DC, with a focus on event planning. In her free time she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, skiing, reading, and spending time with her son, partner and dogs.

Sue Eads

Seasonal Office Administrator
Sue is in the office during the busiest parts of the year helping with tax season, keeping everyone in line! Her and Brad have been married for 40 years and share 3 beautiful daughters together, plus 6 grandkids. She and Brad have spent every tax season working together for the last 20 years and counting. During the off season, Sue can be found travelling and visiting their 3 daughters who all live in different parts of the world, cooking delicious meals, and spending time with her grandkids.

Criss West-Fischer, E.A.

Small Business Tax Preparer
Criss West Fischer is a Tax Preparer for Eads & Associates and has been with us since 2017. She focuses on the preparation of business tax returns that include partnerships, S-corps, C-corps, and nonprofits. Criss is originally from New Mexico and graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Master of Accounting. She has had her bookkeeping business since 2011, is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor, and recently met the requirements to become an Enrolled Agent. In her free time Criss enjoys hiking, biking and swimming with her husband and son, watching movies, rehabbing old things (furniture, campers, houses, etc...) and enjoying a glass of wine on the patio. She has a passion for accounting, helping others, and protecting the environment.

Stephen Wahlfeldt

Seasonal Tax Preparer
Stephen is a tax preparer for Eads & Associates, where he will be starting his second year and fourth overall as a tax preparer. He is a Fort Collins native, born at PVH when Lemay Avenue was a two-lane road. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and holds an advanced degree from the University of Nebraska. Prior to his retirement gig at Eads, Stephen was a sports writer at the Fort Collins Coloradoan and a high school teacher at Poudre School District. In his off-tax-season time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Mimi, and traveling to far-away places with her; being locked in the basement to screen print T-shirts; battling weeds in the yard with striving to grow veggies, herbs, and flowers; keeping owners in line as commissioner of a fantasy football league; and writing a locally set novel.