Sheba Dalaney, CPA

Sheba Delaney provided us with tax updates for both personal and business taxes. We were able to leave the meeting well informed for tax season.

A veteran with over twenty years of public accounting service, Sheba is an experienced audit principal who manages a wide variety of clients ranging from manufacturing and construction to technology and professional service firms. Her practice at Abbott, Stringham & Lynch includes audit, tax, and general business and accounting services of small to mediumsized businesses, as well as, non-profit organizations.

Sheba takes a keen interest in each client, respecting the uniqueness of her broad-based clientele. She works with each client individually, creating a strong, seamless business relationship earned by trust and performance. Her personable approach has enabled Sheba to continually develop very successful and long-lasting client relationships.

A principal in the Audit and Accounting Department at Abbott, Stringham & Lynch, Sheba is a technical expert in the areas of accounting software, tax-exempt status applications, cafeteria plans, payroll, sales taxes, and internal auditing issues. This department is the backbone of the firm, where clients are provided a full range of valuable accounting services including audits and reviews, financial statement preparation and computerized accounting system setups.

Renee Mello provided us with a wonderful and inspiring presentation. In summary, we were informed that “A dream is a picture and blueprint of a person’s purpose and potential.” Addressing the obstacles that can become discouraging as they can distort encouraging factors at a fantasy level in place of building the dream. With a well rounded network of support and encouragement, a dream can become reality.

Renee Mello has always been a student of self-development and personal growth. She has worked for some of the largest companies in the world including IBM, Digital Equipment Corporation and Bank of America.

Renee recently received her certification as a John Maxwell Speaker and Coach. This was a dream come true for Renee, who has been a student of John Maxwell's leadership teachings for the past 10 years. Renee is excited to work with learning based people, like herself, in meeting their personal and professional goals.

Using the Myers Briggs Personality typing can give us a window into how our minds work. We can learn if we get energized by being around other people or need to retreat and be alone to recharge our batteries—whether we like the concrete and get into the details or enjoy seeing the whole picture. It might tell us we like to make decisions based on logic or take into account how others might feel.

We can even predict if someone is more apt to plan a weekend getaway down to the minute, or like to go with the flow and keep things open-ended. These behaviors, innate propensities and ways of thinking shape who we are and how we interact with the world. What's even more powerful is how four simple personality letters combine synergistically to create 16 distinct personality types. As we struggle to understand “why we do the things we do”, knowing our Myers Briggs Personality type will help us better understand ourselves. As a bonus we begin to realize everyone else has their own unique way of navigating through life, too.

So as part of our “Brand You” theme this year, self understanding really begins the process and sets the foundation for further growth in both our personal and business development. An essential part of branding, is knowing the product, the product called “You”.

Visit http://similarminds.com/jung.html to get your four letters, and bring them to the meeting. Pick your gender, and then hit “Next,” to get the questions.

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“It was great to see some colleagues I hadn't seen in several years, and I was delighted to see most of the members present use QuickBooks today. That was not the case several years ago with this chapter. Members pointed out issues they were having with QuickBooks, some easy to fix, some I still consider to be bugs, or disadvantages of the product. Great time, good food, good friends. Thanks so much for having me.”
—Pat Carson

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