Byron E. Shinn, CPA

Professional Experience

• 1993 – Present: Shinn & Company, LLC – Shareholder/President and Managing Partner
• 1982 – 1993: Christopher, Smith, Gentile, Leonard & Shinn, P.A. (Bradenton, FL) – Shareholder/Tax Partner
• 1981 – 1982: Colley, Trumbower & Howell CPAs (Orlando, FL) – Tax Senior
• 1979 – 1981: Arthur Andersen & Company (Houston, TX and Orlando, FL) – Member of Tax Department

Education

• B.A. University of South Florida
• A.A. Manatee Junior College

Achievements

• 1995 Small Business Person of the Year – Manatee County Chamber of Commerce and the Bradenton Herald
• Recipient of University of South Florida’s President’s Award – Outstanding Alumni of USF

Professional and Community Involvement

• Florida State Board of Accountancy – Probable Cause Committee
• Board of Trustees, University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
• Board of Trustees, University of South Florida, Sarasota Campus
  
• Board of Trustees, Child Protection Center
• Board of Trustees, Boys & Girls Club Foundation
• Executive Committee and Past Chairman of the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce
• Manatee County Economic Development Council
• Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce
• Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance
• Past Chairman Florida State Board of Accountancy
• Past Member NASBA Ethics Committee
• Past Member FICPA Federal Tax Committee
• Past Board Member of United Way of Manatee County
• Past President and Past Board Member of Kiwanis Club of Bradenton
• Past Board Member of Manatee County Education Alliance
• Past Member of Manatee County Children Services Board
• Past Member of City of Bradenton Downtown Development Authority
• Past Board Member of Downtown Center for Children
• Past Board Member of Hope Family Services
• Past Board Member of MARC