Team
Paceline thrives due to the adaptability, versatility, and experience of our team at every level. Get to know the many people who will help you exceed your personal or professional financial goals.
Ron Comes
CPA Partner
Ron graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Ron is a founding partner of Paceline – formerly Thurman, Comes, Foley & Co., LLP – and he has over 35 years of experience in public accounting and provides tax, accounting, and consulting services to individuals, financial institutions, agricultural-related industries, non-profit organizations, and various retail and wholesale businesses. He is a member of the South Dakota CPA Society, the Nebraska CPA Society, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ron and his wife Vicky enjoy spending time at their lake home on Lake Poinsett and with their two sons, daughters-in-law, and six grandchildren in Chicago and Boston.
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Dan Foley
CPA Partner
Dan graduated from the University of South Dakota with honors, earning a degree in Business Administration. Dan began his public accounting career in 1983 and joined Thurman, Comes, Foley & Co. in 1991 before becoming a partner. He provides accounting, tax, and business consulting services to clients in a number of industries, including medical practices, food and beverage services, manufacturing, construction, and retail and wholesale businesses. He takes great pride in developing personal relationships with his clients in order to better serve them. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the South Dakota CPA Society. He presently serves on the board of the Ronald McDonald House. He and his wife Lynn have two children in college, both of whom he coached in youth sports.
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Mary Dally
CPA Partner
Mary graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting. With over 31 years of experience, her areas of expertise are wealth and tax planning for businesses, individuals, trusts, estates, qualified benefit plan audits, business consulting, and attest services. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the South Dakota CPA Society. She presently serves on the board of directors for the Avera Foundation, Better Business Bureau of Sioux Falls, Downtown Sioux Falls, and holds several other past board member positions. Mary and her husband Nate have three children. They enjoy family, sports, and movies.
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Cathy Harr
CPA Partner
Cathy graduated from Augustana University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Accountancy. Cathy provides clients with tax, consulting, audit, review, and other assurance services. She serves a wide range of individuals and organizations, from small, closely-held businesses to not-for-profit entities to large corporations. She is a member of the South Dakota CPA Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She volunteers for several nonprofit organizations. Cathy and her husband, Andrew, live on an acreage outside of Brandon and are parents of two boys. In her free time, Cathy enjoys spending time with her family, sports, and being outdoors.
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Meghan Garry
CPA Partner
Meghan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Accountancy and Business Administration from Augustana University. Meghan joined Thurman, Comes, Foley, & Co, LLP in January 2012 after working at a national accounting firm for three years and in private accounting for three years. Currently, Meghan serves a wide variety of individuals and organizations ranging from large corporations, not-for-profit entities, small closely-held business. Meghan provides our clients with tax, compliance, assurance, and planning services. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the South Dakota CPA Society. Meghan, her husband Brad, and twin sons Jackson and Brantley, live in Tea, SD. In her free time, Meghan enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and camping.
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Marilyn Hurley
CPA Staff Accountant
Marilyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Morningside College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Computer Programming, and Math. After leaving the accounting profession to raise her four children, she joined Thurman, Comes, Foley, and Co., LLP in January 2017. Marilyn has experience in performing audits, reviews, compilations, and income tax preparation for businesses and individuals. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the South Dakota CPA Society. Marilyn and her husband Lynn live on a farm near Canton, SD. Marilyn enjoys spending time with her family and is actively involved in the family farm.
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Alex Theisen
CPA Staff Accountant
Alex graduated from Augustana University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Professional Accountancy and Business Administration. She has experience in QuickBooks, income tax preparation for individuals and businesses, compilations, audits and reviews. Alex is originally from a small town in southwestern Minnesota. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, attending her siblings’ various sporting events, traveling, and reading.
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Nina Pottebaum
Office Manager
Nina has over 20 years of office assistant/manager experience. As the first face clients see when they enter the office, she handles much of the firm’s administrative duties. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband Denny of 30 years, and their two daughters and their families, and two grandsons Tate & Cooper. They love watching any kind of sport but specifically love to cheer on the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins.
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Karen Wallenstein
Paraprofessional / Staff Accountant
Karen has been with the firm for 37 plus years providing internal support services to the firm including; accounts receivable, software installations and implementation; and staff support. Karen also assists our clients with bookkeeping, payrolls and individual tax service. In her spare time, Karen enjoys art, music, being outdoors, walking, hiking, exercise, and spending time with her large family.
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Kelly Hicks
Paraprofessional / Staff Accountant
Kelly graduated Nettleton College with certificates in Accountant and Computer Science. She has 28 plus years of experience in the accounting profession. With extensive experience in tax returns, payroll and sales tax returns, monthly bookkeeping, QuickBooks consulting, and Sage software consulting. Kelly enjoys spending time with her two children and being outdoors.
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Renee Hardy
Paraprofessional / QuickBooks Pro Advisor
Renee has an Associates Degree in Computer Information Systems & Accounting from National Business College. Renee has over 20 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience. Being a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Renee has a wealth of knowledge in the area of QuickBooks consulting, payroll and reporting, and bookkeeping. Renee, with her husband Brian, like to spend time with their grandkids and watching football. She is also an avid quilter.
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Zach Hueners
Staff Accountant
After serving as a summer intern and part-time during the fall, Zachary joined Thurman, Comes, Foley & Co., LLP full time in December 2014. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from South Dakota State University and a Masters of Professional Accounting (MPA) from the University of South Dakota. Zach has experience in performing audits, reviews, compilations, and income tax preparation for individuals and businesses. In his free time, Zach enjoys spending time with his friends, golfing, and pool lounging.
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Heather Petersen
Staff Accountant
Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls. Heather joined the firm in 2015 with 9 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience. Along with being a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor she also trains new staff and clients in QuickBooks, she also has experience in performing audits, review, compilations, and income tax preparation for individuals and businesses. Heather and her husband Keith enjoy watching their two boys play sports and traveling. She’s also a Sunday School teacher, serves on a variety of boards and does volunteer work.
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Candice Breneman
Paraprofessional / QuickBooks Pro Advisor
Candice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of South Dakota. She has over 14 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience. She is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Candice is also a member of the South Dakota CPA Society, Minnehaha Sertoma Club, and PEO Chapter CH. Outside of work, Candice enjoys spending time with her family, reading, bowling and cooking.
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Jeff Letcher
Staff Accountant
In 2016 Jeff received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting from the University of South Dakota. He works with individual and business tax preparation as well as attest work. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, music, and watching movies and TV shows.
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Trey Henning
Staff Accountant
Trey Joined Paceline Accounting Group in February 2023. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting & Business Administration from the University of Sioux Falls in 2018 and a Masters degree in Business Management in 2020 from the University of Sioux Falls. He works with individual and business tax returns as well as attest work. Trey and his wife, Kaylee, are both from small towns in southwest Minnesota. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, sports, and spending time with his family.
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Cory Johnson
Paraprofessional/Staff Accountant
Cory has over 20 years of bookkeeping, HR and payroll experience. He joined our firm in 2019 and holds of Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from South Dakota State University. His off the job interest include golfing, DIY projects and spending time with his wife and two sons.
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Shelly Ransom
Paraprofessional
Shelly has over 25 years of bookkeeping, payroll, and human resources experience and holds an Associate degree in Accounting. She is working on her Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree. She joined our firm in 2021. Shelly lives in Sioux Falls and enjoys spending time with her grandkids, husband and family, reading, and gardening.
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