Patricia Jones, CPA CFE CAM Patricia Jones began the CPA practice in Pasco County in 1986. She graduated from College Misericordia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and was licensed in the State of Florida as a Certified Public Accountant in 1984. She has over 35 years of accounting experience, which includes taxation, audit, estate planning and consulting.      Patricia is accredited with the Association of Certifed Fraud Examiners for fraud examinations. CFEs have expert knowledge in the areas of fraud prevention and deterrence, fraudulent financial transactions, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation methods.  CFEs are trained to identify the warning signs that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk.    Patricia is licensed as a Community Association Manager in the State of Florida. She was a member of the FICPA CIRA Committee from 1998-2008.  She has an extensive background in Condominium/Homeowner Association accounting and issues.    Patricia serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer of Gulfside Regional Hospice, Inc., Past Chairman of Junior Achievement-Pasco and Treasurer of Friends of New Port Richey Library and served as Treasurer of Seven Springs Rotary Club.   She is a member of the Women in Philanthropy North Bay. In 2006, she was awarded the Bronze Leadership award for her work with Junior Achievement.      She is presently President-Elect of the North Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.     Patricia is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, North Suncoast Estate Planning Council, Suncoast Community Association Institute.    Email Pat

Traci A. Malik, CPA CFE MA Traci Malik joined Jones & Company CPAs in 2002 and has been in the public accounting field since 2000. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy degree from The University of South Florida. She became a CPA in 2004 and a partner in the firm in 2010. Traci is accredited with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for fraud examinations. CFEs have expert knowledge in the areas of fraud prevention and deterrence, fraudulent financial transactions, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation methods.  CFEs are trained to identify the warning signs that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk. She is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has been on numerous boards of directors for non-profits over the years. She is currently on the board for the Alzheimer’s Family Organization and the Suncoast Chapter of the FICPA. Traci is a native of Florida and grew up on Clearwater Beach. She is the youngest of six children. She brings extensive business experience from her years as a national sales representative for a local manufacturing company. She is married and lives locally in Odessa. Her husband works for Fox13 in Tampa. She has a daughter that was born in January of 2007. Email Traci