Professionals

Prior to forming Harshman & Company, he was a founding member of Harshman & Phillips, LLC and a partner in Ernst & Young, LLC and its predecessor firm, Arthur Young & Company. While at Arthur Young & Company, Mr. Harshman was the director of the Atlanta office Tax Department from June of 1982 until October of 1989. During this period, Mr. Harshman served two two-year terms on the Firm’s National Tax Advisory Committee, which set overall business and policy goals for the firm’s Tax Practice.
Mr. Harshman is a CPA in Georgia and is certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts as a Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of CPAs where he has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Leadership Team for the Georgia Society of CPAs Taxation Section. He is currently Chair of the GSCPAs Federal and State Tax Task Force and of its Federal and State Legislative Tax Force. Previously he served as both Chair and Vice Chair of the Tax Section of the GSCPA. He was also a member of the Georgia Department of Revenue Commissioner’s Advisory Council for 2010 – 2012.

Lark was with Harshman Phillips & Company for thirteen years prior to joining Harshman & Company at its founding. She began her public accounting career with Ernst & Young, LLC and prior to that worked in the Atlanta headquarters of a large auto parts distribution company.
Ms. Brewster is a CPA in Georgia and is certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts as a Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of CPAs.

Prior to joining Harshman & Company, Mr. Baker was with Harshman Phillips & Company (“HPC”) for fifteen years. He was a Partner at HPC during his last eight years there. He began his accounting career with a large Atlanta home security company in 1992. He started off as a Staff Accountant, and later served as Controller.
Mr. Baker is a CPA in Georgia. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Georgia Society of CPAs. He is also a certified expert in Xero, a premier small business accounting cloud solution.

Dianne previously worked with Harshman Phillips & Company for 3 years prior to joining Harshman & Company at its founding. Prior to that Dianne worked for a community bank in Atlanta and was the Director of Human Resources.
Dianne is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR). She is a member of both Society of Human Resources Management National and Atlanta chapters.

Jim began his career as a loan officer with Manufacturers Hanover and has since worked in both public accounting and consulting with several firms focusing on mergers and acquisitions and for financially troubled companies in restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings. He currently has his own firm, Jennings Advisors, LLC, and regularly consults with Harshman & Company on tax matters, including representation of clients before both the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities.
Jim is a CPA in Georgia and has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Master of Taxation from Georgia State University. Jim is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.