OUR TEAM
Who We Are
Teresa Garcia
Executive Assistant
In addition to keeping the daily wheels of the office turning, Teresa is our in-house expert on Live Scanning, our digital fingerprinting service, and in providing notaries. With a pleasant phone presence and exceptional client care, Mama Teresa continues to be the heart of the office and the backbone of the team.
Kristina Gardner
Founder & CEO
In 2007, Kristie set out to begin a bookkeeping company modeled after her own life mission: to deeply impact people’s lives with support, grace, and love. Her background in business and Psychology, mixed with her love for family fuels her drive for an accomplished fulfilled life.
Christian Kalis
Assistant Bookkeeper
Christian has had many roles within our company but has recently developed the knowledge to become an excellent bookkeeper. In a short amount of time he has mastered bookkeeping and has built his very own client list. He is also our go to guy to kill all the spiders and for that we love him very much!
Ariel Kaden
Assistant Bookkeeping Manager
Ariel has been a part of our working family since 2019, when she was the manager at Bottoms Up Tanning & Spa. She has served several roles with us and has recently brought her management skills to Better Bookkeepers. We are so lucky to have her!
Gina Zolot
Bookkeeper
Gina is a fresh face to the office, and she comes to us with an impressive background in bookkeeping having previously worked for a realty company. She is very excited to join our team and is looking forward to expanding her accounting knowledge. Gina is also a proud mother of two and enjoys relaxing in her limited spare time.
Camille Gonzales
Bookkeeper
Camille came to use with a background in helping small businesses set up in Quickbooks. She joined the team looking to take her skills to the next level and has already taken on her own client list!
Luciana Foster
Bookkeeper
Luciana joined the team last year but has already taken on significant responsibilities. Luciana has past work experience working as an Industrial Engineer before turning her attention to bookkeeping. Not only that, she is from Brazil and moved to the U.S. when her husband joined the military.
Kaitlyn Dutton
Assistant Bookkeeper
We are so excited to have Kaitlyn as our new bookkeeping assistant. She came to us looking to expand her knowledge in finance and accounting. When she's not putting a smile on our faces she enjoys to travel and has already been to 9 countries!
Brittany Tapparo
Marketing Director
Brittany has been a part of our work family since 2018 in various different roles, and because of her infectious personality and marketing expertise we couldn’t bear to let her go! Now as our Marketing Director, Brittany is behind the shining digital marketing services of Better Marketing!
Leah Lopez
Account Manager
Leah came to us ready to dive into all things marketing and was extremely motivated to grow our new department. Not only does she bring an impressive background in marketing but she is also a gifted photographer! Leah has also recently completed her Live Scanning training and will be able to assist you along side Mama Teresa!
Oscar
Furnancial Manager
Oscar is the newest member to join the Better Bookkeepers family. Oscar had a rough start and was found behind a dumpster during a rainstorm. Luckily he stole Kristie's heart and is now living the best life ever, and the office is just obsessed with him. When he is not taking cute puppy naps, Oscar boosts office morale with cuddle sessions.