Meet Our Dynamic and Diverse Team
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Jake Maas, CPA
Managing Member
Jake Maas, CPA, Managing Member
Jake Maas is an experienced CPA who also holds his MBA from Quincy University. He has spent most of his career in the corporate environment while working for 3 publicly traded companies, including one fortune 100 company. Jake has also served as CFO for a large privately held company. Jake brings a depth of experience to the clients of B2. Jake has extensive experience in financial statement analysis, cash flow forecasting, budgeting and overall financial and business operation management.
When Jake is not leading the team at B2, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He is an avid St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan and Chicago Bears football fan.
E-mail: jmaas@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-563-3183
Maria Anzalone
Billing Specialist
Maria Anzalone, Billing Specialist
Maria Anzalone is a highly accomplished professional with an extensive career spanning over three decades in the legal sector. Her expertise lies in legal billing, where she has consistently upheld standards of precision and efficiency.
Maria’s leadership style is characterized by her ability to nurture productive work environments that emphasize both efficiency and a positive organizational culture. She has a proven track record of ensuring the utmost accuracy in billing processes, leveraging advanced systems such as TABS III Legal Billing System to optimize administrative workflows.
Known for her proactive problem-solving approach, strong interpersonal communication, and exceptional organizational abilities, Maria Anzalone is dedicated to delivering excellence in every aspect of Legal Billing and office administration. She continues to be an asset to any legal team, driven by her extensive experience and unwavering commitment to professional excellence.
Molly Ashe
Accountant
Molly Ashe, Accountant
With over 30 years of financial and management experience from a large corporate fortune 500 company to solo practice law firms, Molly enjoys helping law firms meet their financials goals. She has her BA in Business Administration-Accounting and MBA from Seattle University. Spending time with her family-husband of 30 years, 3 children and one grandson is a passion. She also volunteers at a dog rescue and has 3 recuse dogs of her own . You will see her cheering for her daughter’s sport teams every weekend.
Cori Beckman
Client Engagement Manager
Cori Beckman, Client Engagement Manager
Cori lives on the shores of the Great Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, WI with her husband and four-year-old son. During her spare time, Cori enjoys spending time with her family.
E-mail: cbeckman@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Kayte Bennett
Accountant
Kayte Bennett, Accountant
In her spare time Kayte enjoys time with her family and visiting two of her children at college (UGA and Auburn University). She is a competitive tennis player and just picked up pickle ball. Watching college football, playing with her two dogs, or traveling takes up the rest of her free time.
Cathy Bourn
Accountant
Cathy Bourn, Accountant
She lives in Henderson, NV with her husband and youngest son. She enjoys her spare time with her grandkids, especially her youngest granddaughter who keeps her on her toes.
Mia Browning
Accountant
Mia Browning, Accountant
During her spare time, Mia enjoys traveling, taking cruises, and spending time with her family. Mia has three young grandsons and enjoys them and their events.
E-mail: mbrowning@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Teri Burgess
Accountant
Teri Burgess, Accountant
Teri enjoys living the Texas Hill Country life on the weekends with her husband, after having recently moved from her only other Texas home in Houston.
E-mail: tburgess@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Donna Cooke
Accountant
Donna Cooke, Accountant
Donna lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An ex-skier, ex-scuba diver and ex-weight lifter, Donna now spends her leisure time researching natural medicine, healing technologies and anything that helps her understand what makes people tick
Email: dcooke@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Melanie Carlin
Accountant
Melanie Carlin, Accountant
Melanie joined the B2 team in 2022 after a long career in higher education where she led all aspects of a university business office. Those years of experience will be beneficial as she brings some of those best practices to new B2 clients. Her drive for excellence is based on extracting details to get to the bottom of a puzzle, but also on incorporating simplicity where possible.
Outside of work, Melanie enjoys spending quality time with her granddaughters, or traveling with her wide circle of friends. She likes to stay busy, so always has a “project” of some sort in the works!
E-mail: mcarlin@b2-mgmt.com
Phone 512-381-1500
Gabriela Coelho
Billing Specialist
Gabriela Coelho, Billing Specialist
Gabriela joined the B2 team in 2023 as a billing specialist. She has 20 years of Legal Billing experience. She came from an insurance defense law firm where she started as a receptionist and moved her way up to Office/Billing Manager. She prides herself on her loyalty and attention to detail.
Outside of work, Gabriela enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 children and energetic dog. She enjoys the summer months where she enjoys going to the beach and going on cruises.
Shelly Carter
Accountant
Shelly Carter, Accountant
Although she has called Denver her home for most of her adult life, she admits that it’s the values she brought with her after growing up in the Midwest that have provided the largest contribution to her success
throughout her career.
After raising 2 grown sons, Shelley spends as much time as possible with her 18-month-old grandson and looks forward to another one on the way. She quickly learned that having grandchildren really is better than having kids. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her beloved rescue dog, reading & spending time with friends.
Nikkea B Devida, MBA
Client Operations Manager
Nikkea B Devida, MBA, Client Operations Manager
Nikkea B. Devida is an experienced COO, former business owner and business consultant who joined the B2 team in 2022. She brings a depth of experience to the clients of B2 with over 20 years of business experience across many industries in both the corporate and small business environments, including 1 ½ years in law firm operations.
Nikkea earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the United States Air Force Academy, and her Masters degree from the University of Southern California’s (USC) Marshall School of Business in the elite Masters of Business for Veteran’s (MBV) program.
Nikkea lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she enjoys live performing arts in all forms for fun and is a singer/songwriter/recording artist as a hobby.
You’ll find her volunteering for many military veteran organizations in the Honor Guard and as the National Anthem singer, including Sisters Who Serve, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Women Veterans of Nevada, and Women Veteran’s Alliance.
Email: ndevida@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Dorothy Davenport
Billing Specialist
Dorothy Davenport, Billing Specialist
Dorothy joined the B2 team in 2022 as a Billing Specialist. She came from a large
corporate law firm and has over 7 years of experience with Legal Billing, with a
strength in handling IP billing. Dorothy also has 7 ½ years accounting experience
and 9 ½ years’ experience in the banking industry. Dorothy prides herself on her
attention to detail and ability to learn quickly and enjoys researching, resolving
issues, and training/mentoring.
Outside of work, Dorothy spends most of her time with her husband, children, and
animals including chickens. She also enjoys bowling and swimming. She aspires to
move to Texas from Ohio for family and warmer weather. Dorothy is a “mother-hen”
and her mom skills kick in no matter your age. She says: “Be sure to take your
vitamins/supplements”.
E-mail: ddavenport@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Kat Diaz
Team Leader/Billing Specialist
Kat Diaz, Team Leader/Billing Specialist
Kat recently came to B2 from a small law firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL where she handled everything in the billing department from beginning to end of the file. She has experience with the process of opening a new file, updating the billing information on the matter, printing prebills, editing fee and cost entries as needed, generating bills, editing and uploading LEDES files, handling issues that may come up when submitting LEDES files, appeal invoice reductions as well as budgets for the clients to approve and closing out the file when the case is over.
Kat has 3 kids and currently has 2 grandchildren. When Kat isn’t at home, she can usually be found at the rink either watching the Florida Panthers play, coaching her son’s peewee hockey team or playing hockey herself. She also enjoys drawing on procreate or crocheting baby blankets for her friends and family.
Melissa Dick
Billing Specialist
Melissa Dick, Billing Specialist
In her free time, Melissa loves to be outdoors with her family and friends, camping, attending sporting events, concerts, and playing yard games. Melissa also loves to travel with her spouse and their children as often as possible to new and exciting places. Making memories and learning new things with them is her ultimate goal.
Email: mdick@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Rose Dominguez Accountant
Rose Dominguez, Accountant
Rose has over 25 years of law firm experience from being the Accounting and Office Manager for a mid-size law firm. She has experience handling the daily accounting activities to insurance defense billing using a variety of legal billing platforms. She has a strong work ethic and takes pride in helping companies gain financial stability.
Rose lives in southern New Mexico with her husband. During her spare time, Rose enjoys reading and traveling. Her “happy place” is on the beach reading a book.
Julie Ellison
Human Resources Consultant
Julie Ellison, Human Resources Consultant
Julie is a member of the Austin Human Resource Management Association (AHRMA). She was an Education major at the University of Texas at Austin and has attended numerous HR and administrative related courses over the past 25 years and even developed content for those courses.
A passionate volunteer for Heart of Texas Lab Rescue and Mobile Loaves & Fishes in her free time, Julie also enjoys traveling and just hanging out with her two Labs and French Bulldog.
Email: jellison@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
David Gordanier
Accountant
David Gordanier, Accountant
Diana Gallant
Billing Specialist
Diana Gallant, Billing Specialist
Outside of work, Diana spends most of her time with her husband and children. She enjoys camping, traveling, and swimming. Diana was previously a foster parent from 2006 to 2022, fostering almost 100 children. She grew up in Massachusetts, moved to Minnesota in 2005 and now lives in Connecticut.
Susan Helgerman
Team Leader/Accountant
Susan Helgerman, Accountant
A New York transplant living outside of Nashville, Sue can be found golfing, at sporting events, or listening to live music.
E-mail: shelgerman@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Trisha Hellen
Team Leader/Accountant
Trisha Hellen, Team Leader/Accountant
Trisha is also a voracious reader, an amateur baker, and an avid Peloton rider – all of which help her keep up with her two energetic sons.
E-mail: thellen@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Melissa Hilgenberg
Billing Specialist
Melissa Hilgenberg, Billing Specialist
Melissa joined B2 in 2021 as a Billing Specialist. Melissa has extensive knowledge of legal billing practices with over 15 years of experience working in the legal industry. She has a precise and analytical approach to meeting her clients’ needs. Melissa has a commitment to meeting the goal of achieving success for her clients with the maximum efficiency.
Outside of work, Melissa enjoys spending time with her children seeking out new adventures. Her passions include traveling, hiking, photography, gardening, and spending time on the waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
E-mail: mhilgenberg@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Ryan Howell
Billing Specialist
Ryan Howell, Billing Specialist
Outside of work, Ryan enjoys playing and watching sports, particularly basketball and football. He enjoys music and going to concerts, hiking with 3-year old Lab Brutus, anything outside that wears out his 1 year old son Carter. Ryan is a huge fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio State Football.
E-mail: rhowell@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Dori Hammons
Team Leader /Accountant
Dori Hammons, Accountant
Dori loves supporting business owners to keep their accounting books in order and their processes and procedures dialed in to make sure the finances & cash flow of the business run like a well-oiled machine. She provides expert insights and deep understanding of accounting processes and financial reporting. Her ability to problem solve any accounting challenge that comes her way makes her an exceptionally valuable asset to the team.
Dori has three grown sons and five grandsons. In her spare time, she enjoys being with family,
camping in the desert and going on cruises with her husband.
Megan Jaynes, CPA
Accountant
Megan Jaynes, CPA Accountant
Megan Jaynes is an experienced CPA that guides B2 clients in a thorough understanding of their financial position and addresses complex accounting issues. Megan practiced public accounting for eight years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a manager in the Audit division and worked with a diverse range of clients, including both public and non-public companies. She has extensive experience in financial statement preparation and analysis as well as application of accounting principles. Megan’s knowledge and analytical skills are used to help clients in forecasting, budgeting and maximizing financial efficiencies to help grow their business.
Megan earned her Bachelor degree in Business Administration with Honors and her Master’s degree in Finance from Texas A&M University. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.
Megan is active in the community and has served on various executive committees at her children’s schools and her church. In her free time, Megan enjoys traveling with her husband, watching their kids play sports, spending time at the lake and attending Aggie athletic events.
Email: mjaynes@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Terry Imai
Accountant
Terry Imai, Accountant
Her law firm experience developed in Hawaii where she married a local Hawaii resident, raised two boys and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Hawaii Pacific University. In 2008, she left her two grown children and grandson to move to Florida and now lives on an acre of property in the country outside of West Palm Beach with her 3 rescue dogs.
Terry’s interests revolve around the ocean – swimming, boogie boarding, scuba diving and sailing. She also enjoys dog training, lap swimming and weekly dinner parties with her friends cooking gourmet or comfort food meals. She also enjoys tending to her landscaping of exotic plants and hedges as well as a large variety of fruit and palm trees.
Shelby R. Maas
Director of Administration
Shelby R. Maas, Director of Administration
Shelby joined the B2 team in January 2022. She has a background in counseling and advising as well as small business accounting. She brings a well-rounded sense of leadership and organization to the team.
Shelby enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She also enjoys reading, visiting different coffee shops, and getting to know new people. She loves to travel to new places where there is plenty of sunshine with her family.
E-mail: smass@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Jessica Mendez
Billing Specialist
Jessica Mendez, Billing Specialist
Jessica is an expert legal biller with over 18 years of legal billing experience. Jessica has worked both in-house and directly for e-billing clients. In addition to her billing expertise, she possesses a solid legal background with extensive experience working as a top-notch paralegal in a variety of fields including insurance defense, labor and employment, personal injury and other civil ligation.
When Jessica is away from the office, she enjoys fishing, traveling and spending time
with her family.
Rachel Norwood
Team Leader/Accountant
Rachel Norwood, Accountant
Rachel joined B2 in 2022. She has twenty plus years of bookkeeping and accounting experience in law firm, long-term care, and IT managed services industries. Her background includes multi-office, multi-state management. Rachel spent over a decade traveling across the United States conducting field audits for a law firm auditing company. She enjoys working with start-up companies to organize and implement procedures. She thrives on documenting chaos.
Rachel’s passion is cemetery preservation and genealogy. She enjoys kayaking in the Natural State of Arkansas where she resides. She is also a beginning silversmith in her spare time.
Email: rnorwood@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Ashley Naseef
Billing Specialist
Ashley Naseef, Billing Specialist
Outside of work, Ashley loves spending time with her daughter, family, and friends. She also enjoys Cincinnati sports,and when she can she mostly enjoys traveling and seeing new things.
MaryBeth Patterson
Billing Specialist
MaryBeth Patterson, Billing Specialist
MaryBeth came to B2 in 2024 from one of the largest law firms in the Midwest, bringing with her 13 plus years as a Billing Specialist/Billing Systems Trainer (for attorneys, as well as admin staff) and another 5 plus years of experience in general law firm accounting including AR, AP, conflict searches and client setup. Her billing experience includes both standard and electronic billing – with an expertise in handling complex billing scenarios, such as multi-payor and split-party billing – on multiple platforms. She also has experience with client set up on the E-billing Hub and electronic billing sites. MaryBeth has a gift for organization and diligence and really enjoys researching and resolving complex issues and helping others to do the same.
When not working she enjoys being reading, baking, watching Korean and British comedy and drama, all kinds of movies and loves being outdoors hiking and exploring the small towns around her looking for antiques and oddities. But her favorite past time is spending time with her five sisters, her thirteen nieces and nephews and her nine great nieces and nephews.
E-mail:
Phone: 512-381-1500
Sarah Pronger
Accountant
Sarah Pronger, Accountant
Sarah joined B2 in 2024. She has fifteen-plus years of bookkeeping and accounting experience in law firms, optometry, and agriculture. Sarah began bookkeeping for farms and ranches in the Texas panhandle and has now found her niche in legal. She enjoys working with companies who need their books cleaned up, their processes streamlined, and their in-office staff trained on best practices for bookkeeping.
When not working, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys traveling, outdoors doing any and all activities, and working on their cattle ranch. She also loves baking, sewing (quilting, crocheting and needlework), and reading way too many books.
Samra Silva Accountant
Samra Silva, Accountant
Samrawit joined B2 as an Accountant in 2024, bringing over 7 years of experience from various law firms in New Hampshire. With a degree in Business Administration focused on finance, she’s well-versed in financial management.
In her previous roles as Accounting Specialist, Accounts Payable Specialist, and Billing Manager, Samrawit gained valuable insights into law firm finances. She’s not just skilled in accounting; she genuinely enjoys the day-to-day tasks and thrives in the legal industry.
Outside of work, Samrawit finds joy in music, having deep conversations, hitting the gym, doing puzzles, reading, spending time with her niece + nephew/family, and giving back through local and international philanthropy.
Crystal Walz
Accountant
Crystal Walz, Accountant
Crystal joined the B2 team as an Accountant in 2022. She has an Associate of Applied Science degree with an emphasis in business. She brings over 25 years of full charge bookkeeping experience with almost 20 years in legal practices. She has experience with multiple legal practice platforms and accounting software. She strives to provide excellent service to her clients. An effective problem solver, she brings her knowledge and experience to find efficiencies and streamline processes.
Crystal lives in her hometown of Omaha, NE with her husband, youngest son and two dogs. She enjoys time with her family and friends, Jeep outings, and cheers on the Huskers.
E-mail: cwalz@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Kasey Ward
Team Leader/Billing Specialist
Kasey Ward, Team Leader/Billing Specialist
Kasey joined the B2 team in 2021 as a Billing Specialist. She came from a large corporate law firm and has over 6 years of experience with Legal Billing, Ebilling, and Appeals. Kasey’s main goal at B2 is to share her knowledge of Legal Billing with her clients to ensure billing is completed efficiently and accurately. Kasey’s driven by being exceptionally helpful, which makes her always willing to learn new things.
Outside of work, Kasey loves spending time with her dogs, significant other, and family. She also enjoys baking/decorating cakes and cookies, and when she can she mostly enjoys travelling and see new things.
E-mail: kward@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
Sherry Yingst
Billing Specialist
Sherry Yingst, Billing Specialist
Outside of work, Sherry enjoys traveling and experiencing different types of roller coasters at amusement parks while making memories with her family. She also loves spending time at her lake house on Grande Lake boating, swimming, and taking the kids tubing out on the boat.
E-mail: syingst@b2-mgmt.com
Phone: 512-381-1500
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