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Renee Ford practices primarily in the area of financial statement audits under both U. S. and international audit and accounting standards, with emphasis on healthcare, insurance, and investment companies, including offshore captive insurance firms and hedge funds. Since joining Decosimo in 1990, she has worked in both audit and corporate taxation with clients in a number of industries, including carpet and textile manufacturing, printing companies, restaurants and colleges and universities.
Ms. Ford is an active member and a Past President of the local chapter of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA). She is a member of the TSCPA State Council and Professional Development Committee and is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms. Ford is a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga and has served on a number of boards of nonprofit organizations. She is currently the Treasurer of Make a Wish Foundation of East Tennessee and serves as a wish-granting volunteer. Renee was inducted into the Ronald McDonald House Volunteer Hall of Fame in 2004 and selected for Chattanooga's 40 under 40 list in 2002.
Licensed as a CPA in both Tennessee and Georgia, Ms. Ford holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with honors from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. | 