Meet The Team
Our team has built a reputation for guiding our clients through complex tax matters. Our partners left large CPA firms to establish Ridgecrest Advisory. We deliver personal attention to each of our clients.
David Cerullo
CPA, CFP®, Managing Partner. Colorado CPA License #0024495
David Cerullo is a partner at Ridgecrest with 20+ years of public accounting and financial planning experience assisting ultra-high net worth individuals and families with their income and estate tax and personal financial planning needs. He has extensive experience in many areas including individual taxation, estate planning, financial planning, compensation planning, partnership taxation and S Corporation taxation.
He is active in various professional and community organizations, including Colorado Uplift, Denver Estate Planning Council, the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, Financial Planning Association, and Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, climbing, sports, and traveling.
Specializations
- Individual Income Tax
- Fiduciary Income Tax
- Gift and Estate Tax
- Oil and Gas Taxation
- Financial Planning
- Stock Option Taxation
- Closely Held Family Businesses
- Flow Through Taxation
Education
BS, Accounting, Business Administration Missouri State University
MS, Taxation, University of Denver
Alex Caufield
CPA, Partner. Colorado CPA License 9038476
Alex Caufield is a partner at Ridgecrest 10+ years of public accounting experience. He has extensive experience in many areas, including individual taxation, estate planning, partnership taxation and S Corporation taxation.
Alex has previously been an active member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants and was chosen as one of 24 Oregon CPAs to complete the OSCPA Leadership Academy in 2019. He is a new member of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. In his free time, he enjoys marching (or hiking) to the beat of his own drum, as well as lifting weights and golf.
Specializations
- Individual Income Tax
- Fiduciary Income Tax
- Gift and Estate Tax
- Oil and Gas Taxation
- Closely Held Family Businesses
- Flow Through Taxation
Education
BS, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration,
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lars Reynolds
CPA, Tax Manager vs. Senior Associate. Colorado CPA License # 9037486
Lars Reynolds, CPA is a tax manager at Ridgecrest Advisory, LLC with 4 years of public accounting experience and a year of experience working in the income tax compliance department at a large telecommunications company.
During his career, he has been exposed to a wide variety of tax areas and has worked with high-net-worth individuals and families, various partnerships, S-Corps, C-Corps, and trusts to file their returns. He also has experience with oil and gas taxation, filing international tax forms, responding to IRS audits, preparing tax provisions, and working on statistically intensive R&D and capitalization projects.
Specializations
- Individual Income Tax
- Flow Through Taxation
- Oil & Gas Taxation
- Corporate Income Tax
Education
BS, Accounting Southeast Missouri State University
Susan Griffith
Tax Associate
Susan Griffith is a Tax Associate at Ridgecrest. She has 18 years experience in taxation (individual, fiduciary, and partnership), accounting and financial planning. She had a variety of other experiences while raising her children. She has a married daughter living in North Carolina and a son in college. Susan moved to Colorado from New York in 2017 to pursue a Masters in Taxation before reentering the full-time workforce.
She is enjoying exploring Colorado and all it has to offer. She enjoys the mountains, spending time on the water, and traveling.
Specializations
- Individual Income Tax
- Fiduciary Income Tax
- Flow Through Taxation
- Through Taxation
Education
BS, Accounting, Messiah University
MS, Taxation, University of Colorado Denver
Ashlee Crook
Office Manager
Ashlee Crook is the Office Manager at Ridgecrest. She supports the team with tax preparation and processing. She is focused on efficiencies and day-to-day operations and procedures. Ashlee came from the Ultra High Net Worth Banking industry where she helped clients with their financial needs.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, sports, and traveling.
Education
BS, Mathematics, Francis Marion University