About Us
Your money is personal…we understand. Sheila Brown Accounting offers personalized, friendly service and financial strategies that suit your goals and support your dreams. Whether you need tax guidance, help with payroll and accounting, or assistance in buying or selling a business, we’re happy to work with you—in person or remotely—to develop the best, most efficient strategies.
Our Team
Sheila Brown, CPA, CITP
Sheila moved to St. Augustine in 1986 to attend Flagler College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Religion/Philosophy. After graduation, Sheila went to work for a local public accounting firm, earning her CPA in 1996. She went on to serve as the Director of Finance for a local non-profit organization and then returned to public accounting in 2008. In July 2016, she realized a long-standing goal of owning her own CPA firm and established Sheila Brown Accounting. She is an active member of Memorial Presbyterian Church where she has held many roles and is currently involved in the Children’s Ministry Program and the nominating committee. She joined the Florida Heritage Book Festival board in January 2015 and is currently serving as Treasurer. In May 2018, she joined the K9s United board and serves as Treasurer. Sheila and her husband, Andrew, have two children, Anna and Benjamin, a dog and five cats. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and loves shopping with her daughter and watching her son’s soccer games.
Hallie Bamford
A true Floridian, Hallie was born in Tallahassee and has lived in St. Augustine since she was five years old. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of North Florida. She began her career in bookkeeping at the age of thirteen, keeping the books for her father’s salvage yard business. For the past three decades, Hallie has worked in multiple industries in and around St. Augustine handling a range of client service bookkeeping duties including payroll, sales tax, rental property accounting, invoicing, payables, and receivables. She joined Sheila Brown Accounting in 2017. Hallie is the mother of two children, Jack and Maggie, as well as a small menagerie of four-legged family members. She enjoys music, meditation, reading, and walking, and she has a special passion for traveling.
Morgan Waler
Born and raised in St. Augustine, Morgan has been with Sheila Brown Accounting since 2017. Her multi-faceted role with the firm includes office administrator, customer support representative, payroll specialist, technical support, and more. In her free time, she loves caring for her growing family, cooking, and spending quality time with friends and family.
Denise Hixon
After attending high school and college in Texas, Denis lived and worked for a time in Key Largo, where she was responsible for the office administration of companies in Florida, New Jersey, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. She joined Shelia Brown Accounting in 2018, and she now shares with the firm her extensive skills in planning, budgeting, and client relations. Denise has been married for twenty-five years and shares with her husband her love of travel, exploration, and scuba diving. She also enjoys gardening, reading, and volunteering at a no-kill shelter as a foster mom for cats and kittens.
