Employee Spotlight: Mary Ferguson

Mary FergusonMary Ferguson has been with Sponsel CPA Group since the beginning. A Manager in the Entrepreneurial Services department, she is a QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor whose duties include installation, training and setup of QuickBooks for clients. She also provides bookkeeping on loan services, payroll processing, Family Office services and review/analysis of financial statements.

“The Entrepreneurial Services Group has nearly doubled since the firm’s founding six years ago. My own growth as a manager has come with the evolution of technology, the addition of younger staff and unique client needs,” Mary said. “As a firm, Sponsel CPA Group has consistently provided the resources and tools necessary to achieve this development.”

An Indianapolis native, Mary went to the first middle school in the IPS system, Forest Manor Middle School, and graduated with honors from Arlington High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business and accounting from IUPUI.

Mary and her husband, Stan, met in college and have been married 32 years. They have two sons, Zachary and Pleas, and were thrilled to welcome their first grandchild last December when Pleas and his wife had a daughter, Tierra Renee. Zachary is currently engaged to be married.

In her spare time Mary enjoys sewing, walking and Zumba. She is a volunteer mentor at New Tech High School and serves on the board of the Greater Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church Summer Youth Academy (SYA).