LINDA WINSLOW SPEARY (NC CPA Certificate #17867) graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. Mrs. Speary was licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners to practice as a CPA in 1989. She participates annually in excess of forty hours of continuing professional education in areas pertinent to her professional practice.

Linda joined Sykes & Company, P.A. as an associate in 1986. In 1998, she was admitted as a shareholder.

Currently Linda devotes her time to tax matters, tax preparation, and income tax planning for both individuals and corporations. She also has experience in tax preparation for estates, partnerships, and trusts, as well as financial reporting for businesses.

Linda is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, where she has served as treasurer, vice president, and president of the Albermarle Outer Banks chapter. She served a three-year term from 1998-2001 as a member of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Association of CPAs.