Michelle Seipel is a tax practitioner enrolled to practice before the IRS, a former actuarial associate for the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, and an active singer and actress on both the opera and musical theater stage. In addition to her years of experience in professional tax preparation (involving private firms, various Jackson Hewitt outlets, and training with H&R Block), she has volunteered for the VITA program in New York City for union performing artists' taxes. A member of both AEA and AGMA, her master's degree is from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and her BFA with majors in mathematical science and voice performance is from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her goal is to provide tax clients the tools, knowledge and expertise to help take some of the stress out of tax time.

Although Ms. Karas no longer participates in the day-to-day activates of our tax practice, she continues to serve as a consultant from time to time. Sandra Karas is an attorney, tax accountant and estate/retirement planner with background in the arts, theatre, music and education. She lectures regularly on tax, estate planning, debt management, budget and finances to myriad professional, labor and arts organizations. An avid volunteer, she also serves on the governing boards of 2 performing arts unions: Actors’ Equity Association as its Secretary-Treasurer and SAG-AFTRA as a New York Local Board Member. Among other duties, she is Director of VITA, an all-volunteer, pro bono tax assistance program. Sandra earned her BFA from Ithaca College, her MA from Schiller International University in Berlin, Germany, her MFA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD from Syracuse University College of Law.

Rachel Katz is an experienced Certified Public Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. She is skilled in budgeting, tax preparation, accounting, and consulting. Along with her public accounting experience working for a CPA firm, she also served as Assistant Controller of Marymount Manhattan College. Rachel holds a Master of Science, in Business Administration with a focus in accounting, from Brooklyn College School of Business as well as a Bachelor of Science from Brooklyn College: School of Business in Internal Accounting.

Jack Herholdt has been both an office administrator and ticket sales agent for The School Theatre Ticket Program and Americana Tickets New York. He has a long history in both sales and guest relations working with Eric Krebs Theatrical Management and Dewynters Advertising. As a performer Jack has appeared in many Off Broadway, Regional and Touring productions, and has performed in 40 US states. He was an original member of the 2016 Drama Desk Award Winning 'That Physics Show' and within it's four year run became resident director for both the New York and International productions.