Meet the Team

With Over 100 Years of Tax and Accounting Experience

Neal E. Schear, CPA

nschear@schearandschear.com

513/984-5700

Neal is the head of the firm.  He has over 30 years experience in auditing and tax.  Prior to Schear & Schear, Neal was in the audit and tax departments of Arthur Young & Co. (currently Ernst & Young) and he was also in the closely held business division of Arthur Andersen & Co. 

Neal is a graduate of The University of Cincinnati.

Kerina M. Graves, CPA

kgraves@schearandschear.com

513/792-3703

Kerina has been with Schear & Schear for over fifteen years.  She handles all areas of Tax and Accounting for many of our clients.  Her prior experience included working in the Asset Based Lending departments of major banks as a Vice President, Auditor, Operations Manager and Relationship Manager.

Kerina is a graduate of Xavier University.

 

Jessica M. Cushman

jcushman@schearandschear.com

513/792-3707

Jessica has been working with Schear & Schear for many years as an accountant.  She also handles all the firm's internal accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Jessica is a graduate of Cincinnati State.

Hanzhi Zhang

hzhang@schearandschear.com

513/984-5700

Hanzhi has been working with Schear & Schear for three years as a staff accountant.  She handles all areas of Tax and Accounting for many of our clients.

Hanzhi has a Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA in Data Analysis from Xavier University

Amanda Fletcher

afletcher@schearandschear.com

513/984-5700

Amanda has been working with Schear & Schear since 2023.  She started working part-time during the 2023 tax season.  She came on board permanently in the summer as our investment administrator.