In her 15th year with Canada Revenue Agency, CEO Kelly Rust made the big decision to retire her career with the agency and help her fellow Canadians by starting her own tax practice. She saw the lack of and need for quality tax advisors outside her corporate world and recognized her calling... She jumped. And in 2018, SheDo Tax was born.
We are a team that specializes in taxes, bookkeeping while having a little fun along the way... Interested in being part of our team? We are always growing our team of accountants, bookkeepers and administrative staff. Send your interest/resume to kelly@shedotax.ca!
Kelly Rust, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Accountant
Kelly Rust is a determined entrepreneur and CEO of SheDo Tax Company for six strong, successful years. She is a proud wife to Ryan and happy mom of two boys, Colten (11) and Jaeger (9). An extremely positive, high-on-life, rock-star of a woman, friend, and boss.
At age twenty, she owned her first business, and was successful in turning it from a sole proprietorship into a partnership – which eventually ten years later sold for a profit. After selling her first company, she focused on her career with Canada Revenue Agency for fifteen years while dabbling in real estate and to date, owns multiple real estate properties throughout Ontario in Hamilton, Caledonia and Hagersville. She also enjoys self directing her other investments through the stock market for many years.
Kelly is a woman of many talents with a myriad of accomplishments. She believes every struggle and every experience has brought her to this point. The main goal in her career now is to use all her knowledge and experience to assist others in the accounting and tax industry.
Kelly truly believes it is always important to “hire for fit, and train for skill”. SheDo Tax Company has now grown to a full staff of seven: Kelly, Rachel, Shannon, Melissa, Tiffany, Nica and Ryan. All personable, motivated and smart individuals who all "fit" what she was looking for and now have many "skills" under their belts. Through some vigorous training and a boat load of fun, together they formed the SheDo Tax Company and Kelly continues to lead the pack to stardom with the outlook that the sky is forever the limit!
Rachel Whitlock, Lead Bookkeeper, Quickbooks Online Trainer and Income Tax Preparer
Rachel has been married for sixteen years and is a mother of three. Her other favourite titles are sister, grandma, auntie, and best bud. When she joined SheDo Tax, as an original squad member, she was looking for a change as her kids got older. She found that change and has thrived and is always up for a challenge – and a good time!
Rachel is QuickBooks Advanced certified and is proficient in all things QuickBooks Online. As our virtual trainer, she has an eagerness to constantly learn and grow, turning numbers into knowledge. If asked her favourite aspects of her job, it would be the clients, the hard work, the laughs and comradery she shares with her coworkers.
She is passionate about offering service with a smile and creating a memorable interaction with you here at SheDo Tax. Her passion to serve our small business community earned her a first place win in the category of Best Bookkeeping service, in the Haldimand Reader’s Choice award.
When she isn’t in the office, you can find her listening to her favourite tunes, spending time with family, being with the Diamond Divas, her ladies ball team, or making memories at the cottage.
Shannon Smith, Lead Bookkeeper and Income Tax Preparer
Meet Shannon.
Like you, she’s just a small-town girl living in a … Oh wait, that’s Journey…
She’s overzealous about food, enjoys a tall glass of wine, listening to music, laughs without holding back, speaks her mind and is a bit of an old soul.
She has over 10 years’ experience in Human & Social Services, Retail & Customer Services, and is QuickBooks Advanced Certified. She’s a professional broadcaster of awesomeness and enjoys developing relationships and making people happy.
Born and raised in Waterford, she remains a resident in the nearby village of Villa Nova. There she appreciates the country lifestyle and likes to unwind with her husband and 8-year-old daughter. Shannon enjoys camping, watching the Blue Jays, celebrating people’s birthdays (preferably her own), reading a good book, crocheting & golfing in her weekly league.
"Money can't buy happiness .. but it can buy chocolate!"
Melissa MacDonald, Bookkeeper and Income Tax Preparer
Meet our resident sommelier, Melissa. After spending 10+ years in the wine industry she has decided to switch gears and join the world of all things taxes, numbers and small business growth…yes, she loves trying new things and feeding her adventurous spirit.
Melissa has dived right in and loves putting her 20 years of client services and development to the forefront to create lasting relationships with our clients and neighbours. She is QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified, enrolled at the Canadian Tax Academy taking courses pertaining to personal and corporate income tax and continues to have a thirst for learning.
When she isn’t crunching numbers you can find her reading a good book, listening to jazz, planning a new travel adventure or kicked back at the cottage enjoying time with her husband and two little men, Miles and Theo.
This fiercely loyal Leo is excited and proud to be part of the SheDo squad!
“My goal is always to make things less intimidating and super approachable. Looking forward to working with you!”
Tiffany Madden, Bookkeeper and Income Tax Preparer
A lifelong Hamiltonian, Tiffany recently moved to Norfolk county.
She completed her Accounting and Bookkeeping courses online at Mohawk College before joining the SheDo Squad and is now also QuickBooks Online certified.
In her spare time, Tiffany enjoys reading, crochet, going for walks and binging Netflix. She loves to be involved with her community and has volunteered for Beautiful Alleys, Jane’s Walk Hamilton, and the League of Charitable Knitters, to name a few.
With years of experience in customer service and data entry, she is excited to continue to learn and develop her skills as she proudly takes on the role of bookkeeper and income tax preparer with SheDo Tax Company.
Ryan Rust, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Ryan is the newest addition to SheDo Tax.
After spending almost 15 years in the Insurance Industry he decided to take the leap and join his partner in crime Kelly to help run the day to day operations of SheDo Tax. Ryan brings with him a wealth of experience in customer service, sales and is truly a jack of all trades. He has a thirst for knowledge and is eager to learn all the ins and outs and immerse himself in the tax world. His keen attention to detail will surely make him a welcome asset to the SheDo team.
Ryan is the husband of SheDo founder and CEO Kelly, and loving dad to their boys Colten and Jaeger. In his spare time he enjoys playing hockey, snowboarding, working on DIY projects, listening to music or belting out a tune, to name a few.
Veronica (Nica) vanBeuzekom
Nica comes to SheDo after over 15 years of working in bakeries and small-scale farming. She is putting the administrative, organizational and bookkeeping skills she has learned to good use, and growing those skills with the knowledge and support of her co-workers. Nica has completed Quickbooks Accounting certification and is learning through the Canadian Tax Academy. She can be a friendly face at the front desk or in the background working away at personal tax returns and bookkeeping entries.
Originally from Massachusetts, Nica happily moved to Canada in 2011 and has enjoyed living and raising her 2 kids in Ontario. Since 2017, she and her partner Adam have run Branching Path Farm, a small-scale organic vegetable farm that they started near Hamilton and moved to Simcoe in 2019. Nica is passionate about sustainable agriculture, local economy, and fresh, healthy food! When she has spare time, she loves to read, watch shows and play board games. When she doesn't, she listens to audiobooks, podcasts or music while working hard on the farm. Nica loves cooking and baking, and is always ready for a cup of tea.