DKC TAX - Key Persons


Alexa Nixon

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist - Accounts Receivables & Collection Support

Allie Emmons

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Alyssa Ramirez

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant - Systems Administration

Bruce Cartwright

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Consultant / Denver, Colorado
  • Managing Director in the Denver
Bruce Cartwright is a managing director in the Denver office and part of the Tax Services business unit. He has 13 years of tax consultation experience. Bruce's property tax consulting experience has focused on utilities (airlines, cellular telephone companies, fiber companies, pipelines, independent and incumbent power producers, cooperative electric utilities and local distribution companies); specialized industries, including skiing, hospitality and others; hotel valuation; personal property; and oil and gas valuation. He has successfully performed hundreds of valuation analysis, property tax appeals, negotiations, litigation support, personal property valuation and appeal processing and cost of capital determination. Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Bruce was the director for Standard & Poor's (S&P) Tax Practice. Prior to joining S&P, Bruce was a senior manager in the Property Tax Services group for both Ernst & Young and Deloitte and Touche. He was responsible for the development and growth of the property tax practices, concentrating in the area of complex properties. Industries which he has served include integrated oil and gas companies, oil and gas pipelines and terminals, commercial office properties, independent electric generation, integrated electric generation, satellite television, residential development properties, hotels and industrial properties.

CMI Candidate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Institute

James M. Barton, III

Job Titles:
  • Senior Account Manager, Commercial Property Tax Management, LLC.

James R. DePasquale - EVP, President

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • President
  • Principal
  • Executive Vice President / Director of Business Development & Client Management
James DePasquale brings to DePasquale, Kelley & Company over 30 years' experience in the real estate profession. For five years, he was director for a senior housing development and management company where he was responsible for the oversight of two senior facilities. For five years prior to forming DePasquale, Kelley & Company, Mr. DePasquale set new performance standards at a prominent national property tax consulting firm, where he was the primary executive responsible for new business development and client management for the State of California as well as national portfolios. During his employ at the national firm, Mr. DePasquale managed approximately $5 billion in real estate and personally directed the assessment appeal process and administrative matters for his clients. His responsibilities also included directing the evaluation of tax credit issues for low-income housing, possessory interest matters, pre-acquisition tax estimates, and compliance. As Director of Business Development for DePasquale, Kelley & Company, Mr. DePasquale is primarily responsible for client development and management. Presently, Mr. DePasquale manages over $40 billion in real estate nationally involving such matters as complex change in ownership reappraisals, going concern/intangible valuations, split reappraisals, general property tax planning minimizing Proposition 13 base year assessments, and personal property compliance. In addition, Mr. DePasquale directly administrates welfare exemption claims for low-income housing. In lieu of flowers his family would like that a donation be made to Caterina's Club. See https://caterinasclub.org/donate/ for more details.

Jason Morris


Julie Clemson - Secretary, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Treasurer

Kaylin Tanesco - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Lauren Uchiyama

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Analyst - Consultant Support

Maria Kelley - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

Michelle Steele

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist - Client & Compliance Support

Patrick F. Biggs

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Consultant / New England

Richard Ramirez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Valuation Consultant

Savannah Holtkamp

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant - Appraiser & CA Appeal Coordinator

Sophia (Sophie) Emmons

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant - Executive Secretary

Tanner Bral

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Consultant
  • Manager
  • Senior Valuation Consultant
Experience: Prior to joining DePasquale, Kelley & Company, Mr. Bral was employed at Ambrecht & Associates, Estate Planning and Tax Law. He gained valuable insights to various legal aspects of real property transactions and relative tax consequences. At DePasquale, Kelley & Company, Mr. Bral is responsible for assisting Mr. Kelley with valuation, compliance and other issues that impact the taxation of real and personal properties. He is currently fulfilling his continuing education requirements to become a member of the Institute of Property Taxation, CMI designation. As a consultant, Mr. Bral prepares analyses for assessment appeals, reviews and processes compliance requirements for new construction, personal property and change in ownership issues, and interfaces with various levels of county assessor departments. Mr. Bral is also manager of our technology platform, One Source, our state-of-the-art tax web-based tax management and reporting program.

Taylor Grimm

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist - Active Appeal & Affiliate Support

Travis Mauldin

Job Titles:
  • Affiliate Consultant / Fayetteville, Arkansas

William L. Boatwright

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member