GARZA/GONZALEZ & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons


Eleazar(Eli) Mendoza

Professional Experience Eli has thirty-three (33)+ years of experience in providing audit and consulting services to governmental entities. He has performed, supervised, and managed the following types of engagements: school districts, municipalities, public utilities, counties, pension plans, and non-profit organizations. Eli is also responsible for the firm's quality control program. He has conducted extensive training on governmental accounting, school district auditing, and compliance auditing for many of G/G&A's clients. He has conducted seminars on federal and state compliance requirements and has provided financial management training to church organizations. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, University of Texas at San Antonio

Gregory R. Garza

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Senior Partner
  • Senior Partner in Charge
Professional Experience Greg is the senior partner in charge of the firm's tax department and oversees audit clients with a primary emphasis on not-for-profit audits. He also serves as a consultant in the area of governmental accounting and auditing. His thirty-seven (37)+ years experience includes extensive involvement in multiple areas of government audits. He has been involved in all facets of the accounting profession including preparation of federal income taxes, management advisory services, accounting systems designs and implementation and conversion of manual to computerized accounting systems. He has experience with auditing of governmental and not-for-profit organizations entities including housing authorities, water systems, Independent School Districts, counties, pension plans, and community-based, religious, cultural and educational organizations. In addition has performed audits in Central America for NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) funded by the US Agency for International Development in El Salvador. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, St. Mary's University

Jason Hyde

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor
Professional Experience Jason has (16)+ years of experience in public auditing and accounting at the firm, primarily in governmental and not-for-profit sectors. He has participated in and supervised audits of governmental and not-for-profit entities with an emphasis on education (school districts, charter schools, colleges/universities), housing (housing authorities, tax credit partnerships, nonprofit housing), and health care related entities (hospital districts, community health agencies). He also has extensive experience with cities, counties, utility districts, employee benefit plans, other special purpose governments, and nonprofits. Such audits have included audits of Northside ISD, North East ISD, Alamo Colleges, San Antonio Housing Authority, Bexar County Housing Authority, and the Center for Health Care Services to name a few. He has served as a presenter and participant in seminars on federal and state compliance and updates of new accounting and auditing pronouncements as related to governmental and nonprofit organizations. He is also responsible for overseeing the firm's technology requirements including hardware and software needs, implementation, training, support, and web design. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, University of Texas at San Antonio

Kimberly Lopez-Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Partner
Professional Experience Kimberly has twenty-two (22)+ years of extensive auditing and accounting experience in public accounting. She oversees financial and compliance audits for governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations, and is responsible for oversight of our internal audit engagements. Some of the areas that she specializes in are school districts, public utilities, employee benefit plans, voluntary health and welfare organizations, and state agency internal audit services. Kimberly has provided in-house training to firm personnel and training to various clients on various topics, to include the overview and implementation of accounting, auditing, and compliance requirements. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, University of Texas at San Antonio

Priscilla Lomas

Job Titles:
  • Manager
Professional Experience Priscilla has been involved in all facets of the accounting profession for more than thirty-five (35)+ years including the management and supervision of annual audits for public, nonprofit and governmental entities. Throughout her professional career, she has managed numerous audit engagements for school districts, municipalities, housing authorities, utility districts, counties, other non-profit organizations, and internal audits for Texas State Agencies. In addition to audits, she has performed a number of special engagements for governmental and nonprofit organizations, to include budget analysis, accounting system surveys and implementations, management studies, and personnel and compensation studies. She has provided training to firm and client personnel on various compliance requirements and implementation of government auditing standards. Education - Bachelor of Science degree (with concentration in Accounting) from Trinity University.

Rene E. Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Senior Partner

Richard Galindo

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Manager
Professional Experience Richard has twenty-two (22)+ years of experience in public auditing and accounting, primarily in the governmental and not-for-profit sectors. Additionally, he has prior accounting experience of eight years in the manufacturing industry in general ledger accounting, manufacturing costs, inventory control and controllership functions. He has performed and participated in audits of various governmental and not-for-profit entities such as, Bexar County, Port San Antonio, Alamo Community College District, Bexar Appraisal District, SER Jobs for Progress, City of Fort Stockton, and the City of Del Rio. He has served as a presenter and participant in seminars on federal and state compliance requirements for the City of San Antonio and updates of new accounting and auditing pronouncements as related to governmental and nonprofit organizations. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, University of Texas at San Antonio

Ruben Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Manager
Professional Experience Ruben has been with the firm sixteen (16)+ years and has auditing experience in numerous governmental and nonprofit audit engagements. He has extensive experience in governmental accounting and federal and state compliance audits including Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande, SER Jobs for Progress, Inc. of San Antonio, City of Uvalde, Por Vida Inc., Community Services Agency of South Texas, Inc., Vida Y Salud Health Systems, Inc., Harlandale Independent School District, United Independent School District, Laredo Independent School District, Austin Community College, Bexar County, and various employee benefit plans. He has attended and presented various seminars on governmental accounting and auditing standards including GASB statements, SAS's, and internal controls. Education - Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, University of Texas at San Antonio