Our Team
Founder & Managing Director
Melody knew she wanted to be an accountant the day she discovered the magic of the bank rec in third grade. That desire never waned.
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Melody believes public accounting is the heart of the accounting profession. She believes knowledge shared is power, and seeks to empower her clients by sharing her knowledge and expertise as an integral part of client service. Accounting as a Healing Art is her way of making the practice of accounting analogous to the practice of family medicine. Kinsale is her owner.
Staff Accountant
Josh joined Team Feniks in 2018 after he was encouraged by a tax accounting professor to pursue Accounting as his major. He found he has a talent for it and feels right at home in Feniks & Company's culture. Mac is his owner.
Administrative Assistant / Office Manager
Julia joined Team Feniks in 2021 after learning of an opening from a family friend. She is a graduate of UAF in English, and her skills as Julia-of-all-trades earned her the title of GOD (General Office Director). She finds the Feniks & Company culture refreshing, and values the freedom to create a meaningful life. Sissy and Radler own her.
Staff Accountant
Gus joined Team Feniks in 2023 as an intern while pursuing his education in accounting at UAF. He made the Dean’s List several times. He cares a great deal about people, which makes him feel right at home in Feniks & Company’s culture. Mort is his owner.
Staff Accountant
Lainey joined Feniks & Company in 2024 as an Intern. Lainey will finish a Master’s in Business Administration this year at UAF, and intends to achieve the CPA certificate. Lainey is a California transplant who has come to love Fairbanks and the Feniks & Company culture. Otto is her owner.
Chief Executive Funtime Coordinator (CEFC)
Kinsale joined Team Feniks in 2020 within a few months of his birth. He began with a teething obsession to chew on anything that would fit in his mouth, but his puppy needle teeth often kept him working from home. Now he leads the team on trail expeditions and yard rallies. He loves snow and only holds a mild interest in water. His nickname is Crazy for reasons which become apparent to all who amuse him..
Personal Assistant to the CEFC
Mac joined Team Feniks in 2022 within a few months of his birth. He has a passion for snacks and is eager to learn any trick you care to treat. Hold a treat up and whether you speak sweetly or savorly, he'll wag himself into a tickly squirm. He adores his squeaker stick and carries it for fetch-and-squeak hop runs on all trail expeditions. He loves snow almost as much as Kinsale. His nickname is Tigger since he bounces.
Personal Assistant to Mac
Mort joined Team Feniks in 2024, fetched hither from the East Coast by Gus. He insists he was a herder in a past life, and applies that experience in his management style. He graduated puppyhood Barkus Maximus sans laude. For a while he was convinced he could catch a car until one day a car convinced him otherwise (he’s happy to talk about his battle scars). He has a rap sheet, as certain authorities are not amused by recent actions of barkus intimidatus in locus persona. He is Mac’s personal goader-in-the-field for squeaker fetch.
Personal Assistant to Mort
Otto joined Team Feniks in 2025. He is generally reserved but does enjoy a good bit of play. He’s a student of the school of Barkus Maximus with encouragement from Mort, though he’s not sure if it’s really for him. He takes his responsibility as funtime moderator seriously when the wrestling looks to roll into furniture wreckage, at which point he brings Mort sharply in line and chastises everyone else. He mostly prefers to referee the rowdies, and he’s not averse to herding the herder if the herder herds headlong into heedless rowdy rambunctiousness. He has no humor for Mort’s car chases.
Play Yard Management Team
Sissy and Radler joined Team Feniks in 2024. A sibling duo in the dynamism of dog-days doings, they spend their hours managing the play yard, inspiring maintenance needs, and joining the team on trail expeditions when they can. They like to torment Mac with squeaker-steal, and tease Mort with herder-heel. They elevate the energy of the pack and reinforce the notion that when it comes to running wild, we’re all in this together. They find all things to be curiouser and curiouser and worth a closer sniff. They are eager sniffer-kissers, so if you lean in to give them affection, be warned.
Scott Justesen
Administrative Support
Scott joined Team Feniks in 2014 during its inception.
He provides administrative support, including document preparation, website maintenance, photography, and team canine adventures.