GnarlyBooks… Powered by Canada’s Bookkeeping Firm of the Year
Gnarly: gnarl·y /ˈnärlē/ Gnarly is when you’ve gone beyond radical, beyond extreme, it’s all out danger, and/or perfection, and/or skill, or all of that combined.
Meet your Gnarly Team
We've all got a bit of Gnarly in us. If you and your team are committed to being the best in your biz but can rock casual Fridays like no other, then you'll be glad to know we do too...here's our Gnarly crew members who are ready to ride the wave with you.

Fitness enthusiast, sci-fi-ist, and animal lover…a rare trifecta that takes customer care to the next level.
Tara Walsh BSc.Agr, MSc
Director of Sales & Onboarding
AKA TDubz

Spins some Gnarly tunes on weekends as a pro DJ. Accurate to the penny, one of Gnarly’s most precise bookkeepers.
Yashar Avram
Director of Information Technology
- Tier 3 Certified Professional Bookkeeper - IPBC
- Business Administration Management Diploma
AKA Fiddy One Cent

Gnarly aim on the range. Would spoil Eastwood’s day in a draw. Bookkeeping at its absolute finest, with a Business Tax specialty on top.
Melissa Wilson CPB
Troop Lead
- Accounting Diploma
- Certified Professional Bookkeeper - IPBC
AKA Wilson!!!

Wage wizard by day, tea aficionada by evenings and weekends. A master of all things payroll. That’s how she payrolls.
Christine Laurenz CIM, PCP
Director of Payroll and Benefits
- Payroll Compliance Practitioner – Canadian Payroll Association
- Business Administration Management Diploma
- CIM Designation – Canadian Institute of Management
AKA John's son

Don’t mess with mama. Keeps the troops in check and the camp organized. Gotta be Gnarly to pull that off.
Connie Boshart
Support Specialist
- Doctorate in Gnarly Team Management
AKA Mama Conn

Makes the world’s best spring rolls. Sorry, she does. Yep, does. One of Gnarly’s overall most amazing banana counters.
Tina Hu CPB
Bookkeeper
- Accounting Diploma
- Certified Professional Bookkeeper - IPBC
AKA Tina Who?

Little known, but the actual person that the character was developed around. Now applies his supernatural powers to bookkeeping – gnarly!
Brandon Privatt
Bookkeeper
- Business Accounting – Advanced Diploma
AKA Bran Stark

Part-time student George Brown accounting program. Ashley loves cats and crochets in her spare time. Recently crocheted a cat that she has named Sylvester.
Ashley Cadman
Bookkeeper
AKA Thread Head

Jackie is a CPA candidate with years of experience in bookkeeping and tax. With a lot of finesse and a smooth style, he could be an accountant in a daytime drama.
Jacky Jia MAcc & Fin
Accountant
- CPA candidate
AKA The LIFO the Party

Enjoys cheering on her beloved Toronto Blue Jays, spending time on the shores of Georgian Bay, and playing chauffeur to her three boys.
Catherine Grabas-Greenwood BA
Bookkeeper

Isabelle is bilingual and proficient in French. When away from work, she enjoys skiing and making crepes, but not at the same time.
Isabelle Young B.Comm
Bookkeeper
AKA Shredding Pow

Ravi is a senior member with lots of energy and experience in bookkeeping and tax.
Ravi Kiran
Tax Practitioner
AKA Ledger-ndary

Always counting sleeps till the next travel destination. Nobody prepares and serves up a better set of books.
Tanya Batchelor
Bookkeeper
- Tier 3 Candidate – Certified Professional Bookkeeper – IPBC
- 25 Year Bookkeeping Veteran
AKA The Numberista

Paul is a marketing and sales guy with 20 years’ experience working with Fortune 100s and is interested in providing accounts with top class service. He is fond of sports and coaches his kid’s teams. Go Raptors!
Paul Maingi MBA
Account Specialist
AKA Pauli D

Peter is licensed Professional Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in production, quality, engineering, finance, human resources, administration, product development and IT
Peter Khan
SRED expert
- MBA
- P.Eng.
AKA Pete

Anne MacCallum
Account Specialist
- Business Administration Accounting - NSCC
- Over 10 Years Experience in Bookkeeping

Carrie Della Luna
Account Specialist
- Over 20 Years Experience in Bookkeeping

Gnarly Charl(ie)(ey) represents who each of us is here at GnarlyBooks. Charl(ie)(ey) is drive, will-power, integrity, passion, confidence, and connection. At work. At home. Sound like someone you know too?
Gnarly Charl(ie)(ey)
A Bit of All of Us
- Life Guru
At GnarlyBooks, we’re real people who work with businesses owned by real people. We hire people across Canada who are really really good at what they do, and truly love doing (and growing in) what they do. If it sounds like we’re talking about you, that’s Gnarly, email us at [email protected]
Future Gnarly Team Member
- Is this you? Gnarly! Reachout to us at [email protected]
You’re working with the best in the biz...
Canada's Bookkeeping Firm of the Year
2017 - IPBC
Top 10 Influencer in the Canadian Bookkeeping World
2018 - Intuit/K2E Canada Inc Firm of the Future
Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year
2018 - Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
Business Excellence Awards Nominee – Business of the Year (M&A)
2019 - Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
Finalist in the Inspire Recognition Program - Bookkeepers in Public Practice
2018 - Alan Salmon & Associates Inc. in association with Intuit
Top 50 Cloud Accountant
2018 - Hubdoc
Affiliations, Certifications, and Memberships
I am so impressed by the extreme high level of customer service that GnarlyBooks has provided me. I will be forever grateful! I look forward to growing my company with GnarlyBooks, I wouldn't be where I am today without them!