Scott P. Hansberry, CPA, MST

Masters Degree in Taxation
NC CPA License # 19601

Scott Hansberry, the founder, is a Certified Public Accountant who holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters Degree in Taxation from Bentley College. He has more than 30 years combined experience in public accounting (including the big 4), along with positions as CFO & Treasurer, Tax Director and Pension Plan Administrator for a large, privately held, multi-national, $220M manufacturing corporation and as an accounting professor.

Scott is especially knowledgeable in areas of international taxation and has had extensive tax and business exposure throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.  He also has experience with business acquisitions and divestitures, industrial revenue bond placements, system analysis and design, and pension investment responsibility. 

Scott is currently a member of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Foundation Professional Advisory Council and is a member in good standing of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of CPAs


Adrienne M. Blume, CPA

Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
NC CPA License # 34221

Adrienne Blume has over 10 years of experience in accounting and tax services and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.  She has been employed by Hansberry CPA & Consulting, Inc. for 8 years.  As a Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, she offers one on one and group training, assists businesses with setting up their accounting functions in QuickBooks, troubleshooting issues and maintaining their accounting system.  Additionally, she offers advising and consulting services, tax planning and return preparation for individuals and businesses, and IRS and State audit assistance.  

Adrienne is also an instructor at Cape Fear Community College where she teaches basic and advanced QuickBooks courses and is a member in good standing of the North Carolina Association of CPAs.


Julia K. Eskander, CPA, MSA

Master Degree in Accounting
NC CPA License # 35477

Julia Eskander holds a Masters and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where she graduated at the top of her class and twice received outstanding academic achievement awards.  She has been employed by Hansberry CPA & Consulting, Inc. for 3 years. She offers business advising and consulting services and has extensive experience with medical practices since she worked as a Practice Manager for a local physician prior to becoming a CPA. Julia also provides accounting, tax planning, and return preparation services for businesses and individuals.  She is fluent in Russian, is married with two daughters and enjoys photography and figure skating in her spare time. 


Jonathan M. Hardin

Senior Staff Accountant

Jonathan Hardin holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Appalachian State University. He has been employed by Hansberry CPA & Consulting, Inc. for 6 years. He is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to North Carolina in 1996. He offers advising and accounting services, tax planning and tax preparation. He also offers computer consulting and is proficient in many computer software programs. He enjoys spending time outdoors and seeing live music.


Lauren E. Deavers

Staff Accountant

Lauren Deavers holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Shorter College and has been employed by Hansberry CPA & Consulting, Inc. for 2 years.  She has experience in preparing individual and business tax returns along with accounting and bookkeeping services.


Dan P. Hayes

Staff Accountant

Dan Hayes holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emittsburg, MD. He is originally from New Jersey and has also lived in Frederick, MD. He has experience in preparing individual tax returns.  He has traveled to Fiji to improve the lives of those in small villages through rain water harvesting.  He enjoys spending time outdoors, and traveling.


Amy K. Hayes

Administrative Assistant

Amy Hayes holds a Bachelor’s degree in both Spanish and Elementary Education from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD.  She taught at the elementary level for 5 years in Maryland.   Amy enjoys traveling and scuba diving in her spare time and recently returned from 4 months of service work in Fiji, where she taught and helped build rain water harvesting systems