Cristian Gonzalez, CPA has been a CPA since 2013 and has been in public accounting since 2007. Together with Tom Castillo, he purchased Seghetti Waxler in 2015. Cristian lives in Salinas with his two daughters, Jocelyn and Olivia and Son, Levi. His wife, Korina, went to be with the Lord August 27, 2022.

Tom Castillo, CPA has been a CPA since 2012 and has been in public accounting since 2009. Together with Cristian Gonzalez, he purchased Seghetti Waxler in 2015. Tom lives in Scotts Valley with his wife, Lori, daughter, Penelope, and son, Nolan.

Alan Windt, CPA is focused on providing tax services to small businesses and individuals. He’s a graduate of Cal State Fullerton and has worked with Seghetti Waxler since 2017. Every Wednesday night, he trades in his 10-key for a hockey stick and shoots for the back of the net.

Lori manages the client experience, ensuring Seghetti Waxler is delivering the best possible service to clients. Previously, she has worked in software sales at a Silicon Valley SaaS business for over 10 years, working closely with sales teams and executives to evaluate, design and deliver software solutions to address key business objectives and executive priorities.

Kat joined Seghetti Waxler in December 2020 and began working as our receptionist. She now acts as the manager of the administrative team as well as a staff accountant on our accounting team. Kat holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University Long Beach where she played NCAA Division I Water Polo. Previously, she held a position as Director of a child care facility in Scotts Valley.

Mateo provides tax services to individuals and small businesses throughout Santa Cruz. He holds an Associates in Accounting from Gavilan College. Prior to joining Seghetti Waxler, Mateo was an accountant at All Bay Mechanical, Inc., a small HVAC contractor in the South Bay. In his free time, he enjoys tending to the family ranch and spending time with his dog, Leo.

Jess provides accounting and tax services to individuals and businesses. She graduated from CSU Stanislaus with a BS in Business Administration and a concentration in accounting. Prior to joining Seghetti Waxler, she worked in the banking industry for seven years. In her free time, she enjoys taking her dogs on hikes with her husband, Nick, and visiting her family in her hometown of Lodi.

Sami is our office Quarterback. She is our primary point of contact and processes all our tax returns and client requests. She enjoys walking her dog, Sailor, at Its Beach and riding dirt bikes with her Fiancée Reese.

Michele "Shelly" Paulsen is our longest tenured employee. She provides customers with excellent service and processes many of the source documents needed to file tax returns. Shelly lives in Scotts Valley with her husband, Frank. When she's not working she enjoys spending time with her adult sons, Mark and Nick, and her two grandsons, Hudson and Brixton