In addition to being tax experts, our team comes from a myriad of creative backgrounds much like yourself. Aside from making for a more fun and personable appointment, our knowledge of art, music, theater, comedy, fashion, food, literature, film, podcasts, dance (the list goes on) comes in handy when helping you figure out expenses- because we make them too.

Disclaimer: the below information only gives you a glimpse at how amazing our team actually is.

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Rus Garofalo
Rus founded Brass Taxes and at the time was making his living as a video editor, while working on becoming paid as a writer/performer. He started in standup and then moved to improv at UCB and the Magnet theater. Creating Brass Taxes became his favorite activity and in 2015 he moved to St. Louis. He has a daughter and step-son.

Elisabeth Parker
Elisabeth is an artist and craftsperson who works in music/sound, photography, metal, fiber, clay, and feelings. Her current focus outside of art and taxes is studying up on construction techniques and Land Back approaches while slowly restoring a 1920s bungalow built on unceded Wabanaki Confederacy land in so-called southern Maine, where she lives with her partner and cat.

Lee Frisari
When not at the finance/tax desk, I'm usually playing percussion instruments or playing in nature. I'm a musician and meditation coach. And freelance hustled as a grant writer, carpenter, fisherman, tour guide and LGBT educator/advocate. I currently reside in Los Angeles, California.

Eric Stoddard
Ice cream connoisseur. Ping pong champion. Proud Cleveland native. Cultivator of an incredible beard. You’ll often find him wandering through an unfamiliar city in search of delicious food.

Ben Green
Ben's been an actor, furniture maker, massage therapist, teacher, counselor, role playing game writer, and board game designer. Born and raised by Jewish socialist school teachers in San Francisco, he now lives in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with his wife and three kids, camping, playing, listening to every kind of music, and making games. Never bored, always eclectic.

Alexis Clements
I'm a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and writer. If you want to nerd out about pencils (I think there are good, less expensive options than Blackwings) or tea (first flush Darjeeling is my fave), I'm here for it. I'm also fascinated by and have written a lot (and made a podcast) about how artists navigate money, which is why this was an appealing day job. I've also been a birder for a few years now, so don't be shy, whether you're curious or serious about our feathered friends.

Kimberly 
A writer and mom who loves playing music, cooking and her thesaurus. Kimberly is also a lightworker and a volunteer crisis advocate for survivors of assault. When not entrenched in tax prep, she is currently learning about practices for healing collective trauma.

Scott Rad Brown
In addition to slamming numbers, Scott is an actor, designer, rock climber, theatermaker, teacher, tap dancer, furniture maker, and pie baker. He makes his home in San Diego where the air is sweet and the tacos are plentiful.

Theresa Desautels
Theresa is a West Coast-based documentary filmmaker, certified death doula, dancer, and student of astrology and herbalism. When she’s not helping other artists with their finances, she’s talking to folks about death while remembering to celebrate life by dancing to Missy Elliott, hiking in the forest with her partner and dog, and speculating about the solar system. Writes with the right, shoots a basketball with the left.

Sarah G.
Professional squirrel gazer and mountain admirer. When Sarah isn't drumming around the globe or making music in her NYC studio, she's enjoying incredible citrus from the Park Slope Food Coop.

Miguel Morales
Writer and editor who lives in NYC with his (1) dog and (17) plants. He loves tennis, devastating books by long-dead authors, and dissociating on Etsy. Y por fin está aprendiendo español, después de muchos comienzos en falso.

Helen Huang
A New Yorker currently living in Alaska with her spouse and pupper, Mop. She enjoys shaping clay, foraging, and watching Asian dramas. She joined a bean club last year and now has accumulated over 25 types of legumes. She’s slowly cooking through them all.

Ollie Venezia
Ollie loves tea, but only Earl Grey. Currently actualizing the alpaca haven/queer b&b/homestead of their dreams in DownEast Maine. They keep their hands busy with yarn and are always up for a good podcast or movie recommendation. They have lived a thousand lives & had as many careers - mostly they are surprised they haven't been recruited by a cult yet. Haven’t totally ruled out starting their own.

Kristen Fechtel
When Kristen isn't logged in at Brass Taxes, she works as an Accountability Coach, helping creative professionals accomplish their goals and dream bigger than they've ever thought possible. She's also a ceramicist, studio manager, avid podcast listener, and lover of cats.

Jasmine Senaveratna
Bookworm, food nerd, wine nerd. Jazz enthusiast. Certified sommelier. Eastcoaster who used to manage restaurants, and now writes, illustrates, and educates about foodways. A life of varied jobs and gigs in NYC led Jasmine to pursue financial and tax literacy. When not cooking or learning a new language, she is a personal assistant to Bodhisattva, her terrier/schnauzer pup.

Sarah M
Sarah M is a writer and archivist who sometimes ends up on boats. She has worked previously as an abortion doula, letterpress printer, poets’ office manager, tallship dishwasher, social worker, line cook, barista, and teacher.

Dan Misdea
Dan is a cartoonist and illustrator from New Jersey. He worked several years in finance and accounting prior to joining Brass Taxes. Dan spends his Summers at the Jersey Shore and likes to restore furniture, watch baseball, and play golf when he’s not drawing stuff or prepping taxes.

Alan Gurtman-Aisenberg
Alan is an actor and producer living in New York. Since college, he has been working with fellow creatives to help them reclaim their relationship with money. His favorite activity is walking through NYC with no headphones or destination. His least favorite activity is writing in the third person.

Edy Deskins
A musical artist and yoga teacher who loves cooking, nature, travel, sci-fi, and dancing like no one (or everyone) is watching. Edy has worked in public accounting, education, hospitality, and music tech. Based on the east coast, she spends her time writing music, mentoring other creatives, and running miles around Prospect Park.

Ryan McPartland
Ryan enjoys throwing pottery, tending to his carnivorous plants, playing his cello and coercing cats into cuddling. His professional background includes working in design and architecture, government, and bookkeeping for artists and writers. He currently divides his time between New York and Barcelona, Spain

Sarah Kurmin
Digs growing food and talking about growing food and eating food too. Gets jazzed up about numbers and making them make sense, a puzzle fan. Enjoys day-old lukewarm coffee for reasons she doesn’t even understand. Drives a toyota as old as herself and fills the tank with love.

James Walton
A performer and educator fascinated and shaped by the endless variety of musics from around the globe. A lover of sounds and stories and the intersection of the two. A believer in the power of financial literacy for everyone. A Maine native and an admirer of the natural world.

Shannon Liang
Shannon is a video artist, writer, and student of reiki and Traditional Chinese Medicine. When she’s not working with other creative people on their taxes, her favorite activities include cold swims, holing up in the cinema, drinking chamomile tea, or asking people about their dreams. Passionate about birdsong.