Santa Barbara Woodard Group

Woodard Groups allow accounting professionals and other small business advisors to interact throughout the year at a local level, leading to the development of high impact, long-term professional relationships. In addition to networking opportunities, the local meetings offer in-depth training and the opportunity to cross refer services. The Groups foster deep, long-term peer relationships between small business advisors and small business owners. By interacting through the year – and at a local level – members build professional relationships locally that are unique and highly dynamic.

Karen: Karen is the Visionary and CEO of two sister companies, Accountability Plus, Inc., and Payroll Vault Santa Barbara. Her bookkeeping and payroll experience spans over 20 years, including 10 years with a Silicon Valley commercial real estate office, and five years working for two Santa Barbara CPA firms.

Karen and her  husband OV grew Accountability Plus, the first business, from a 2-person operation working out of a small apartment in Santa Barbara, to a company of over 25 employees that serves over 300 bookkeeping, payroll, and executive administrative service clients. In 2018, they purchased the payroll franchise Payroll Vault, focused on the small to medium-sized business, the perfect complement to the services of Accountability Plus specializing in helping clients achieve their financial objectives by providing exceptional bookkeeping, payroll, and business solution services.

Chery: Chery is pleased to bring Accountability Plus her leadership expertise in business management and HR, honed in the private and nonprofit sectors. She holds an MBA in Management & Strategy and a BS in HR Management. She is a certified HR Professional [SHRM & HRCI] in both federal and state employment law. In her free time, Chery enjoys spending time with family and friends, adventuring on her road bike, and exploring and embracing the world and its cultural diversity.