Who We Are

Meet Adam Cary

Adam Cary, CPA, CEPA, founded the firm over eight years ago with a clear mission: to deliver exceptional, relationship-driven accounting and tax services to the northwest valley of Phoenix. A graduate of Grand Canyon University with more than 25 years of experience in public accounting, Adam specializes in tax planning, business owner exit strategies, and serving clients in the construction and healthcare industries.

As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Adam guides business owners through the complex process of preparing for and executing a successful transition, aligning business, personal, and financial goals to maximize value and ensure long-term success. Guided by the belief that people come first, he ensures every client engagement is rooted in integrity, respect, and a forward-looking perspective. He leads the firm with a focus on doing the right thing, fostering a positive and solution-oriented approach, and encouraging continual learning and improvement.

Outside the office, Adam has been married for more than 30 years and is the proud father of four sons—three still in school and one serving as an active-duty Marine. He is a grandfather, a two-time full Ironman finisher, and an avid fly fisherman.

Angel Wible

Throughout her career Angel has served as an administrative assistant for several of the larger accounting firms in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. In her current position as Executive Assistant/Office Manager, Angel works tirelessly in support of the Cary Millar accounting team. Angel is known for her attention to detail, dedication to her team and providing excellent client service. She is a powerful force in the workplace using her positive attitude and boundless energy to ensure the success of the firm. When not at work Angel enjoys participating in anything Disney, running events, traveling with her husband and spending time with her sons, daughters-in-law, granddaughter and grandson.

Josh Fleshman

Josh started his career as an Air Force Officer leading teams in IT and operations for nearly a decade. After meeting his wife, they decided to start a family and put down roots in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Josh started and ran a successful small business for five years while he went back to school for his master’s degree in accounting. As an Enrolled Agent (EA), Josh has helped hundreds of clients navigating the complex maze of IRS rules, regulations, and requirements. As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), he provided invaluable consultation and advice to business owners, improving their operations and optimizing their tax strategies. Josh has a passion for understanding complex problems, breaking them down to understandable pieces, and developing plans to reach the optimal solution, and he loves to leverage those skills for our clients.

Bill Van Zwol

Bill has been a CPA in Arizona since 1979. He has extensive experience in construction; real estate; agricultural and education. Bill has lived in Arizona since 1960 and earned his accounting degree from NAU and a Masters of Accountancy from ASU. He and his wife enjoy working out, zip lining and playing with their 4 dogs!

Ruth Donovan

Ruth Donovan strives to help our firm’s clients realize their financial goals. In doing so, she provides a high level of service tailored to each client’s unique needs. She is an Arizona native and graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Accountancy in 1995. Shortly after graduating, she passed the CPA exam on the first attempt. Since then, she has gained valuable experience in tax planning, compliance, and federal & state tax controversy. Specializing during more recent years in estate & trust tax planning and compliance. Alongside her career as a CPA, Ruth enjoys spending time with family and their two rescue dogs Miles & Fiona. She also enjoys painting, traveling (especially to Disneyland) and is an avid tennis fan.

Peter Giroux

Peter has been preparing tax returns and providing outstanding customer service to clients since 2006. As an Enrolled Agent since 2009, Peter has a breadth of experience in individual income taxation, including tax and audit resolution. Prior to joining Cary Millar, Peter owned and operated several Franchise offices for a national retail tax preparation chain, where he was distinguished numerous times as a Top 100 Franchisee. Peter’s background also includes 8 years of excellence in the field of Financial Planning and investments. When Peter is not working with and helping clients, he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children. He also enjoys traveling, cooking and performing with a local comedy improv troupe.

Connie Hargreaves

Connie Hargreaves, MBA, EA has a passion for working with small business owners and individuals to manage and grow their businesses and started up her own accounting and tax services firm in 2009. Native to Arizona, earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington, education continued where she earned her master’s degree in accounting and financial management which then led to her Enrolled Agent (EA). When she returned to Arizona, her love for accounting began working as the Controller for her dad’s automotive dealership, this is when her opportunity and passion began to take flight – she has been able to provide her clients with expert advice, professionalism, responsiveness, and peace of mind. Her family is a great support system, her husband Andrew has been a great asset to her success, and their two boys keep them both grounded and present. She also enjoys and supports various local charitable organizations as well as being an active board member for Arizona Swimming since 2018. If they are not sitting poolside cheering on their youngest son, they are busy enjoying an active lifestyle with their Goldendoodle, hanging out with their boys, friends and family and they all love to travel.

Arthur Foschetti

Arthur has been working hand in hand with clients to prepare and help them understand their tax returns since 2016. He has extensive knowledge preparing individual tax returns, and will be using those skills to assist and expedite the process for both his coworkers and clients. Arthur is resolved to continue learning, improving, and adding to his repertoire to expand his reach on who he can help. When not working tirelessly on tax returns, he both plays and writes music for the piano.

Chris Hall

Chris has been a certified public accountant in the state of Arizona since 2014 and has over 12 years of accounting and taxation experience. He has worked with small to large publicly traded entities in various industries including professional services, commercial real estate, private equity; hedge funds, healthcare, and the not for profit space serving the most vulnerable amongst us. He especially appreciates developing close personal relationships with clients and to provide value and guidance to maximize after tax cash flows. To be a resource to their organization so they can focus on what they do well. He has a 6 year-old son named Jerome who is a treasure to him and enjoys spending as much time as he can with him.

Joy Dixon

Joy started her accounting career after taking an accounting class in college and discovered her love for it. She has been working for a CPA firm ever since, 36 years so far! Her job skills include bookkeeping, financial statements, payroll, sales tax, business and personal tax returns. When not working Joy enjoys spending time with family, friends and hiking in the mountains.

Tracey Pringle

Tracey Pringle came to Cary Millar PC in June 2022 as part of the Accounting Services team after owning an administrative & bookkeeping services company. Tracey has over 18 years’ experience in bookkeeping and QuickBooks. She LOVES numbers and bookkeeping in general as well as speaking with clients in non-accounting, understandable terms to ease their concerns about any bookkeeping challenges. Tracey is 100% remote, but visits the office often from North Dakota, where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Tracey’s two, young adult children are out of the house…but live on the very same street!

Rayne Barrett-Smith

Rayne is a recent graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Ottawa University of Arizona. She’s passionate about numbers and has a life-long love of learning. She’s excited to be beginning her professional career with us. She is a second generation Arizona Native who enjoys spending time with family, playing pickleball, and reading.

Jennifer Ma

Jennifer is working as a Project Coordinator within Firm Operations. She has been working as a front office administrator since she was 16 and is experienced in client coordination and communications. Her work here aims to keep projects moving forward and she strives to improve her skillset within the firm. She is currently studying to prepare taxes but in her free time she enjoys painting, drawing, and finding new places to travel and experience.

Artemis Davitian-Derk

Artemis Davitian-Derk brings a wealth of experience to her professional endeavors, with a record of providing high-level administrative support and collaborating with legal professionals. Her career

spans both the legal and corporate hospitality sectors, demonstrating her versatility and strong

organizational capabilities.

Artemis has worked closely with an estate and tax planning attorney, gaining valuable expertise in the

field. In addition, she has collaborated with the General Counsel of a leading commercial real estate

development and management firm in the greater Washington, D.C. area. These experiences have

equipped her with a thorough understanding of complex legal and business environments.

Prior to her legal career, Artemis spent more than ten years in the corporate hospitality industry. She

worked with Choice Hotels International, Inc., where she focused on Group & VIP International Sales

and Franchise Development. This role allowed her to develop strong client relations and sales skills,

which contributed to her success in subsequent positions.

After taking time away from her career to provide full-time care for her mother, Artemis channeled

her organizational skills into entrepreneurship. She founded a small consulting business, leveraging

her expertise in estate planning to help individuals organize their home, family, estate, and legal

documents. Her commitment to efficiency and preparedness led to the development of the “411”

Emergency Resource GuideTM, a comprehensive tool designed to streamline the storage and

accessibility of critical estate, legal, tax, and financial documents in times of need.

Andrew Cary

Andrew Cary is an Accounting Intern at Cary Millar, PC and a junior at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, pursuing a B.S. in Accounting with a certificate in Business Data Analytics. At the firm, he supports client correspondence, prepares and reconciles financial records for small and midsize businesses, and has prepared individual and business tax returns, including experience with CCH® ProSystem fx® Tax. Andrew holds Intuit’s Bookkeeping Certification and has implemented AI-driven process improvements that reduced certain busy-season workflows by more than half. He is proficient in Excel and QuickBooks (Desktop and Online) and is focused on tax strategy, data-driven decision-making, and leveraging technology to improve efficiency. After completing his bachelor’s degree, he plans to pursue ASU’s Master of Taxation and Data Analytics (MTax) and CPA licensure. Outside of work, he regularly reads books on self-improvement—favorites include Atomic Habits by James Clear—and seeks out strategies to enhance productivity, focus, and long-term goal setting.

Aidan Perkel

Aidan Perkel joins Cary Millar as a Staff Accountant, bringing fresh energy and a genuine
curiosity for how numbers tell a story. A cum laude graduate of the University of Oregon with a
background in legal studies, Aidan has always been drawn to understanding systems, whether
that’s a tax code or a dataset.
Much of his data expertise is self-taught, developed hands-on through a personal interest in
alternative investments, where he built out dashboards and pipelines to track market trends,
clean messy data, and visualize returns. What started as a passion project grew into a serious
skill set in data processing, visualization, and digital dashboarding that he now brings to his
professional work.
A natural entrepreneur and lifelong learner, Aidan is excited to channel that same drive and
attention to detail into serving the clients of Cary Millar. Outside of work, he is a die-hard ski
enthusiast who competed collegiately and still hits the slopes every chance he gets.

Our Mission

The goal at our firm is to help you plan taxes for the upcoming year, minimize your overhead expenditures, and maximize your cash flow. Our mission is to work with each one of our clients and small business to medium-sized business owners, to provide the peace of mind knowing they are paying the least amount of tax possible and to keep their records up to date and complete. Our clients are those who matter the most, and we believe in making sure their small business accounting is at the forefront of our concerns at all times. For more information about what we can do for you, get in touch with us today.