Our People

Meet the
Merit Team

The Merit Advisors team offers you a unique level of energy expertise.

We’ve worked inside the industry we advise. Our team has held roles at leading oil and gas companies, top consulting firms, and state and local taxing authorities. That means we don’t just understand energy tax. We’ve built it, filed it, and audited it from every seat at the table

“They treat me as though I’m part of their team, and they’re part of my team.”

Director of Tax
Large Private E&P/Midstream Company

Partners

Will Presson

Founder, President

Will Bader, CPA

Partner

Daron Fredrickson

Partner

Drew Harrold

Partner

Principals

Wilber Chan, CPA

Principal

Robert Clark, ASA

Principal

Kurt Huie, ASA

Principal

Rick Worth

Principal

Directors

Steven Carlile

Director

Chase Ezell

Director

Marshall Green

Director

Megan McCage

Director

Wayne Miranda

Director

Luke Reese, CMI

Director

Michael Rivera

Director

Senior Managers

James Holzer

Senior Manager

Yvonne Kimbrel 

Senior Manager

Kielyn Lewis 

Senior Manager

Connor Presson

Senior Manager

Kersey Tse

Senior Manager

Kay Vogler

Senior Manager

Managers

Lauren Aston

Manager

Morgan Chase – Ronczy, CPA

Manager

Tanner Franklin

Manager

Paul Honigman

Manager

Dakota Nichols

Manager

Kate Nickelson

Manager

Amara Olsen

Manager

Rachel Pham

Manager

Kendall Rybarski

Manager

Collin Shepherd

Manager

Robin Stearman

Manager

Andre Taplin

Manager

Gaby Vasquez

Manager

Leadership & Operations

Tony Kroschewsky​

Chief Executive Officer

Will Presson

Founder, President

Chris Roush

Chief Financial Officer

Danielle Carey

Controller

Marc Rose

General Counsel

Nick Alexander

Senior Director of Technology

Cayla Brown

Processing Center Manager

Chris Debelak

Technology Operations Manager

Amanda Friese

Technical Product Manager

Ashley Johnson

Accounting Manager

Amanda Volk

People and Culture Manager

Board & Advisors

Will Presson

Founder, President

John Schmitz

Board Member

Carolyn Shantz, CPA, CMI

Board Advisor

Ken Stockton

Market Advisor

Vann Vandervoort, CMI

Market Advisor

James Wicklund

Board Member