At Skiles Loop Bremer & White we are more than just a team
we are a Family.

Meet The Partners

Doug Skiles, CPA
     Partner

Doug is a life long resident of McCook. He received his bachelors degree from the University of Nebraska - Kearney and shortly after began working for the firm. With over 40 years of experience, Doug has navigated and managed change and is the heart of the company.
Doug has been involved with many organizations on the national and local levels; including National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), CPA Examination Review Board, American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Nebraska Society of CPA's, Nebraska Board of Accountancy, Nebraska JayCees, Nebraska United Methodist Foundation, McCook Airport Advisory Committee, McCook Community Foundation, TeamMates, CASA and youth Basketball coach.
Doug and his wife Shary of 30+ years have two married children and an adorable corgi named Oliver. Doug enjoys spending time with his family and entertaining at his cabin at Medicine Creek Lake boating, tubing and paddle boarding. Doug also enjoys reading, golfing and spending time with family and friends.

Jason Loop, CPA
     Partner

Jason is a native of McCook. Jason graduated from the Creighton University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. His first year he worked in Omaha, NE for O'Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig. In 1997 Jason moved back to McCook and started working for the firm. Jason became partner in 2001. 
Jason is involved with many organizations including the McCook Education Foundation and McCook Library Foundation. He is the treasurer for the Education Foundation and the Bison Boosters.
Jason enjoys spending time with his family: wife Valerie, and 3 children: Riley, Haiden and Reid. He spends his free time reffing football, golfing, hunting, and he is also an avid fisherman.

Jessica Bremer-Wasson, CPA
     Partner

Jessica grew up in Oberlin, KS and returned to the family farm in 2011 after completing her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Washburn University in Topeka, KS.  She started at the firm in 2011, left for a few years and has returned in 2017.  Jessica specializes in individual, business & trust tax services, including farm returns, bookkeeping & payroll services, tax & financial planning as well as numerous other services. She is the treasurer for St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oberlin, as well as Smick Memorial Loan Foundation. She also stays busy as a member of the Oberlin Rotary, American Legion Auxiliary, PEO and Decatur County Museum. In Jessica’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, especially her husband, niece and dogs, traveling, baking, quilting, working out, and spending time outdoors on the farm.

Ashley White, CPA &      Financial Coach
     Partner

Ashley grew up in McCook and moved back in 2011, with a move to North Platte in 2015. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business with an Accounting emphasis from the University of Phoenix in 2008 and started her accounting career with the firm in 2011 after being in the banking industry for 7 years. Ashley received her Enrolled Agent (EA) designation in 2016, her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification in 2018 and became a partner in the firm that same year. She further pursued and became a Financial Coach with training and a certificate through Ramsey Solutions in 2019, is a Ramsey Preferred Coach (RPC) and volunteers as a Financial Peace University Coordinator. She is passionate about helping people change their financial situation and future. Ashley specializes in individual & business tax, including farm and ranch, estate planning, financial statements, financial coaching, and bookkeeping and payroll services. She also volunteers as the treasurer for the Miss Nebraska Scholarship Program. Ashley and her husband, Miles have a love of the water with waterskiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, paddle boarding and boating. They enjoy spending time with family and friends, camping, sports, snow skiing, the beautiful outdoors and traveling.
Meet Our Amazing Staff


Certified Public Accountants

Patricia (Patti) Brunz, CPA
     North Platte Office

Patti has been with the firm since 1984. She specializes in
preparing tax returns for all types of entities, financial statements, government budgets, non-profit accounting and assisting with managing the North Platte office.
Patti enjoys reading, playing bridge and she has learned that being a Grandma is the best job around.

Enrolled Agents

Bruce Williams, E.A.
     North Platte Office

Bruce has been with the firm since 2009. He specializes in individual & business tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, personal property tax returns, occupational tax returns, and homestead exemptions. 
Bruce enjoys all outdoor activities.

Jessica Vrbas, E.A.
     McCook Office

Jessica started with the firm in 2002. She specializes in individual, business, and non-profit tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, budget preparation, personal property tax returns, occupational tax returns, homestead exemptions and assists with financial statements.
Jessica is the Treasurer for the McCook Bison Alumni Newsletter. Jessica and her husband Josh, have 2 beautiful girls, Sabrina and Grace. Jessica enjoys playing golf, hunting, fishing, and  gardening, while spending time with her family.


Staff Accountants

Brenda Styskal
      Senior Accountant, Grant Office

Brenda has been with the firm since January 1993. She specializes in individual & business tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, personal property tax returns, occupational tax returns, homestead exemptions and assists with financial statements and budgets. 
Brenda is involved with many local organizations. She is President of the Perkins County Historical Society, President of the Hastings Memorial Library, and Member of the Grant Rotary.

Tonya Hoatson
      Senior Accountant, North Platte Office

Tonya started with our firm in June 2015. She has 17 years of tax related experience. Tonya graduated from Mid-Plains Community College with an Associate of Arts in 2001 and from Chadron State College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Accounting, Business, and Management. Tonya specializes in individual & business tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, personal property tax returns, occupational tax returns, homestead exemptions and assists with financial statements.
Tonya was born and raised in North Platte.  Tonya is married to Benjiman Hoatson, who works as a Computer Technician for Integrated Computer Systems.  They have 2 beautiful daughters, Alexis & Haylie, who both attend North Platte High School and are active in Cross Country, Track and Soccer. Tonya is the treasurer for the North Platte United Soccer Club.  Tonya loves to spend time with her family and friends.

Dylan Bourke
      Accountant, North Platte Office

Dylan has been with our firm since 2013. He specializes in individual & business tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, personal property tax returns, sales tax returns, homestead exemptions and assists with financial statements.
Dylan loves spending time with his family.  His wife, Meagan is a teacher at the public schools in North Platte.  They have two young children, Lexi and Addison, who love to play outdoors and take walks around the neighborhood.  His favorite hobbies are watching sports, and visiting the mountains with his friends and family.

Emily Deines
      Accountant, McCook Office

Emily fell in love with the town of McCook when she attended McCook Community College in the fall of 2012. Emily played volleyball at MCC and then transferred to NE Wesleyn Univeristy where she ended her volleyball career and got her Bachelor of Science in Accounting. After college Emily moved back to the town she fell in love with and started with with our firm in November 2017. Emily specializes in individual and business tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll.
She is the assistant coach for the MCC Lady Indians Volleyball team.
Emily loves spending time with her two fur babies: Bentley and Victoria, playing volleyball and spending time with family and friends.

Lindsay Stamm
      Accountant, Benkelman Office

Lindsay started with the firm in March 2016. Originally from Wayne, NE Lindsay moved to Benkelman after marrying her husband Jared, a native of Benkelman. Lindsay specializes in
preparation of personal, business and personal property tax returns, as well as homestead exemptions, bookkeeping, payroll, scanning, general office duties including greeting clients at the front desk and on the phone.
Lindsay enjoys spending time with her husband (Jared) and two boys (Gary and Andrew).  They spend a lot of time outside in the sandbox, running in the sprinklers and coloring with sidewalk chalk; and as a farm family they like to check the cows in the pastures and the crops in the field.


Support Staff

Carma Earl
     Marketing Director /Paraprofessional,                    McCook Office
Carma started with the firm in November of 2015. Carma designed the firm logo and manages the website, social media and handles all marketing for the firm. She also specializes in bookkeeping, payroll and sales tax. She is a Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisor for Quickbooks Online. Carma is a mentor through the Teammates program and she teaches CCD at her local church.
Carma and her husband, James and their 3 beautiful girls: Kylee, Taylor and Payton, moved to Nebraska from Colorado in 2009, and enjoy raising their family in McCook. Their girls keep them busy with one on the McCook High School Cheer Team and the other two actively involved with dance. Carma loves to spend time with her family and watching her girls perform. She loves relaxing at the lake and in the fall you can find her watching Denver Bronco football.

Jackie Neff
      Paraprofessional, Oberlin Office

Jackie started with the firm in 2018. She is a part of the Oberlin office which merged with the firm in 2017. She specializes in payroll, bookkeeping, accounting services and tax preparation as well as general administrative tasks and greeting clients at the front desk and on the phone.
Jackie loves spending time with her husband and wonderful family. Jackie has 2 wonderful kids, one daughter-in-law and six beautiful grandchildren who are the light of her life.

Patrick Cress
      Paraprofessional, Benkelman Office

Pat has been with MSL since 2011, although he is in the same office and doing the same work that he had began in August of 2001, for the preceding owner. Pat specializes in data entry, payroll, sales tax, truck licensing and renewals, and general administrative tasks as well as greeting clients at the front desk and on the phone.
Pat is actively involved in the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Fraternity, on the local, state and national levels.  He and his wife Vicki have two daughters and five granddaughters that they follow with as much time and energy as they can muster!

Sue Moore
      Paraprofessional, Imperial Office

Sue has been with the firm since December 1995.  She has over 35 years experience in bookkeeping, accounting services and tax preparation as well as general administrative tasks and greeting clients at the front desk and on the phone.
Sue is active in many local and state organizations, VFW Auxiliary, Eagles Auxiliary, Abate of NE, Imperial Chamber of Commerce.  She currently serves as treasurer of the First United Methodist Church and Rainbow Promise Preschool.  Sue enjoys playing golf, listening to music and working in the yard. She has 3 sons (one has passed), 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Administrative Staff

Erica Solko
    Office Admin, McCook Office

Erica is new to the firm (started in 2018). As Jason Loop’s assistant she manages his schedule, the front desk, assists with office projects, and greets clients at the front desk and on the phone. Erica specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, and all general office duties. Erica moved to Nebraska from Kansas in 2012. She is currently member of the Stafford High School Alumni Board. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband Rodney and their son Dylan, reading, and traveling.

JoAnn Shuler
    Office Admin, Oberlin Office

JoAnn is new to the team. She is a part of the Oberlin office which merged with the firm in 2017.  As Jessica Bremer's assistant she manages her schedule, the front desk, assists with office projects and greets clients at the front desk and on the phone. JoAnn specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, and all general office duties.
JoAnn and her husband, Bob, enjoy spending time together in the outdoors and they love to travel.

Judy Wever
      Office Admin, North Platte Office

Judy joined the firm in 2017. She manages the front desk, assists with office projects and greets clients at the front desk and on the phone. Judy specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, cash collections, scanning and all general office duties.
In her spare time, Judy enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Sandy Harms
      Office Admin, McCook Office

Sandy has worked for the firm since 2014. As Doug Skiles' assistant she manages his schedule, the front desk, assists with office projects and greets clients at the front desk and on the phone. Sandy specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, and all general office duties. Sandy also assists with treasurer duties for the McCook Teammates.
Sandy is the mother of two children – Aimee (husband Mitch) & Drew. Her pride and joy are her grandsons, Kysen &  Koltin. She enjoys spending time with family, gardening, reading & playing the piano.


Controller

Karen Miller
       Controller, McCook Office

Karen has been with the firm since 1999. She transferred to the firm from Richard Nielsen’s public accounting office as he entered retirement. She oversees all firm financial, accounting and human resources activities. Karen is responsible for budget management, financial analysis, payroll, forecasting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting. Key areas within the human resources department is also manged by Karen, including policy and procedure compliance and ongoing maintenance of HR practices.
Karen is also a staff accountant specializing in farm returns for many clients.
Karen and her husband John and live in the Culbertson community where they farm and ranch.  Their family includes their two sons, Jake and Will and their wives, Cassie and Lauren. Karen enjoys gardening, quilting and spending time with family.