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 35+ years have two married children and one grandson. Doug enjoys spending time with his family and entertaining at his cabin at Medicine Creek Lake boating, tubing and kayaking. 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 in 2011 after completing her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Washburn University in Topeka, KS with an emphasis in accounting and finance and a minor in leadership studies in Topeka, KS.  Jessica does individual, business and trust returns, payroll & sales tax returns, bookkeeping, heavy highway use returns, homestead returns and assists in financial statements. Her passion is with farm returns. She is the treasurer for St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oberlin, the Smick Memorial Loan Foundation, Oberlin Rotary Club, is on the Decatur County Museum board and is the Oberlin Jaycees Angel Tree coordinator. In Jessica’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and  dogs, traveling, watching K-State and Chiefs football, and spending time outdoors helping her husband on the farm.

Ashley White, CPA &      Financial Coach
     Partner

Ashley grew up in McCook and moved back to the area in 2011. 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 Financial Coach Master Training in 2019. 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, and business and financial coaching. 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.

Lindsay Stamm, CPA
     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 received her CPA license in April 2021. She specializes in preparing tax returns for all types of entities, financial statements, government budgets, non-profit accounting and assisting with managing the  Benkelman office.
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.

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.

Jill Reichert, E.A.
​      Oberlin Office

Jill started with the firm in January 2022. She specializes in individual, business and homestead returns. She has over 25 years experience in tax preparation.
Jill serves as a committee person with the county FSA, treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce and volunteers in many capacities as needed in Oberlin.
In her spare time, Jill enjoys spending time with her family, watching her grandkids in sports, and traveling with her husband.

Dylan Bourke, E.A.
     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.

Tonya Hoatson, E.A.
      North Platte Office

Tonya started with our firm in June 2015. She has 19 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, Lexi & Haylie.  Lexi currently attends UNO and is working towards a degree in nursing.  Haylie is a junior in high school and is active in cross country and track. Tonya is the treasurer for the North Platte United Soccer Club.  Tonya loves to spend time with her family and friends.


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.

Capri Klug
      Staff Accountant, North Platte

Capri joined our office in 2022. She graduated from Hastings College with a degree in business, minoring in accounting and economics. Capri specializes in bookkeeping, payroll and sales tax returns.
In her spare time, she enjoys golfing, doing home improvement projects, watching football, as well as spending time with family & friends. She and her husband, Ben, have three kids; Ella, Noah and Liam. Capri also volunteers as the treasurer for the North Platte Swim Club and is a Miss Nebraska competition auditor.

Larren Fear
​       Staff Accountant, North Platte Office

Larren joined the firm in June 2023. She is originally from Sutherland and is excited to return to Lincoln County. In 2022, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She completed her Master of Business Administration in 2023. Larren prepares individual and business tax returns, as well as assists with bookkeeping, payroll, and financial statements. She is currently studying for the CPA exam.
​Outside of the office, Larren spends most of her time with her boyfriend, Will, and their dog Waylon and cat Ellie. They enjoy golfing, fishing, cooking and concerts.

Payton Blochowitz
         Staff Accountant, Grant Office

Payton is new to the firm in June 2022. She graduated from Doane University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Accounting and Business Administration. She prepares individual and business taxes as well as handles bookkeeping and payroll services.
Payton is the Treasurer for the South Platte Early Learning Programs Board. She and her husband, Noah, live in the country outside of Julesburg, CO with their two dogs, Colt and Clover. In her spare time, Payton enjoys traveling, trying new activities and golfing with her husband any chance she gets. 

Timothy "TJ" Renner
         Staff Accountant, McCook Office

TJ joined the firm in June of 2022. He is originally from McCook and plans to return to McCook once he graduates college in December 2023. In December, he will earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting, Business Finance, Investment Science & Portfolio Management, Banking and Financial Markets, and Management. After graduation, he plans to study for the CPA exam. TJ prepares individual an business tax returns, as well as assists with bookkeeping, payroll, and financial statements.
Outside of the office, TJ spends must of his time with his family. He also enjoys running, swimming, tubing and white-water rafting.

Support Staff

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!

Todd Cooper
         Paraprofessional, McCook Office

Todd started with our firm October 31, 2022. He has an associates degree in accounting, and 30 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience in construction and trucking.
Todd and his wife, Cheri, have been married for 35+ years. Todd is originally from Iowa and Cheri is from Culbertson. They took the leap from Rochester, MN back to Nebraska 16 years ago. They are 3 girls Jazmin (Deryck), Rianna (Jeremy), and Kassie, as well as 3 grandchildren.
Todd is involved in different activities with his church from youth group to sound/video tech. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and spoiling his grandchildren.

Administrative Staff

Erica Solko
    Office Admin, McCook Office

Erica joined the McCook office 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, the client portal 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.

Jenna Long
     Office Admin, Oberlin Office

Jenna joined the firm in 2022. As a native of Oberlin,  she is the Oberlin office assistant where she manages the schedule, the front desk, assists with office projects, and greets clients at the front desk and on the phone. She also assists with payroll and tax return processing.
Jenna is currently engaged to be married to Spencer this fall, and they have one son, Waylon. In her time outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, as well as does cosmetology on the side. 

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.

Mallory Haskin
         Office Admin, McCook Office

Mallory joined the firm in 2021 in the McCook office. She works primarily as Doug's assistant by managing his schedule and the the front desk, assisting with office projects, and greeting clients at the front desk and on the phone. Mallory specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, scanning, and all general office duties. 
Mallory lives in McCook with her husband, three kids, one dog and two cats. When she is not going to various games for her children's sports, she enjoys spending time with her family, camping, attending concerts, and going to Huskers football games.

Sage McConnell
          Office Admin, North Platte

Sage has recently joined our team in 2022, Sage manages the front desk, assists with scheduling and specializes in tax return processing, payroll processing, scanning, and all general office duties.   
Sage has lived in and around the Nebraska area her entire life.  Sage has two very active kiddos; Daxton and Juno.  In her spare time, she enjoys the lake and anything outdoors, as well as chasing around her kids to all of their various activities.
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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 and four grandchildren. Karen enjoys gardening, quilting and spending time with family.