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At Daniels, Uselton & Clay, we find it valuable to immerse ourselves in more than just numbers and dollar signs. We believe business is more than a transaction, but it also involves the growth of a personal relationship between the client and the employer. Our firm is an assemblage of warm faces who are just as prepared to discuss news and weather as we are your financial future. Our firm is concerned not only with our clients, but non-client community members, as well. There will always be a need for fundraising, benefits, education, and even fun! The more we can participate, the better. As we find ourselves participating around the community, you can find news, events, pictures and more about us here.

DUCPA Recognizes Community and Employee Accomplishments

March 26, 2012

When the office is empty…what do we like to do?  The staff at DUC is made up of individuals excited to help you improve your financial life and just as eager to improve our community by getting involved. We are also a people proud of our Kingston, TN community.

Below, you can take a look into our lives over the past year--at least the parts captured by camera! If you would like to know more about who we are and what we do, feel free to come in for a visit or a consultation, call us (865) 376-9564 or email us at info@ducpa.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Nicole Swint likes staying busy with the younger crowd! She is the treasurer, assistant basketball director and four-year-old coach for the Wartburg Boys & Girls Club.

She teaches primary girls Sunday school class at Calvary Baptist Church in Wartburg. Below, Nicole teaches at VBS 2011.

Nicole also has this thing for a certain vampire movie franchise and celebrates its releases with friends whenever possible.

She and her husband, Justin, will be running the Michael Dunn Foundation’s annual Run for Dunn 5k in March 2012 in Kingston, TN. For more information on this race, go to www.michaeldunnfoundation.org.

Penelope Uselton likes running (and) walking for some of her favorite charities. Below she is surrounded by a few of her 238 teammates, including husband Keith and daughters, Anna and Katie, from the 2011 annual Thompson Cancer Survival Center Buddy’s Race for a Cure 5K Against Cancer in Knoxville, TN. Penelope has captained a Buddy’s Race team for 6 years, the most recent team, Band Together for a Cure, winning most team members and fastest community team for two years in a row. Team Band Together rose over $5,000 for TCSC in 2011. TCSC’s Cancer Outreach Services Program serves Knox and 18 other counties throughout East TN and Southern Appalachia, including Roane County, TN. For info on TCSC BRAC, go to www.buddysrace.org.

What’s in her fitness future? Penelope will run for Dunn with Keith in March 2012, and in April, power walk her second marathon, with daughter Anna, for St. Jude’s Hospital at the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN.

Suzie Clay likes supporting her favorite charities as well. Below, Suzie is pictured at Knoxville’s 2011 Annual “Take Steps” walk for Crohn’s & Colitis in May, her third year to participate in honor of husband Tim. Go to www.cctakesteps.org to join TEAM TIM CLAY. Suzie and Tim facilitate the Crohn’s/Colitis Foundation Knoxville Support Group at 6:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Grubb room at Parkwest Hospital.

DUC is a proud Ruby Sponsor of “Take Steps” in Knoxville.

Every team needs a leader. At DUC, Keith, Penelope, Suzie, Mary Wesolowski, and Randy Hodge have completed the Leadership Roane County program. Nicole is currently enrolled in Leadership Morgan County, TN.

We stay plugged in with our local Chamber of Commerce as well. Here is Suzie with Kingston City Manager Jim Pinkerton and wife Wanda at the 2011 Annual Chamber Elected Official BBQ on the Roane Alliance lawn.

Suzie, her mom Sue Jones, her sister Jenny Sexton and a whole bunch of ladies from Wartburg’s Mossy Grove Baptist Church, like the 2011 Beth Moore conference in Memphis, TN.

Fireworks light up the evening skies of Kingston on July 4th at the 2011 Annual Smokin’ the Water event. Keith Uselton likes viewing the show each year on the hill at Brentwood Landing with friends from Kingston Church of Christ.

Nicole’s family takes a break from a day full of festivities!

DUC proudly donates to “Smokin’ the Water” each year.

Just down the road in Harriman, TN is Roane State Community College, serving over 6,000 full and part time students on 9 campuses throughout East Tennessee. For several years DUC has contributed thousands of dollars toward a self sustaining scholarship endowment for a business major student at Roane State. If you would like more information about Roane State, go to www.roanestate.edu.

"Go Here. Get There."

DUC has been a proud Gold and Platinum Sponsor for the award winning Roane County High School Band. Below are pictures Keith snapped as the band performed in the Inauguration parade for newly sworn in TN Governor Bill Haslam, along the streets of Nashville, in January 2011, and shortly after performing for tourists at Niagara Falls, Canada, in May 2011.

Keith and Penelope support Kingston Rotary Club at the annual pancake breakfast in February. Keith is a Paul Harris Fellow member of the Harriman Rotary Club.

Kathy Dryman likes to see her grandson, Jayden, coached by Kathy’s husband, Rusty and son, Corey “play ball”.

Below is a picture of Kathy’s daughter, Amanda and son-in-law Chris, who serves in the United States Army.

At Amanda and Chris' wedding! Suzie, Mary and husband Dave, Keith, Penelope, Sue and Nicole.

Kathy and Rusty like hanging out with their ghostly grandchildren, Jayden and Myla.

We all at DUC like Myrtle Gilliam’s homemade strawberry preserves and husband Ken’s homemade fudge!

At DUC, we are a cohesive team of well rounded folks, who will find out your needs, find solutions to meet those needs, and help you find time to enjoy what you like to do outside your home or office!

What Do DUCPA's CPAs Do When They Don't Have Numbers to Crunch?

March, 18 2011

When we're not crunching numbers for our clients, you might see us running a race for a cure, taking our dog for a walk, or running around the basketball court with 4 year olds! Nicole (left) attempts to coach her Wartburg Boys and Girls Club team! Go coach, Nicole!

Randy is about to graduate from Leadership Roane County. He is the most recent of 7 employees our firm has sponsored. Congratulations! 

In May, Penelope will be finishing her term as President of the Roane County High School Band Booster Association, serving 164 band students. On most sunny days you’ll see her power walking toward the goal of 26 Miles for the Knoxville Marathon in April. Meanwhile, she and the entire office plan to participate in the Michael Dunn Center, 5K Run/Walk for Dunn in March. For more information about this walk visit their website at www.michaeldunnfoundation.org.

For two years, Suzie and her husband Tim have participated in the annual Take Steps for Crohns and Colitis Walk in Knoxville. Join our firm in May as we walk for Crohn's research.  Visit www.cctakesteps.org to help us support team Timothy Clay!

The Useltons enjoying "pre" Komen Knoxville Race festivities in October.  They ran on behalf of a client and good friend of the firm.

As spring approaches, college bound students will make choices on where to spend the next few years.  Having contributed to Roane State Foundation for several years, our CPA firm has a self sustaining scholarship endowment for business majors at Roane State Community College. To learn more about Roane State Community College scholarships, click here.