Leadership
Michael R. Bodwell, CPA - Partner
Michael is the firm's managing partner. Prior to founding BVWD, he served as the partner in charge of audit for the Dallas Office of a Top 50 national accounting firm, where he spent 18 years. Previously, Michael was the corporate controller for a NASDAQ listed company for two years and spent six years at the start of his career in audit at a Big 4 accounting firm. His 30 years of experience in audit and accounting leadership roles include the areas of audit, financial planning and analysis, oversight of accounting policies and processes, M&A due diligence, SEC reporting, and internal control compliance. Michael has substantial experience working with public and private companies across a variety of industries.
Michael graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA and MS in Accounting. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and three children.
Todd Bright, CPA - Partner
Todd is a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Prior to joining BVWD, he was a partner at Bright and Bright, LLP, a private family-owned firm that he helped manage for over 30 years. Todd’s career has been focused on federal and state tax consulting and compliance for high-net-worth individuals, partnerships, and trusts. Todd has significant experience in matters related to multi-generational family offices, oil and gas tax and accounting issues, and real estate transactions and management.
Todd received his BA in economics from Duke University and MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Dallas with his wife and two children.
Zach Callaway, CPA - Partner
Zach is a partner in the firm’s consulting practice. Prior to joining BVWD, he worked at a Big 4 accounting firm in the audit practice, serving both public and private companies with a primary focus in the telecommunications and technology industries. Zach's experience includes transaction due diligence, operational and technical accounting, FP&A, business process improvement and data analytics.
Zach graduated from Abilene Christian University with a BBA and Master's in Accounting. He lives in Rowlett, Texas with his wife and two daughters.
Michael Corder, CPA - Partner
Michael is an audit partner at BVWD. Prior to joining BVWD, Michael worked at a big four accounting firm for over 20 years, including six years as audit partner, serving both public and private companies. He serves clients in a range of industries, including real estate, investment funds, professional services, financial services, and sports teams. Real estate clients served include residential, commercial, hospitality developers and operators, home builders, and data center owners.
Michael graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station with a BBA in Accounting and an MS in Finance. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and two sons.
Matt Coscia, CPA - Partner
Matt is a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Prior to joining BVWD, he was a tax partner at a Top 10 accounting firm in the US for five years after that firm had acquired Montgomery Coscia Greilich LLP (MCG). Matt was a founding partner of MCG and was involved in every aspect of its operations and growth as co-managing partner for 16 years. Prior to forming MCG, Matt spent over two years at a middle market accounting firm where he was involved in IRS representation, transaction and structure design, litigation support, estate planning and asset protection. Matt led many client due diligence projects for acquisitions in Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States. Matt spent the first seven years of his career at Ernst & Young where he worked in the entrepreneurial services group at in the Tulsa, Washington DC and Dallas offices. Throughout Matt’s career he has served a diverse client base that includes large publicly traded companies, closely held entities and their owners, private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals, and professional athletes.
Matt graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Accounting. He lives in The Colony, Texas with his wife, and has two children.
Mark DeSimone, CPA - Partner
Mark is the firm's partner in charge of tax. Prior to founding BVWD, he served as a tax partner in the Dallas office of a Top 50 national accounting firm where he spent ten years of his career. Previously, Mark worked for Big 4 and Top 20 national accounting firms for 13 years. Mark’s career has been focused on providing federal, state, and international tax consulting and compliance services for public and private companies in various industries. With a strong background in a variety of industries and disciplines, including complex tax provision (ASC-740) matters, Mark also has significant experience in structuring transactions and the related complexities that accompany those transactions.
Mark received his Juris Doctor from University of Minnesota Law School and his BBA in accounting from the University of Memphis. He lives in Richardson, Texas with his wife and three children.
Shelby Palmer, CPA - Partner
Shelby is a partner in the firm’s audit practice. Prior to joining BVWD she worked at a top 25 national accounting firm, a large regional firm in her home state of Louisiana and started her career at a Big 4 accounting firm. She has spent a majority of her career focused on audit and consulting services for public and private companies in various industries.
Shelby graduated from Louisiana State University with a BBA and Master’s in accounting. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and goldendoodle, Louie.
Derek Reddell, CPA, CFE - Partner
Derek is a partner in the consulting practice of BVWD. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as an executive at a Top 20 national health system, leading the financial operations for its health plans and population health group. Derek has significant experience in operational finance, technical accounting, FP&A, treasury management, and ERP implementations and integration. He is actively involved in several professional and charitable organizations, is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Derek graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA and MS in Accounting. He lives in Richardson, Texas with his wife and two children.
Lee Riffe, CPA - Partner
Lee is a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Prior to joining BVWD, he owned and operated his own professional services practice for over 30 years in Dallas. During that time, he provided comprehensive tax compliance and consulting services to a diverse client base that included high-income and high-net-worth individuals, as well as small and middle-market businesses and their owners. His experience spans numerous tax and business management matters, including mergers and acquisitions, business dispositions, financing alternatives, entity selection, strategic planning, and financial reporting. He and his team served clients in real estate, professional services, manufacturing, oil and gas, wholesale and retail trade, health care and many other areas. He began his career at a Big 4 firm, where he spent six years in the firm’s Orange County and Dallas offices.
Lee is a graduate of Baylor University, where he earned both his BBA and MTax.
He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Susan, a CPA and Professor of Accounting at Southern Methodist University. They have two adult children.
Diana Servage, CPA - Managing Director
Diana is a managing director in the firm’s tax practice. Prior to joining BVWD, she worked at a Top 50 national accounting firm, where she focused on delivering comprehensive tax services. Throughout her career, Diana has primarily served clients in the real estate, construction, professional services, financial services, and family office sectors. She brings extensive experience with complex partnership taxation, entity structuring and transactions, and proactive tax planning strategies.
Diana graduated from the University of North Texas with a BS in Accounting and an MS in Taxation. She resides in Allen, Texas, with her husband and their four children.
Maison D. Vasek, CPA - Partner
Maison is the firm's partner in charge of consulting. Prior to founding BVWD, he founded HMBL Consulting, and served as Chief Financial Officer of two middle-market companies. Maison has significant experience in operational and technical accounting, FP&A, treasury management and process automation. He started his career in public accounting and spent eight years with a Big 4 accounting firm and a Top 50 national accounting firm focused on audits of public and private companies.
Maison graduated from the University of Oklahoma with BS degrees in Finance and Accounting. He lives in East Dallas with his wife and two daughters.
Sarah Welch, CPA - Managing Director
Sarah is a managing director in the firm's audit practice. Prior to joining BVWD, she worked at a Big 4 accounting firm for ten years. Sarah has spent most of her audit career serving asset management clients as well as operating companies, and she has extensive experience with private equity funds, mutual funds, registered investment companies, and venture capital funds. Sarah also worked two years in London, England assisting British and European clients with US GAAP, UK GAAP, and IFRS audits.
Sarah graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA and MS in Accounting. She resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband and three boys.
Nick Wells, CPA - Partner
Nick is the firm's partner in charge of audit. Prior to founding BVWD, he served as an audit partner in the Dallas office of a Top 50 national accounting firm where he spent ten years of his career. Previously, Nick worked two years in the internal audit department of a large public company, and spent three years at the start of his career in audit with a Big 4 accounting firm. He has spent a majority of his career focused on audit and consulting services for public and private companies in various industries.
Nick graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA and MS in Accounting. He resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and four boys.