Bonnie L. Mackey, CPA,*CSEP, MBA, AEP

Bonnie has been a resident of South Florida since 1965 and a practicing CPA since 1995. She graduated from the University of South Florida in 1992 with an extended Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree and earned her MBA in 2010 from Keller Graduate School of Devry Universtiy. In 2000, Bonnie received her Certified Specialist in Estate Planning (CSEP) designation from the National Institute for Excellence in Professional Education, LLC. She is a partner with Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, PA and her background includes all facets of accounting, including financial statement and tax preparation, as well as computer software and bookkeeping assistance. In addition, Bonnie is an instructor for the Becker CPA Review course and adjunct professor for Keiser University, previous mentor for the Take Stock in Children and WorkForce 2020 programs, and a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She was the National VP of Regions for AWSCPA until merging into AICPA, a Past-President for the NDSB/Gold Coast Chapter of the FICPA, the American Woman's Society of CPAs – S. FL Affiliate and the North Dade/South Broward Estate Planning Council, past-Treasurer for the Broward County Guardianship Association, a past board member of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Broward County, member of the Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale Chambers of Commerce, member of the American and Florida Institutes of CPAs, and American Legion Auxiliary. She is also Board Chair for MonarchCare, Inc. and currently an Ethics course instructor for the FICPA and in the Speakers' Bureau for Intuit. Bonnie received the 2006 Public Service Award from the National Organization of the AWSCPAs, a finalist for the 2006 Key Partners Award in the Accounting/Tax category, the ABWA's 2006 Spirit of Excellence Small Business Leader of the Year, the 2005 S. Florida Business Journal's Excellence in Accounting award in the Estate & Trust category, and in 2001 the NAWBO Vista award and Circle of Excellence award from the Women's Council of Commerce. While living in Ft. Myers, she was a guest speaker on Achieve Your Potential talk show "Dressing for Success, a total image," and church secretary for several years. She is a frequent speaker on various topics and has written several articles as well. Widowed after 41 years, she and her husband have two children, ages 42 and 39, who blessed them with granddaughters in January 2008 and April 2014.