NC License #20920
David W. Gordon, CPA, PFS, joined Gordon, Keeter & Co (previously Newberry, Cathey & Co. and Newberry, Gordon & Shuford PA) in 1996. He became an owner in 2000. He is a 1991 graduate of North Carolina State University with a BA in accounting and has over 20 years of experience in public accounting.
David heads the individual, estate, trust and gift tax departments for the firm. He also works with closely held businesses and their owners assisting them with many planning issues.
David is currently the vice chairman of the Cabarrus County Community Foundation, finance chairman of Forest Hill United Methodist Church, and a board member of The Concord Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. He is past president of The Rotary Club of Concord.
In his free time, David enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and reading.
NC License #25987
Ladoska Keeter relocated to the Concord Area from the eastern part of North Carolina in June of 1999. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1995 and worked for a year in the private sector as the Controller for an industrial consulting firm.
She moved into public accounting in 1996 and has worked extensively providing various tax, accounting and consulting services to her clients. Ladoska currently manages the business tax, accounting and bookkeeping departments and primarily focuses on working with businesses and non-profit organizations on their tax compliance, operational efficiencies and long range planning.
Ladoska is active in the community through various nonprofit and civic organizations including Cabarrus Rotary, Community Free Clinic, and Cabarrus Rotary Charitable Works. She and her husband, Tony Grillo, enjoy live music and traveling.
Tax Manager
NC License #32664
Heather joined the firm in 2018 and primarily focuses on individual income taxes. She has a broad range of public accounting experience spanning 18 years. Her experience includes assisting individuals, small to mid-size businesses and not for profit entities with both tax preparation and planning.
Heather graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA with a B.S. in Finance in 1990 and received a Masters of Accountancy in 2006 from UNC Charlotte.
She has served on the School Board and the Finance Committee of a public charter school for the past 8 years.
Heather and her husband reside in the University area of Charlotte with their two children and two dogs. She is an avid outdoors person who enjoys spending time hiking in the mountains of North Carolina.
Tax Manager
NC License #35442
Michele joined our firm in 2010 after she and her family relocated to North Carolina from Minnesota. She came to Gordon, Keeter & Co. with ten years of experience with a large regional firm. Michele graduated from Moorhead State University in Minnesota in 2000 with a BS in accounting and finance. As a CPA licensed in both North Carolina and Minnesota, her focus is on corporate and partnership tax compliance and reporting and she does a great deal of consulting work with small businesses.
Michele completed leadership Cabarrus in 2011 and has served on the steering committee since graduating. She has served as president and vice president of the local BNI chapter.
As NASCAR fans, she and her husband and four children like the racing experiences the Concord region offers.
