Background
Ullestad, Merwin Allan was born on June 29, 1949 in Hampton, Iowa, United States. Son of Allan L. and Georgia E. (Simms) Ullestad.
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Merwin Allan Ullestad
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Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1971.
Career
Partner Coopers and Lybrand, Des Moines, 1971-1983. Partner in charge, tax services Touche Ross and Company, Nashville, 1983-1989. Partner tax services Deloitte & Touche, LLP, 1989—2002.
Member-in-charge tax services, management committee Kraft Certified Public Accountants LLC, 2002—2009, tax consultant, since 2009. Tax committee member Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. Adjunct tax professor Simpson College, 1981—1982.
Sprk. professor accountant seminar Lipscomb University, 1990—2004.
Achievements
Membership
Sustaining membership captain Middle Tennessee council Boy Scouts American, 1985—1988. Educational advisory committee Nashville Health Care Council, 1998—2002. Board directors, executive committee, treasurer United Way Middle Tennessee, 1990—1996, member allocations panel, 1983—1989.
Board directors, member executive committee American Cancer Society, Des Moines, 1977—1983, Nashville City Ballet, 1983—1985. Board directors, chairman finance committee Watkins College Art and Design, 1996—2001. Board directors Gilda's Club, Nashville, treasurer, 1996—2002.
Trustee, program chairman, secretary, president Tennessee Federal Tax Institute, since 2001. Board directors, treasurer Tennessee chapter Arthritis Foundation, 2003—2009, Southeast region finance committee member, 2009—2010, regional performance oversight committee member, 2009—2010. Advisory committee Gilda's Club, Nashville, since 2002.
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (certified personnel finance specialist), Nashville Songwriters Association International (finance consultant to board directors 1990-1997), Nashville Estate Planning Council (president 1996-1999, board directors), International Association Finance Planning (president, board directors Nashville chapter 1987-1990), Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nashville Chamber of Commerce (member economic development committee 1988-1990, member employment council 1999—2002, editor Human Resources notes 2000-2001, member small business council 2006-2007, member international business council since 2006), Seven Seas Cruising Association, Nashville Tax Club (founding member), Commonwealth Yacht Club, Nashville City Club, Old Hickory Country Club.
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Married Crystal R. (Kleppinger), September 17, 1977.
