Our team

Mary Grainger, CPA

Senior Manager

Mary Grainger

Mary graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. in 1982. She began her career with Larry Kozielski, CPA before joining Monheit, Ogle & Co., which merged with Spicer & Oppenheim in 1985. She then moved to Dillashaw, Hawthorn & Co. before joining Maddox, Thomson & Associates in 1994. She is a member of the AICPA, the TSCPA, and the American Business Women's Society.

Mary is married to Bob. The couple has two children, a son and daughter, along with various cats and dogs.



Norman "Chuck" Ransleben, CPA

Senior Manager

Norman Chuck Ransleben

A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, Chuck attended Sam Houston State University and received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He has worked at Coopers and Lybrand and Thomas Leger & Company before joining Maddox, Thomson & Associates in 1999. He is currently a member of the Texas Society of CPA's.

Chuck is married to Terri, and they have two sons, Jack and Kyle. Chuck is a cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 3 in Cypress, Texas. He is a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and a life member of the Texas Exes.



Stacie Gill, CPA

Manager

Stacie Gill

Stacie has been with Maddox Thomson & Associates since 2003. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a minor in Spanish in 2003.  She is a member of the Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs. 

She is married to David Gill and attends Houston's First Baptist Church.



Denise Hurd, CPA

Manager

Denise Hurd

Denise received her B.B.A. from Ft. Hays State University in Kansas. After moving to Houston she worked in Public Accounting for Deloitte & Touche and then for Margolis, Phipps and Wright. She then moved to the Cullen Family Offices where she spent several years as Tax Manager before joining Maddox, Thomson & Associates in 2008. She is a member of the Texas Society of CPA's.


Denise is married to Daniel. They have two grown children, two miniature horses, and two dogs. Denise is an active member and teacher at Foundry United Methodist Church. She is also a volunteer and life member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.



Alma Padilla

Manager

Alma Padilla

Alma received her BBA in accounting in 2001 and her MBA with a concentration in accounting in 2006 from the University of St. Thomas. She was previously a tax manager at UHY Advisors, where she spent over five years in tax compliance and consulting.

She and her husband Osmin have one daughter, Samira.



Debra Smith, CPA

Manager

Debra Smith

Debra received her B.S. in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1984. She began her career at Club Corp. doing financial reporting. She moved on to financial prep work for Phillip Hettich, CPA. She was a financial analyst for Champion Paper International. After that Debra did consulting work for a charitable organization. She has been at Maddox, Thomson & Associates since 1999. She is a licensed CPA and a member of the AICPA.

She is married to Kirk Smith, and the couple has three children, two sons and a daughter. She is a member of Stonebridge Church.