Bookkeeping Team
Terina Locke
Terina joined the Beanstalk team in February of 2012 as the Office Manager and Bookkeeper. She manages the day-to-day tasks, as well as the bookkeeping procedures. Her previous experience in management and financial budgeting has contributed to the company. Terina studied Business and Child Life and Family at the Ohio University of Athens. She resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and their three children. She enjoys serving in her community and spending time with family and friends.
Teresa Guthrie
Teresa is a bookkeeper who has been with Beanstalk CFO Group since December 2020. She graduated from the Indiana University School of Business with a degree in Accounting. She came to Beanstalk with not-for-profit, ministry, insurance, and management experience.
In her free time, she enjoys scrapbooking, yard work, and spending time with her family. Teresa resides in Jonesborough, TN.
Martha Gray
Martha Graduated from Southside Community College with Associate’s in Business Administration and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting. She’s been bookkeeping for 20 years in construction and service-based businesses.
Martha resides in Virginia with husband and 2 daughters. She loves spending time on the softball field with both girls and camping.
Nicole Martin
Nicole joined Beanstalk CFO Group in July 2025. She holds a BA in Economics from UCSD and an Accounting Certificate from San Diego Mesa College. With nearly 10 years of experience, she’s supported industries from real estate to aerospace through full-cycle bookkeeping, payroll, reporting, and process optimization — consistently driving efficiency and compliance.
After 16 years in San Diego, Nicole recently relocated to the Midwest to be closer to her fiancé’s family. She enjoys hiking with her dog Akia, spending time outdoors, and cheering on her favorite football teams. A passionate traveler and foodie, Nicole’s next adventure will take her to Thailand and Bali.
Summer Busenitz
Summer joined Beanstalk CFO Group in February 2025. She graduated from Bellevue University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. She brings experience in Family Office and Professional Sports.
Summer was born and raised in Nebraska (Go Big Red!). Where she lives with her husband, daughter, and cat. She loves her church, family, photography, and camping.
Brandy Hurl
Brandy joined Beanstalk in November 2021. She is an experienced bookkeeping professional with a background in managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow, bank reconciliation, general ledger, accounting reconciliation and reporting. My specialty is accounts payable review and cost savings through analysis. Her hobbies are fishing, painting, crafting, and spending time with my husband and our 3 dogs and 3 cats.
Sharon Stahl
Sharon joined Beanstalk in July of 2022 as part of the bookkeeping team. She attended Mountain State Business College and continued her education many years later at Washington State Community College. She worked for a local accounting firm, at First Federal Savings and Loan, and then managed her father-in-law’s garden center business for over 40 years. She also worked as a tax preparer for the last four years.
Sharon’s husband is a well-known local artist whose most famous piece hangs in George Herbert Walker Bush’s Presidential Library in College Station, TX. She enjoys hanging out with her two grandchildren, spending time with family and has been the treasurer of her church since 2008.
Melissa Traum
Melissa joined Beanstalk CFO in September 2019 assisting with bookkeeping and special projects. Melissa graduated from Kirkwood Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Accounting and Mount Mercy College with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. She is originally from Iowa (Go Hawks), but resides in Florida with her husband and two kids. In her free time she likes to watch movies and travel.
Steph Brewer
Steph joined Beanstalk in January of 2023 as part of the bookkeeping team. She is from Columbia, Kentucky where she was introduced to the world of bookkeeping at a young age by assisting in her parents’ small businesses. She brings a decade of experience in payroll, invoicing, collections, and accounts receivable for the transportation industry.
Jimena Contreras
Jimena started as an employee in September 2013 with Beanstalk CFO Group. She assists with bookkeeping tasks and special projects as needed.
Jimena is from Peru and graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and a Master of Science in Taxation. She resides in Florida with her husband. Jimena enjoys watching movies and travelling.
Jen Diersen
Jen joined Beanstalk in September 2021. She graduated from Penn State University. She has experience working in bookkeeping and small business tax preparation, technology, and marketing.
Jen is a diehard Steelers fan from Pittsburgh, PA. But for the last 20 years, she has called Columbus, Ohio home. In her free time, Jen loves seeing live music, especially with her husband and three grown children, support global Christian ministries, and take her custom cargo trailer camper on the road.