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About Alyssia

Alyssia Lee is a co-founding partner of Benford Brown & Associates, LLC. Alyssia has devoted a substantial portion of her 28 year career to providing accounting, tax and advisory services to companies within many different industries, including the not-for-profit, government, and high-tech manufacturing industries. As a result, Alyssia has acquired several advanced skills such as accounting and taxes for not-for profits and governments, board governance, and payroll processing. Additionally, she has developed expertise in individual and corporate taxation and tax resolution services. 

Alyssia is a licensed CPA in the State of Illinois. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA Society, and National Association of Black Accountants. Alyssia also serves on the board of trustees for DuPage Township and several not-for-profit organizations including the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce, Bolingbrook Rotary International, and Bolingbrook Buccaneers, and the Gemini Learning Center. Alyssia is also actively involved with the Diverse Organization of Firms, Inc. as the Marketing Committee chairwoman. 

Alyssia earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Florida A&M University, Master’s in Government Accounting from Rutgers University and is nearing completing her Ph.D. in Accounting.