June 12, 2025 – Montgomery, AL — Jackson Thornton, a certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Montgomery, AL, is pleased to announce that one of its principals has recently been honored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts® (NACVA®).
Ashley S. Taylor, a principal in the firm’s Business Valuation & Litigation Consulting Group (BVLC), has been elected Chairperson of the NACVA® Litigation Forensics Board (LFB). The Board oversees certification criteria related to NACVA’s Master Analyst in Financial Forensics® (MAFF®) designation. In addition, the LFB has the responsibility of evaluating the content of NACVA’s litigation and forensics-related curriculum to provide assurance that course content remains objective, technically and fundamentally sound, and presents information in a proper perspective necessary to the creation and development of a well-rounded and substantive training program.
“The Litigation Forensic Board provides the Association with critical guidance and important oversight,” said NACVA’s Chief Executive Officer, Parnell Black, MBA, CPA, CVA. “We are very pleased that Ashley has agreed to chair the Board, share her insight with us, and help the Association as we assist thousands of members keep up with the demand for financial forensics and obtain the necessary training, certification, and credibility so they grow and thrive in their practice and strengthen brands.”
Taylor has been with Jackson Thornton since 2008 and with the BVLC group since 2009. In 2022, she assumed responsibility for the firm’s Refunding Verification and Arbitrage Rebate practice. Taylor also serves as Director of Campus Recruiting for Jackson Thornton.
Taylor received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration from Auburn University Montgomery. She is a graduate of the Emerge Montgomery Torchbearers Leadership Class IV and the Leadership Montgomery Legacy Class XXXVII. She served on the inaugural Junior Executive Board for Child Protect Children’s Advocacy Center, is a past president of Jackson Thornton Young Professionals, and a past president of Emerge Montgomery. In addition to the NACVA® Litigation Forensics Board, Taylor currently serves as board secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery. She was named as Emerge Montgomery’s 2015 Young Professional of the Year, Auburn University Montgomery’s College of Business 2017 Outstanding Young Alumni, “Top 40 Under 40” (Class 2023) by CentrAL INC and named to Troy University School of Accounting’s Hall of Honor in 2023.
About Jackson Thornton
Founded in 1919, Jackson Thornton is a certified public accounting and consulting firm with more than 200 professionals and associates in five offices located throughout Alabama. In addition to accounting services, the firm offers wealth management, strategic planning, business consulting services, technology consulting, and specialized industry services. Learn more at https://www.jacksonthornton.com/.
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