Donald (Donny) Burkett

Present Position

• Executive Vice President
• Member of Burkett Financial Services, LLC since 2002

Experience

• Founded Burkett Burkett & Burkett, Certified Public Accountants, P.A. in 1976 in West Columbia, SC

Professional and Civic Activities

• South Carolina Board of Accountancy
  • Board Member 2003 to 2015
  • Past Chair, Vice Chair & Secretary
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
  • Past Chair 2015 to 2016
  • Board Member since 2007
  • Past Director At Large and Regional Director
  • Past Chair of Legislative Support Committee
  • Past Member of Standards Study Group
  • Past Board Member & Treasurer for NASBA Center for the Public Trust
  • Past Chair of Relations with Member Boards and Audit Effective Committees
• South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • Past Chair, Vice Chair & Secretary of Treasurer
  • Recipient of “Service to Professionals” Award
• Central Chapter of Certified Public Accountants
  • Past Chair, Vice Chair, & Secretary of Treasurer
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Past Member – Vision Project Team Member – Develop vision and direction for CPAs for the next 15 years
• Lexington Medical Center – Past Board Chair
• Cayce/West Columbia Civitan Club – Past President
• Cayce/West Columbia Rotary Club – Past President
• Airport High School Educational Foundation – President
• Selected for the last Century as one of the 100 Influential People in Accounting in South Carolina
• Recognized in “The Best Tax Practitioner” by Money Magazine

Education

• University of South Carolina— Graduated: June 1974
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting

Interesting Facts

• Life Long Resident of South Carolina
• Two children: Tiffany and Brandi
• Brandi is married to Mike Dixon
• Two granddaughters:
  • Charley Ember Dixon
  • Riley Ellis Dixon