Maurice has over 50 years of experience in assisting organizations in the areas of accounting, auditing, taxation and management consulting. He has experience with a variety of organizations from start-up businesses to large privately-held companies. His areas of expertise are tax, estate planning, finance and general management counseling. He is a past member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves on a number of local Boards.

Experience:

• Joined Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A. in November 2014 through merger
• Founded Capps, Foster & Company in 1972
• Employed for 6 years with Thomas V. Bumbarger & Company in Hickory, NC

Training and Education:   

• Attended Louisburg Junior College, Louisburg, NC on a basketball and baseball scholarship
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 1960
• Extensive accounting and tax experience with start-up and closely held companies, estates, partnerships, fiduciary and individual income taxes.

Professional and Community Activities:

• • Member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and Past Member of Finance Committee
  • Board Member of the Catawba Valley Community College Foundation
  • Past Chairperson and Board Member of the BB&T Advisory Board
  • Past Board Member of First Savings & Loan
  • Past Chairperson and Board Member for 19 years with the Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation in Raleigh, NC
  • Charter Member, Past President, and Rotarian of the Year with the Rotary Club of Lake Hickory
  • Past Board Member of Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
  • Past Member and Past President of Catawba Valley Chapter of NC Association of CPA's (NCACPA)
  • Past NCACPA and AICPA Member