Oklahoma Tax Institute - Tulsa

Chris Kuehl

Dr. Chris Kuehl is a Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients and business organizations around the world. He is the economic analyst for several national and international organizations.

Alex Parker

Alex Parker, follows tax-related legislative developments in Washington, D.C. and provides analysis to Eide Bailly partners. His background is in tax and policy journalism.

Rick Klahsen

Rick Klahsen, CPA is the Tax Managing Director/Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid & Boston. Rick has more than 35 years of tax experience, advising clients in various industries, including manufacturers and distributors, health service providers, and various technology developers. He previously served as regional tax director for BKD’s (now Forvis Mazars) South Region and as tax director of the firm’s Kansas City practice unit and subsequently the Dallas-Fort Worth-Waco practice unit. He currently serves as the tax director of the Oklahoma and Boston practice units. Rick has significant experience with federal tax due diligence and transaction structuring and is one of the firm’s designated tax Mergers & Acquisitions technical reviewers.

Before joining Forvis Mazars, Rick was a partner & managing director with another large, national CPA & advisory firm and had roles including geographic tax practice leader, national leader of tax advisory & compliance and national leader of private client services.

He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and is a licensed CPA in Oklahoma and Texas. Rick has served on the Small Business Investor Alliance tax and accounting advisory committee, is a former member of the advisory board of the S-Corporation Association of America (S-Corp AA) and has testified before a congressional subcommittee and met with members of Congress on behalf of S-corp AA. He is a former member of the Wartburg College Alumni Board and a former member of the Senior Accounting Advisory Board for the University of North Texas.

Rick is a graduate of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, with a B.A. degree in accounting.

Adam Sweet

Adam Sweet, JD, LL.M., leads pass-through entity consulting for Eide Bailly. He has extensive knowledge in partnership tax, including interpreting partnership agreements, allocation and distribution provisions and issuing compensatory equity. Adam is also experienced with both the buying and selling sides of domestic and foreign joint ventures, tax credit partnerships and a variety of IRS controversy matters. He also leads Eide Bailly’s Opportunity Zone working group.

Ashley Coffey

Ashley Coffey is the CEO of Coffey & Consult, Oklahoma’s premier human-centered technology consulting firm, helping businesses onfidently navigate and integrate emerging technologies into their operations. With more than 15 years of cross-sector experience spanning public, private, and nonprofit industries, Ashley is a recognized leader in future-facing technologies including AI, XR (VR/AR), and spatial computing.

A sought-after speaker and educator, Ashley has delivered over 100+ talks since 2018 on stages including TEDx, SXSW, and Harvard where she bridges the gap between complex innovation and real-world business impact. She was named to The Journal Record’s Power List of Innovative Women in 2022 and continues to champion women in technology, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

As host of both the “Coffey & Code” and “AI News You Should Know About” podcasts, Ashley leads conversations that make technology accessible, human, and transformative. Whether guiding a boardroom through AI strategy or speaking to a room full of changemakers, she’s driven by one mission: to empower people and organizations to thrive in the digital era-without losing the human element.

Ashley is on a mission to build the Silicon “Prairie” in the heartland of Oklahoma - one innovative solution at a time.

Tony Mastin

Tony Mastin, JD, is widely considered a leading authority on tax policy and state and local tax issues. He focuses his practice on advising individuals, high net-worth families, tax-exempt organizations, and businesses of all sizes on planning matters involving state and local taxation (SALT), including sales and use taxes, multi-state taxation, SALT controversy work, and federal income taxation. Tony joined McAfee & Taft in 2019 following his retirement from the Oklahoma Tax Commission after 35 years of service, including 12 years in which he served as its executive director. Over the course of his career at the OTC, he also served as an attorney in the General Counsel’s office, deputy director of the Motor Vehicle Division, deputy director of the Business Tax Division, and director of the Tax Policy and Research Division. As executive director from 2007 - 2019, he was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the agency, serving as its legislative liaison, and assisting in the proposal, drafting, review and analysis of tax legislation. On the national level, Tony played an active role in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), a nationwide effort by state and local governments and the private sector to simplify and modernize sales and use tax collection and administration. That effort led to the development and implementation of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Upon initiation of the SSTP in 2000, Tony served as the Oklahoma delegate for the project’s State and Local Advisory Council (SLAC) and was a member of its steering committee, served as scribe on the original drafting committee, and was also a member of the Compliance Review and Interpretations Committee and the Issue Resolution Committee. In 2017, The Federation of Tax Administrators honored Tony with the Harley T. Duncan Award for his sustained and significant service to state tax administrators.

Ashley Plyushko

Ashley Plyushko, CPA, is the Executive Directo of the Oklahoma Accountancy Board. Here rise to the sate board is the culmination of a career across government, both municipal and state. Graduating from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in history and political science, she had a brief stint at the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She then landed at the Office of Management and Enterprise Services as a budget analyst in the Statewide Budget Division. There she started her foray into state finance and her CPA journey. She achieved her goal of becoming a CPA in 2017 and moved to the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma, to work as the Assistant Finance Director. After three years and promotion to Finance Director and City Treasurer, she felt the pull of the state and returned to OMES where she served as the State Chief Financial Officer.

Tony Mastin

Tony Mastin, JD, is widely considered a leading authority on tax policy and state and local tax issues. He focuses his practice on advising individuals, high net-worth families, tax-exempt organizations, and businesses of all sizes on planning matters involving state and local taxation (SALT), including sales and use taxes, multi-state taxation, SALT controversy work, and federal income taxation. Tony joined McAfee & Taft in 2019 following his retirement from the Oklahoma Tax Commission after 35 years of service, including 12 years in which he served as its executive director. Over the course of his career at the OTC, he also served as an attorney in the General Counsel’s office, deputy director of the Motor Vehicle Division, deputy director of the Business Tax Division, and director of the Tax Policy and Research Division. As executive director from 2007 - 2019, he was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the agency, serving as its legislative liaison, and assisting in the proposal, drafting, review and analysis of tax legislation. On the national level, Tony played an active role in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), a nationwide effort by state and local governments and the private sector to simplify and modernize sales and use tax collection and administration. That effort led to the development and implementation of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Upon initiation of the SSTP in 2000, Tony served as the Oklahoma delegate for the project’s State and Local Advisory Council (SLAC) and was a member of its steering committee, served as scribe on the original drafting committee, and was also a member of the Compliance Review and Interpretations Committee and the Issue Resolution Committee. In 2017, The Federation of Tax Administrators honored Tony with the Harley T. Duncan Award for his sustained and significant service to state tax administrators.

Bruce McGovern

Bruce McGovern, JD, LLM, is a member of the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston, where he also serves as director of the school’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Previously, he served for many years as the school’s vice president and associate dean for academic administration. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, his law degree from Fordham University School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he taught as a visiting faculty member before joining the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston. Professor McGovern is a member of the Council of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section, a former chair of the Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, and a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.

Bruce McGovern

Bruce McGovern, JD, LLM, is a member of the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston, where he also serves as director of the school’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Previously, he served for many years as the school’s vice president and associate dean for academic administration. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, his law degree from Fordham University School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he taught as a visiting faculty member before joining the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston. Professor McGovern is a member of the Council of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section, a former chair of the Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, and a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.

Bruce McGovern

Bruce McGovern, JD, LLM, is a member of the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston, where he also serves as director of the school’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Previously, he served for many years as the school’s vice president and associate dean for academic administration. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, his law degree from Fordham University School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he taught as a visiting faculty member before joining the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston. Professor McGovern is a member of the Council of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section, a former chair of the Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, and a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.