Richard O. Dorton
Founder, President and CEO, Director of Business Advisory Services

Richard is presently President and CEO of the firm.  In his role as CEO, he leads the firm's long-range and strategic planning endeavors.  His thirty years of public accounting experience has been vast and varied.  He has led our construction industry team and is an active member of our equine and law firm services teams.  He is an advisor to many clients on a variety of tax, accounting and sophisticated business planning matters, including operational and strategic planning, business continuity planning, and ownership transition planning.

Career
Dean, Dorton & Ford, P.S.C., 1979 - present; Coopers & Lybrand, Lexington, 1976 - 1979.

Professional Associations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (former State Board of Directors and Bluegrass Chapter President); Lexington Estate Planning Council (past President).

Community Involvement
Past Administrative Board Chairman and Chairman of Vision Team, First United Methodist Church
Pyramid Club of Lexington, Inc.
Past Chairman and Board of Trustees, YMCA of Central Kentucky
Past Treasurer and Executive Committee, High Street Neighborhood Center
Kentucky Conference of United Methodist Church, Chairman, Equitable Compensation Committee

Education
Masters of Business Administration, 1976, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Bachelor of Science in Economics, High Honors, 1975, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

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