Meet Our Team
A powerful and close-knit team dedicated to delivering custom financial services.
FOUNDER, CPA
Matthew Shanafelt
Prior to forming Shanafelt CPA LLC in 2020, Matthew Shanafelt has been working with tax & accounting clients in Portland and the surrounding areas since 2014, when he first came to work at the River Street office. At that time, the firm was known as The Miller Associates. Before arriving in Portland, he worked for 10 years in auditing, tax preparation, and commercial construction. Matthew received his BA in Economics with and Accounting Emphasis from the University of California at Santa Barbara, became an IRS Enrolled Agent in 2017 and received his CPA license in 2019. When not in the office, Matthew enjoys playing golf, camping, and spending time with his wife, Becky.
PAYROLL SPECIALIST/PROJECT & ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Wendy Bunkers
Wendy started her career in the hotel industry, where she accrued 7 years of customer service and computer skills in a management position. She transitioned to the high volume accounting firm — Rowe, Deming & Rothman, LLC — as a Payroll Specialist and Administrative Assistant for 4 and half years before joining Shanafelt CPA LLC. Her primary role on our team is to assist our CPA Professionals with accomplishing the task at hand. She performs daily administrative operations and assists clients in a friendly and timely manner. She has learned that consistent and clear communication is a must. In her free time, Wendy enjoys spending time with her husband and 5 children. They love family camping trips to the beach or mountains, hiking, riding bikes or renting movies and having a family night at home.
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Rachel Weatherly
Rachel provides tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services here at Shanafelt CPA. She has a strong background in bookkeeping in multiple industries and for a variety of sizes and complexities of business. Her skills are supplemented by an aptitude for problem solving and driving need to “get things right.” In her private time she is involved in her local church as the worship music leader. She also enjoys various types of needlecraft, reading, and the occasional local theater performance or just snuggling in with her cats and watching a movie.
“It sounds extraordinary, but it’s a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.”
— MARY ARCHER