OUR TEAM
William Ryan Pusey, CPA
Managing Partner
Ryan is a Certified Public Accountant and a local Sussex County native. Raised in Millsboro, Delaware.
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He attended Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, DE graduating in 1995. Ryan went on to attend Salisbury State University (later Salisbury University) as a Purdue Scholar. Ryan obtained his Bachelors of Science in Accounting, graduating in 1999.
Ryan pursued an auditing career at the Department of Defense, Inspector General's Office. During his tenure, Ryan was Certified Information Systems Auditor and completed many assignments on classified reports.
Ryan and his wife, Sarah, then chose to move Delaware in 2004 and began his full time career at Robert M Hoyt & Co., LLC under the direction of his father, Bill Pusey.
Ryan became managing partner in March 2021. Ryan enjoys running, reading, and time spent with his family.
Richard Hatter, CPA, ABV
Partner
Richard is a Certified Public Accountant and is Accredited in Business Valuations from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Rich obtained his Associates Degree in Business Management and Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Wilmington University.
He began his career in 1987, when he joined Jefferson, Urian, Doane & Sterner PA as a staff accountant in their Georgetown DE office.
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In 1994, he became the Assistance Comptrollers with Glacier Express, Inc in Federalsburg, Md. Glacier Refrigerated Express closed in 1997 when Rich joined the office at Robert M. Hoyt & Co., LLC.
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In 2003 Richard became a partner with Robert M. Hoyt & Co LLC. In 2020, Richard obtained his Florida CPA license & Robert M. Hoyt & Co., LLC become licensed in the State of Florida.
In December 2020 Richard and his wife moved to Florida where he continued to remotely service clients from his home office in Florida when he is not in Delaware working out of our Millsboro location.
Partnering with:
Sarah Pusey, CPA
Office Manager/
Staff Accountant
Sarah is a Certified Public Accountant, who was born and raised in Brandon, Florida. Sarah attend Florida State University obtaining her accounting degree.
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She worked for the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General for 5 years prior to moving to Delaware to raise her family with Ryan.
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Sarah started working for Robert M Hoyt & Co. as a subcontractor on and off the years. In 2017, Sarah was onboarded to a regular part-time employee.
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During the downtime, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family. Ryan, her husband/managing partner, Kalyn, and W. Christian.
OUR STAFF
Michelle Moxley, MAcc
Senior Tax Accountant
Michelle a Senior Staff Accountant has been employed with PHA for 7 years. Michelle obtained her Bachelors in accounting at Wilmington University then furthered her education in obtaining her Masters in Accounting. Michelle specializes in payroll, taxes, trusts, partnerships & more.
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Vickie Walter
Senior Administrator
Vickie has 48 years of experience in the Administrative field. She has been with our company for 18 years, and helps to keep the office running smoothly.
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vwalter@pha.cpa​​
Mahmoud Assad, CPA
Senior Tax Accountant
Born and raised in Jordan, Mahmoud attended the University of Jordan studying Marketing Management. Mahmoud continued his education and graduated from Wilmington University with degrees in Accounting and Finance.
Mahmoud is a Certified Public Accountant dedicated to aid individuals and businesses in optimizing their financial strategies thriving to guide clients to maximize wealth and foster business growth through strategic tax and business planning.
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Salameh Asad
Staff Accountant
Salameh is a Staff Accountant who graduated from Almamon University obtaining a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He has solid business experience gained through his work experience in Accounting, Banking, Sales and Information Technology.
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Linda Hirneisen
Senior Staff Accountant
Linda a has been employed with PHA, formally Robert M. Hoyt, for 35 years. Obtaining her Associates Degree in Accounting at Delaware Tech.
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lhirneisen@pha.cpa​​
Holly Baker
Tax Accountant
Holly is a staff accountant who graduated from Lee University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and earned the Michael J. Barch Accounting Departmental Award. She is a Sussex County native who initially joined our firm as an intern. Relatively new to the field, Holly is dedicated to expanding her knowledge of accounting and looks forward to earning her CPA license.
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OUR FOUNDERS
Mr. Bill Pusey
Mr. Robert Hoyt
Robert M. Hoyt & Co., LLC started in 1968
Robert M. Hoyt & Co., LLC started in 1968 under the direction of Mr. Robert Hoyt. Mr. Hoyt created a tax preparation business and then continued onto pursue other interests. Mr. William "Bill" H. Pusey III took over the business in the 1980's. Bill provided leadership to his employees and resources to the community until his untimely passing in March 2021. His son, W. Ryan Pusey, and partner Richard Hatter now lead the business forward to continue taking care of the clients. In December 2023, Ryan and Rich renamed the business to Pusey, Hatter, and Associates LLC.