OUR TEAM

Jaime currently lives in Miami, FL with his wife Julie and his three children – Jaime, Cristina and Claudia. His personal interests include fishing and boating, travelling, wine collecting, his kids’ activities and spending quality time with his family and friends.

Justin was born and raised in Miami, FL. Other than a few years in Europe studying languages and attending graduate school at the University of Notre Dame, he has never lived outside of Miami. Justin started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the area of international taxation until he ultimately joined his partner, Jaime Parlade, in Parlade Schaefer Schortz CPAs, PA.

Prior to joining PSS CPAs Mindy worked in a variety of businesses specializing in construction, manufacturing, and supply chain industries. She brings extensive knowledge of operations and accounting practices to the firm. Mindy lives in Melbourne, FL and spends her free time boating, cooking or anything in the sun.

Ed joined Parlade Schaefer Schortz CPAs, PA during 2011 as a manager in the Tax Department, upon moving to South Florida from New York. His experience exceeds 20 years with boutique firms specializing in ultra-high net worth individuals and complex financial transactions.

Sara was born and raised in Miami, Fl. She joined the team in September 2020 as a file clerk but quickly gained interests in other areas, and was able to move over to the write up department. On her downtime, her interests and hobbies include sewing, embroidery, music and dancing. She is also working toward starting a small business of her own. 

Ferdinand was born in Camarines Norte and raised in Quezon province. He is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated Cum Laude with an Accounting degree from Southern Luzon State University. He started his accounting career in Quezon province then moved to Metro Manila after a year and worked for a financial company for 15 years supervising and managing teams handling account reconciliations, bank operations, regulatory compliance, fraud and anti-money laundering investigations, securities, and investment operations.

Stanton was born and raised in Michigan, and after attending Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, studying Speech Education and Music, and touring England with the University Sacred Music Ensemble, he worked 3 years as an Auditor for a Resort in his home state.

Damian was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He was a broker for airplane parts for 3 years prior to joining the firm in November 2020. His personal interests include the foreign exchange global decentralized marketplace, in which he exchanges national currencies, he also mentors and guides other members in finding strategies that work best for them. In his downtime he enjoys music production and DJing with friends.

Paz was born in Santiago, Chile and raised in Miami, Florida. She has her BAS in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration from Miami Dade College and is currently a graduate student at Florida International University for her Masters in Accounting. She is eligible to sit for the CPA exam and is currently working to get her CPA license. 

Paz has 8 years of administrative and bookkeeping experience, and was the assistant accountant manager at an importing and wholesaler firm prior to joining the firm in June 2023.

Her personal interests include the studying of foreign languages, board games, knitting, and reading.

Mervin was born and raised in Boac, Marinduque. He completed his Management Accounting degree with Academic Distinction from St. Mary’s College of Marinduque. He worked for a universal bank before joining the firm. He has 12 years of experience in general accounting which includes bookkeeping, accounts payable and accounts receivables. Mervin loves basketball, playing video games and spending quality time with his family.

Rhealyn was born in Marikina and raised in Pasig, Metro Manila. She graduated from Philippine School of Business Administration with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy. Before joining the firm, Rhea worked as accounting staff for manufacturing and lending companies for 7 years then to a BPO company for 3 years handling bookkeeping, financial reporting, taxation, and payroll-related work for a Tennessee-based accounting firm.

Mark was born and raised in Valenzuela, Metro Manila. He earned his Business Administration Major in Management degree from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela. Prior to joining the firm, Mark worked as GL Bookkeeping Head for a savings bank for 6 years and accounting staff handling general accounting and internal audit work for various local companies for 5 years.

John was born and raised in Pasay, Metro Manila. He is a Certified Public Accountant and completed his accountancy degree from Philippine School of Business Administration. With 7 years of experience as an accountant, John honed his expertise in general accounting, financial reporting, taxation and payroll-related work through working with various industries such as logistics and restaurants before joining the firm.

Joseph finished his Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy in 2009 from Central Colleges of the Philippines. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as an accountant for 10 years in various private companies handling tax preparation, audit, finance and general accounting. Joseph was born in Pasay City and raised in Rizal province.

Maria G Gorrin was born in Venezuela and graduated as a CPA working in several multinational

companies, as a Financial Manager and Controller. Then she moved to Miami 19 years ago to work for a multinational company as a Treasurer & Credit Director in the financial area leading teams from different countries. In the last five years she has been concentrated in doing accounting and preparing and reviewing complex companies and personal taxes in a boutique firm, Maria has joined our firm in June 2022. In her free time, she likes to practice yoga and Pilates.

Claire is a payroll associate at Parlade Schaefer Schortz CPAs, PA. Her responsibilities include processing payroll and preparing quarterly and annual payroll reports for the Internal Revenue Service, as well as over two dozen states.

Idyra was born in Quebec, Canada, but has lived in Miami for 38 years. Idyra has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from FIU. She was a stay at home mom for 10 years and has been back in the workforce for the last 3 years.  Idyra is in charge of making sure every document received is with the correct client. Idyra looks forward to continuing learning and growing with Parlade Schaefer & Schortz.

Dake Schwarte, graduated with a Bachelors in Economics from Florida International and completed a Masters in Business Administration from St. Thomas University in 1998.  He received a Certified Financial Planner designation from Florida State University in 2001.  At the Pankey Institute, he was the Chief Operating Office for 10 years.   Currently Mr. Schwarte is a partner in the Dental Consulting firm of Parlade Schaefer Schortz Dental Consulting.

Born and raised in South Carolina, Kathryn moved to Miami at the end of 2021. She came to the firm as a filing clerk and is looking forward to learning more. She enjoys reading, movies, and board games in her free time.

Yani was born and raised in Miami Fl, where she lives with her husband and two teen daughters. Before joining the PSS staff Yani worked in the healthcare business as a medical assistant and as a USCIS N648 letter composer and specialist for over 7 years. She then worked in the Construction contracting business for 6 years as a plan expeditor and office manager for a construction company. 

Yani enjoys spending time with her daughters at dance competitions and taking rides on the motorcycle with her husband on the weekends. She looks forward to learning more and growing at PSS.

Nicole is a native Floridian from the east coast. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and flower arranging. Bringing 20 plus years of excellent customer service experience and professionalism, she looks forward to serving you at our Punta Gorda office.

Mary Ann was born and raised in New York City and has been living in Miami for the past 25 years. She joined the firm in October of 2021. Mary Ann has worked in public accounting firms for 33 years and has a wide array of experience in administrative duties, bookkeeping and tax processing and enjoys learning new things and expanding her duties. She loves traveling, movies and is an animal lover who enjoys caring for her pets.

Phil started with the firm in February of 2021. He has been working in public accounting for 32 years.He finds his work extremely satisfying.

He was born in NY, but Ihas lived in MIami for 32 years. He is married with a son and daughter, 2 grandsons and one granddaughter.

He loves to read and do the NY Times crossword puzzle every morning.