WBOA Staff Members

Thomas Sadler, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE

Deputy Director and Strategy Advisor
(360) 586-0785
toms@cpaboard.wa.gov

Tom is the Deputy Director and Strategy Advisor for the Washington State Board of Accountancy. He began his service in State Government as a Member of the Washington State Board of Accountancy from June 18, 1996 through June 9, 2002. In 1999 Tom served as Chair of the Board. He is currently Chair of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). Tom previously served NASBA as the Pacific Regional Director, Director-at-Large, Secretary and Vice Chair, Chair of NASBA's Litigation and Response Committee, Ethics Committee and Compliance Assurance Committee. As Regional Director, he was a member of the Relationship with Member Boards Committee.

As a former owner of the CPA firm, Brink & Sadler, Tom was responsible for litigation-related services, including business valuations. His professional experience includes accounting and consulting service to Brink & Sadler’s accounting and auditing clients, and personal financial, tax and estate planning. Tom's previous employment includes Johnson, Paulson & Stolz, and now part of Ernst & Young. He is accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and is certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

He is a member of the AICPA and Washington Society of CPAs where he has served as a member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Litigation Services Committee, Director and President of the Tacoma Chapter, a member of the Private Companies Practice Section Committee, a member of the Accounting and Review Services Committee, and a member of the Auditing Standards Committee.

Tom is a former member of the Tacoma Estate Planning Council and has served as the Council's secretary/treasurer. He is a past president of the Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Lakewood. Tom is a former member of the Tacoma/Pierce County Economic Development Board and the Business Advisory Committee for the Lakes and Clover Park high schools.

Tom holds a Washington State CPA license.