About Us
Since 2004, D&D Bookkeeping Inc. has been providing trusted bookkeeping services that meet a wide range of corporate and personal needs to our clients in the Truro area. We are here to handle all of your financial management demands so you can focus on your core priorities — in business and life.
Every individual and business has different accounting needs, and we are here for any and every financial challenge you may face. D&D Bookkeeping Inc. is ready to serve as a voice of reason for your tax planning and financial advising demands. We want to help you make the best decisions possible. Our personalized bookkeeping services and solutions have helped our clients manage a better financial future.
Our Vision
"To build a financial world, wherein everyone counts! A world where our compassion for our fellow entrepreneurs and employed persons alike, fuels our drive for financial wisdom, and consistently allows us to share our knowledge with all!"
Janice Spencer
Receptionist/ Office Manager
Janice Spencer joined the D&D Bookkeeping Inc. team in 2017. As our receptionist, she has excelled at being our ‘office mother’. She brings to the table 15 years of gained experience within the hospitality, customer service and retail industries. Janice attended the Community College, Truro campus and Akerley campus, taking Foundation Accounting, and Business Information and Technology. Upon graduating, she accepted an office position within a manufacturing and transportation industry, gaining experience and putting her newfound knowledge to work!
She has a passion for learning and is continuously pursing new talents.
She has the perfect mixture of warmth and humour to keep our office environment friendly and welcoming. Janice is the first fun loving face you will see, and the first chipper voice you will hear upon contacting our office. She goes above and beyond to truly make D&D clients feel at home, with friendly conversation over a hot cup of coffee (tea).
Janice is a loving wife and mother; having one adult son,two grand-babies, and the younger two four legged members of the family! Being very family orientated, she enjoys spending time with close and extended relatives, long road trips, outdoor activities and gardening.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: reception@ddbookkeeping.com
Shanda Lively
Bookkeeping Technician/Sub Receptionist
Shanda Lively joined the D&D Bookkeeping in June 2022 as a Bookkeeping Technician.
Shanda came into this company ready for a change and excited to learn. After 20 plus years of working in the manufacturing field, she decided she needed a change and a new challenge. Luckily, she found a welcoming company and began a new journey in the bookkeeping field. Every day presents a new challenge and an experience to learn and grow with the field.
Shanda enjoys learning new things and she always has a smile on her face ready to help her coworkers.
Shanda, aside from being a wonderful member of our team, is a loving mother of a teenage daughter. Some of Shanda’ s favorite pass-times include road trips, going to the beach and spending time with her family.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: slively@ddbookkeeping.com
Carly Cunningham
Bookkeeping Technician
Carly Cunningham joined the D&D Bookkeeping team in August 2023 as a Bookkeeping Technician.
Carly came into the company ready for a change and excited to expand her knowledge in the world of accounting. Carly worked as a school-based Administrative Assistant for the Halifax Regional Centre for Education for 10 years. During her time at HRCE, she developed a passion for managing the school finances. After moving to Truro in 2022 and commuting to Halifax for a year, she decided she was ready to make a change and build on her life here in Truro.
Carly graduated from Maritime Business College in 2009 with a Paralegal diploma. She is currently enrolled at Stratford Career Institute studying accounting to help expand her knowledge of the accounting profession.
Carly is the mother of an active young boy. In her spare time she enjoys going on adventures with her son, relaxing at home and spending time with family.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Bernadette Scheepers
Junior Bookkeeper
Bernadette was born and raised in South Africa where she predominantly worked in the accounting practice sector, focusing on bookkeeping, company registrations, deceased estates and income taxes. There, she also studied towards a Certificate in Business Management and Administration. As with most South Africans, she does love a good rugby game, as well as a BBQ, (braai).
After meeting her husband and getting married, Bernadette joined him by moving to the United Kingdom, where they had settled in a village on the outskirts of London for several years. They love to travel and explore, abroad and locally. Bernadette has also furthered her studies in the United Kingdom and received a Diploma in Advanced Accounting. During her time in the UK, she worked in the Accounts Department of an International Cargo and Freight Company. She found the cargo and freight industry both fast paced and very interesting. “It is fascinating how without logistics the world can easily stop.” She does believe in the saying “Every day is a school day” and find it satisfying when an account reconciles, as it should!
Bernadette and her husband decided in 2022 that their next chapter in life will be further north and moved to Nova Scotia in the spring of 2023.
Bernadette has a heart for compassion outreach and is a keen blood donor. She strives to be kind, considerate and respectful to everyone she cross paths with and believes that many times people do not want a mind that speaks but a heart that listens. She is a qualified scuba diver, and as much as she loves outdoor activities, she is quite happy staying indoors. She is a proud bird mama and has now added an English Springer Spaniel to their gang as well.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: bscheepers@ddbookkeeping.com
Carolyn Huchton
Bookkeeper/ Personal Tax Specialist
Carolyn was born in Truro, Nova Scotia though she grew up in the states. She has moved all over the globe while serving in the U.S. Air Force as a histopathology technician. Carolyn started studying Accounting and Finance overseas while stationed in England and completed her Bachelor’s Degree of Accounting. She completed one year of a Master’s in Finance and her love of knowledge in the accounting filed continued to blossom.
Carolyn is drawn to D&D Bookkeeping due to her love of making things balance and the desire to work in a family oriented atmosphere, where people are not just treated like numbers and dollar signs.
Carolyn’s other passion in life is dance/fitness and all various types of music. You may find her in Truro or Stewiacke teaching dance and fitness classes and often dancing at her standing desk while in the office. Her love of nature and wildlife make up most of her summer childhood memories; such as swimming in the rivers, clam digging, and blueberry picking. Her cousins like to say she is a True Bluenoser at heart.
Carolyn’s three girls were born abroad, however, have grown up in Nova Scotia. Two are attending University studying Environmental Science and Psychology, while her youngest is a junior at CEC. Her girls have inherited their mother’s love of nature.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: chuchton@ddbookkeeping.com
Juli Dunlap
Senior Bookkeeper/ Tax Specialist
Juli Dunlap stepped away from the work force to focus on raising her children. Now that they are grown, Juli thought it was the perfect time to get back into the work force, specially the bookkeeping field. When a position became available at D&D Bookkeeping, she applied and it was a perfect fit! She joined the D&D Bookkeeping Inc team in 2020 as a junior bookkeeper and has since advanced with our company to her current position as Senior Bookkeeper/Income Tax Specialist.
Juli enjoys accounting, especially the parts that are like a puzzle to be solved. Let us not forget taxes! This crazy woman loves doing income taxes. She still cannot believe she is paid for this!
Juli enjoys spending time with her family, getting into a good TV or book series, various crafts and extra-long summer days.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: jdunlap@ddbookkeeping.com
Evan Rossiter
Bookkeeper/ Payroll Technician
Evan Rossiter joined the D&D Bookkeeping team in May of 2021 as a part time Data Entry Technician. By November, Evan was full time with D&D Bookkeeping, working as a Junior Bookkeeper & Payroll Technician. Evan graduated from the NSCC Business Administration – Management concentration program in June 2020. Evan is currently taking additional distance education programs to enhance his bookkeeping and payroll capabilities in order to serve our clients better than ever.
Prior to starting with D&D Bookkeeping, Evan had spent six years working in retail honing his customer service skills as well as his ability to listen to a customer’s needs and find solutions that fit them, without relying on a cookie cutter approach for everyone.
Evan is married to the wonderful Shelby Rossiter, and is a pet dad to both cats and a dog. He is very down to earth, and will jump to help out where ever possible. Outside of work, he spends his time with his funny farm of pets, with friends and family, drinking all the coffee he can get his hands on, and training martial arts.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: erossiter@ddbookkeeping.com
Pam Peppard
Senior Bookkeeper/ Payroll Manager
Pam Peppard joined our team initially in 2014 as our receptionist and has now advanced within our company to her current position as Senior Bookkeeper and Payroll Manager. Pam has a thirst for knowledge; consistently working on gaining experience within the field of numbers, while also completing her accounting diploma through distance education.
Pam’s drive to learn and her determination, has given her the skills required to assess our clients bookkeeping needs and implement the procedures required to help our clients achieve their various goals and adhere to Canada Revenue Agency policies. Pam is currently specializing in payroll processing, payroll remittances, and ROE issuance.
Pam Wilmot, aside from being an amazing member of our team, is also a mother of three; two girls and years later her one boy. Pam is a very down to earth, forward person with just the right amount of enthusiasm, humor and discipline to give our office a professional but fun atmosphere. She enjoys family type activities, road trips, and various animals as her home has been numerously referred to as a zoo.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: pwilmot@ddbookkeeping.com
Douglas Ross
Senior Bookkeeper/ Founder
Douglas Ross is the original founder of D&D Bookkeeping Inc., which came to be in 2004. Douglas had a dream of running a business built on catering to the bookkeeping needs of fellow entrepreneurs. In 2012, Douglas turned the company over to his business partner and niece Natasha McDonald. He has remained on board as a senior consultant at D&D Bookkeeping Inc., as his love for his clients tell him he is not quite ready to retire!
Since Douglas’ early thirties, he has successfully owned and/or managed several small businesses in various industries. Over the course of twenty-five years, Douglas has specialized in all things bookkeeping from small to medium size businesses and private clients. He is proficient in many programs including Sage 50 (formerly Simply Accounting), Quicken and QuickBooks (Pro Advisor). Douglas has a wealth of experience in Excel, as spreadsheets are necessary in the accounting world.
Clients often describe Douglas as upfront and honest, as he will most definitely provide you with the knowledge to make the smartest decision for your future. He is compassionate and understanding which will help make your accounting experience less stressful, and your appointment more of a relaxing friendly encounter.
Douglas’ family is his focus. His two great nieces are his biggest enjoyment in life, as he has made a promise that he will always be their ‘Uncle Doogie’.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: dross@ddbookkeeping.com
Natasha McDonald,
BCom., C.P.B.
Senior Bookkeeper/ Owner
Natasha McDonald is the shareholder of D&D Bookkeeping Incorporated, based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. She is knowledgeable in the field of bookkeeping and has provided excellent customer service to clients over her years with D&D.
Natasha joined the D&D Bookkeeping team in 2010, gained ownership of the business in 2012, and now is a full-service provider of bookkeeping, business & personal income tax preparation as well as corporate income tax preparation. She manages client accounts as well as day-to-day operations and advertising for D&D.
Natasha started out toward a bachelor’s degree in animal science after graduation; however, fate had other ideas! Soon enough she found herself in a management position with a local retail company and her love for numbers developed rapidly. As her love for commerce grew, Natasha transferred into the Athabasca University to pursue a bachelor degree in commerce via distance education. She transferred one more time to Saint Mary’s University, to complete her degree quicker, where she has been inducted into their International Business Honors Society; Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter. She has since graduated with a bachelor of commerce degree; majoring in Accounting. Recently, she has obtained another designation through Certified Professional Bookkeepers of Canada, as a Certified Professional Bookkeeper.
Natasha is not only an entrepreneur at heart; she is also a wife and a working mother! Some of Natasha’s favorite pass-times include physical activity, reading, camping, and spending quality time with her family. Natasha has consistently demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while balancing her business activities, university studies, and family responsibilities.
Isn’t It Time Your Dollars Made Sense!
Contact Info:
Office: (902) 641-2665
Email: nmcdonald@ddbookkeeping.com