A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Ed attended the University of North Texas and received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major concentration in banking and finance in 1973. Prior to his association with Gaskill, Pharis & Pharis, L.L.P., Ed was an insurance Auditor for 1 1/2 years with Reliance Insurance in Dallas, Texas, as Audit Office Manager for 4 years with the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Odessa, Texas, Senior Accountant for 1 1/2 years for Elms, Farris & Co., C.P.A.'s, Odessa, Texas and Manager for 1 1/2 years for Arthur Anderson & Co., C.P.A.'s, Dallas, Texas. He was employed by Gaskill, Pharis & Pharis, L.L.P. in 1982 and became a principal in the corporation in 1986. In the Dalhart Community has or is serving as: Councilman, City of Dalhart, Director, Dallam-Hartley County United Fund, Treasurer of the Dalhart Country Club, Treasurer and Vice-President of the Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce and President of the Dalhart Lions Club. Ed is a member and has serves as Treasurer of the First Christian Church in Dalhart and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Ed also serves as Treasurer for the Dallam-Hartley Counties Veterans Memorial. Professionally, Ed has served as a member of the State Taxation Committee of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and is President-Elect of the Southern and Western Accounting Association.

A native of Canyon, Texas, Lee attended Texas Tech University and West Texas State University from which he received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting in 1981. Prior to his association with Gaskill, Pharis & Pharis, L.L.P., Lee was an accountant and partner in Craig Fuller & Associates in Dalhart for 13 years and was Controller for Frontier Fuel Co. in Dalhart for 3 years. In the Dalhart Community, Lee has served as Treasurer of the Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce and President of the Dalhart Lions Club, the Treasurer of the Dalhart Area Child Care Center as well as Treasurer of the Dallam-Hartley County United Fund. Currently Lee serves as Treasurer of the Dalhart Senior Citizen's Association.

A native of Boise City, Oklahoma, Chad received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major in accounting in May of 1996 from West Texas A&M University. He joined Gaskill, Pharis & Pharis, L.L.P. in June, 1996 and became a partner on August 1, 2001. Chad has served on the Board of Directors of the Dalhart Lions Club, Dalhart Meals on Wheels, the Dalhart Area Child Care Center and the Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce. As a member of the First Baptist Church of Dalhart he has served on the direct missions committee.

A native of Dalhart, Texas, Nicole received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, cum laude and a Master of Science in Accounting, suma cum laude, from Texas Tech University in December 2000. Nicole became associated with Gaskill, Pharis & Pharis in February 2004 and was made a partner on January 1, 2007. Prior to her association with the firm, Nicole was an accountant with Bragg & Davison, CPA. In the Dalhart Community, Nicole has served as the chairman of the annual "Keep the Shine on Denrock" downtown block party and is a member of Eta Upsilon Sorority where she has served as President and Treasurer. She is a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Dalhart where she was the former chairman of the Oktoberfest St. Anthony's School fundraiser.

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