Bauer, Willis & Associates is an independent public accounting office founded by Patricia A. Bauer, CPA in 1999 and joined by business partner Theresa Willis, CPA in 2002.  These two professionals came together with one common goal:  To serve the local community’s needs as Your neighborhood CPAs®.

Our staff is comprised of six highly skilled women who bring over 75 combined years of business expertise to you.  While tax preparation, accounting and reporting are the primary focus of our team, our areas of expertise also include cash flow management, strategic planning, operational process improvement, human resource, marketing, IT consulting, custom software design, and web design.

 


Pat earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and received a MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Pat held a wide variety of financial and management accounting positions in the financial services industry for 25 years prior to starting the firm in 1999. She has provided income tax services in San Antonio for over 20 years.

Pat was born in Dubuque, Iowa and moved to Texas as fast as she could. She loves dogs and shares her favorite one with the members of the BWA team on a daily basis.

When not at the office she enjoys traveling, reading, music, dancing and sports/fitness activities. Pat continues another season of drum lessons in 2008.




Theresa, whom prefers being addressed as Tee, grew up in a military family living in nine places before the age of 13. She has since labeled San Antonio as home sweet home.

Tee has over 25 years of progressive experience in accounting and business planning including financial statement preparation and analysis, budgeting, product pricing, tax preparation and tax planning. Tee joined Pat in early 2002 after holding increased levels of responsibilities in the financial services industry. Tee has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Tee also shares a passion for dogs. She and her “little buddy,” Jagger, arrive at the office together everyday. In her off time, Tee enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, and the occasional glass of La Crema with friends.




Kylene joined the BWA team in August of 2003, after graduating Cum Laude with a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kylene received her CPA license in February of 2005 becoming one of three CPAs in the BWA office. She supports over 50 business clients and over 100 individual tax clients with tax reporting and planning. Her advanced research and intuitive business fortitude make her an essential link in the BWA team.

For her outstanding contributions to the firm, Kylene was awarded partial ownership in January 2008.

While at UTSA, Kylene was a member of the track and cross-country team competing for all 5 years. She is the oldest of 4 girls, herself and a set of triplets. Kylene enjoys many hobbies including reading and scrap-booking. Her competitive nature continues to seek an outlet as she trains for her first triathlon in May.




Marisol began her business career at the age of 10 where she assisted her family with their small business. She is a graduate of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, located in Monterrey, Mexico. After obtaining several years of public accounting experience with firms in Virginia and North Carolina, she returned to Texas and joined the BWA team in November of 2004.

When not studying for the CPA exam, she relaxes with her two dogs, Anthony and Max. And as proud as Marisol is of her husband, Tony, we all share our gratitude for his service to our country as a member of the United States Marine Corp.





A native to San Antonio, Mari joined the BWA team in January 2006. Mari’s 20 years of business experience is focused in the areas of strategic and tactical business operations, business development, market positioning, client services, and product innovation.

Mari is a graduate of The University of Texas at San Antonio with a BBA in Accounting and Information Systems and a MBA in Managerial Accounting. Her entrepreneurial spirit thrives when working with small business owners to reach heights they never dreamed attainable.

Mari’s non-working hours are dedicated to her husband and two children.




Angelica is a native Colombian who has worked as a software developer and systems analyst since 1995.  She received her Associates Degree in Computer Programming from San Antonio College in 2001 and her Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in Computer Information Systems from Texas A&M, Kingsville in 2004.

Angelica joined the BWA team in June 2005, as our Senior IT Consultant.  Her current projects include web-based software design and development and database architecture.  She is fluent in English, Spanish, ASP Net, Visual Basic, HTML, and SQL.

When not working in front of a computer, Angelica enjoys movies, reading, and is now learning how to play the guitar.