Biggs Hauserman Thompson

In 1971, Virgil Biggs opened a CPA office in his hometown of Saranac, Michigan. Virgil teamed up with Ron Hausserman in 1974 and our foundation as a firm was cemented. Over the following years, additional shareholders and associates helped cultivate meaningful relationships, growing the business from a one person office into an organization providing services from two locations (Saranac and Ada).

Dwayne L. Houghton received his Associates degree from Muskegon Business College in 1984. After graduation he worked in the tax department of a large corporation. Dwayne then worked for a large local CPA firm from 1985 to 1989. In 1989 he returned to college and obtained his Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business, receiving his degree in 1991.

Diane Hollister has worked in the accounting field since graduating from Ferris State College in 1979. After college she spent a few years working for Guardsman Chemical in Grand Rapids, MI and in Marshall, MI at a subsidiary of Campbell Soup Co. until she took time off to raise her children. In 1997, she moved to Lowell, MI and worked part-time for a family business, but as her children entered college, decided to go back to work full-time.

Charles E. Gottschall received his degree from Liberty University in 2007 and began his public accounting career with a local CPA firm in Hillsdale, MI. Charles is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor. His experience includes management and cost accounting, QuickBooks consulting, financial statements, and tax preparation for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates.

Andrew Holesinger began his accounting career as an intern for a CPA firm in Fairbanks, Alaska while serving in the US Army. He served for four years before moving back home to Rockford, Michigan. He received his degree from Western Governor's University in 2020 and joined BHT&D in 2021. Andrew works in the Ada office.