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ope Blankenship was born in South Carolina. Her family moved to Anchorage, Alaska when she was 5 years old. After high school, she went on to manage several small businesses in the Anchorage area. Hope’s parents are both successful small business owners, so it was only natural that in 2007, Hope opened her own bookkeeping and accounting firm. Since then, the company has grown to over 9 employees, some located across the United States. Hope won the SBA Young Entrepreneur of Mississippi award in 2010.
Hope also graduated from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Dec 2014. In May of 2017, she also was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Excellence Award at Keesler AFB. Hope has served on the National Small Business Association Leadership Council and Board of Trustees where she enjoys being a voice to Congress for all small businesses! In November 2019, Hope completed the testing requirements to become a certified fraud examiner, CFE, through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Hope has 3 children, Austin, Grace, and Addison. Her husband retired from the United States Air Force after serving 20 years. Hope is currently very active in her church in Biloxi. She serves on several of the volunteer teams within her church. She currently serves as one of the worship leaders each weekend. She leads several small groups mentoring women on how to better their lives and themselves, God’s way. She is a published author and has also served on the board of the United MSD Foundation and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. Hope has a heart for her community and for the people that service acts can impact.
Amber was born in Iowa. Amber’s grandparents Lee and Dorothy, each small business owners, raised her after her father’s passing. After graduating high school in Iowa, Amber attended Iowa Western Community College and Missouri Western State University and is currently working towards her degree in accounting.
In 2000, she married her husband, Jarrod, also from Iowa, and he is currently serving as a Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force for 25 years. Together, they have two children Ava and Jay. Shortly after getting married, she moved to Wichita, Kansas where she worked as an account specialist at Bank of America. In 2002, Amber and her husband moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where Amber was an account manager at Comcast Cable Inc. In 2006, she moved to Anchorage, Alaska and worked with Hope Community Resources as a Staff Accountant. In 2009, she began work with To The Rescue Bookkeeping and in 2010, became a co-owner alongside Hope Blankenship. In 2013, moved back to Wichita to be closer to family and establish a great client base as well as friends. Amber enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and reading.
Amber is currently a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has certification in QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Enterprise, and QuickBooks POS.
Amber’s favorite quote is, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Meagan hails from the crabcake capital, Baltimore, Maryland and lived there until 2013. While in Maryland, Meagan worked for a large veterinary clinic as a technician for over 13 years before moving to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi to pursue a career in the financial world.
Jessica was born and raised in Lansing, MI. She moved to Mississippi when she was 21. She loves the weather and the southern hospitality. She maintained a 3.86 GPA through high school and college, where she earned her associate’s degree in Business Management and Accounting. She has her QuickBooks Online certification, as well as her Gusto People Advisory certification.
She has been with David for over a decade and has 2 beautiful children: Danny Jase and Jaydee. Jaydee is active in cheer and dance. She also wants to start Tae Kwon Do soon.
Her and her family spend a lot of time at the pool during the summer and enjoy playing cards (especially UNO) and binge-watching Netflix during the winter. She is a long-time attendee of Church of the King where she serves 2nd Sat Serves, Coffee Team, Events Team & King’s Kids – her favorite! Jessica is now involved on the worship team at church along with the other teams she serves on.
Her life’s motto is: Live, Laugh Love. He achieved success has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.
Kendra was born in Ohio but raised the majority of her life in central Alabama. She met her husband right before college at a local church. Together, they have two kids – Luca & Sailor. She attended Troy University and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology & Business Administration. While in college, she worked at a LASIK & Eye Care Center as the Office Manager for 6 years. She has gotten to experience working with incredible ophthalmologists and optometrists over those years. She loved being able to help her patients see more clearly, whether it was with new glasses or contacts, LASIK surgery, or cataract surgery.
In 2023, Kendra’s family moved to Mississippi where her husband gained a position at a local church in Mississippi to pursue his passion for worship. Shortly after the move, she joined the To The Rescue Team and has quickly learned and enjoyed bookkeeping.
Her favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!.”
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