Our Team
Heal Accounting is an all-women CPA firm located in Midcoast, Maine. Our experienced and passionate team provides a range of accounting, tax, and financial consulting services to our diverse network of clients. By leveraging our collective experiences and backgrounds in all of these disciplines, we’re constantly recommending processes to help our clients grow their businesses profitably.
Jodie M. Heal, CPA, MAFM
Jodie Heal is the president of Heal Accounting a CPA firm located in the Starfish Center building at 641 St. George Road, in South Thomaston, Maine. She has more than 18 years of experience in providing quality accounting and business advisory services for companies in various industries. This experience includes conducting, supervising and reviewing annual audits and examinations of financial records of a broad range of businesses, as well as tax return preparation for individuals, various small businesses and non-profits.
She provides clients with specialized services, geared to meet their needs. In addition to tax preparation, she also provides accounting and business advisory services. She is fluent in many accounting software platforms and provides set-up, training and tune-ups. She specializes in helping small businesses as well as non-profits.
Jodie received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Berkeley College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She was a graduate with distinction at Keller Graduate School of Management, earning her Master of Accounting and Financial Management degree. She is also a graduate of the Midcoast Leadership Academy and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leader Program. In 2018, Jodie received the Women to Watch award in the Emerging Leader category, awarded by the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants.
She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Maine Society of CPAs. She is a board member for the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, treasurer and board member for Maine Women’s Network-Midcoast chapter and a wish granter for Make-A-Wish. She also participates in various charitable organizations through fundraising and sponsorship.
She was raised in the mid-coast and lives in Warren with her husband, son, and dog.
Geraldine Havelka
Geraldine is part of our west coast team and is located in Hollister, California. For fun, she enjoys enjoys photography and outdoor sports including biking, camping, fishing, and skeet shooting.
Rachel Curtis
Rachel Curtis is a Staff Accountant. She brings with her over 12 years of experience working for the Walt Disney Company at the Disneyland Resort in California. While there, she managed over 1,000 employees, was responsible for the daily running of entertainment and focused on leadership training and development.
Rachel and her family moved back to Maine in 2017 following the birth of their son. A proud mommy and crafting enthusiast, she now lives with her husband and children in Owls Head.
Tasha Bodman
Tasha Bodman is a Staff Accountant. She comes with a background in business management, including office and payroll activities. She also has a experience in managing teams in a call center environment. She studied Liberal Arts at the University of Maine and was a graduate of Georges Valley High School.
Tasha was raised in Maine and is a resident of Thomaston. She enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with her family.
Angela Shifflet
Our Bookkeeper Angela has worked for various CPA firms over the past 20 years. She enjoys working directly with clients and is specializes in payroll and general accounting duties.
Hailing from Virginia, Angela also teaches piano and voice lessons and enjoys running all over the place with her husband and 5 beautiful children.
Jessica Dropiewski
Our Accounting Supervisor, Jessica began her career in Northern Michigan as an accounting assistant in a corporation with trucking, saw-milling, and forestry divisions. She has since spent the past 10 years gaining skills and experience in a multitude of business operations, including mergers and acquisitions, developing and optimizing accounting processes, and building and training solid administrative teams.
When she is not working, Jessica enjoys spending time outdoors in nature, golfing, non-fiction reading, cooking, and cross-country skiing.
Felicity Lape
Bookkeeper Felicity Lape began working in finance as a payroll supervisor at a call center. She has a diverse background in several business sectors as well as local government. She has extensive knowledge of finance in the transportation industry stemming from various roles at North Central Washington airport. While employed there, she became a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and went on to earn a BS and MS in Accounting.
She and her husband have three grown children and three fur children. During off hours, Felicity enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, baking, reading, and quilting.