Our Team

Brian Commins, CPA joined McChesney Martin Sagehorn, P.C. in 1991, with whom he is a current shareholder. He practices in both the Ogallala and Imperial offices.

Mr. Commins graduated from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska with a B.A. in Business. He has been a public accountant since 1986 and acquired his CPA license in 1988. He has extensive experience in individual, corporate, partnership, and farm and ranch taxation. Mr. Commins holds a Nebraska and Colorado CPA certificate, and retains membership with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Civic and professional organizations include his involvement as an active member of Rotary International and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ogallala.

Susan W. Maline, CPA, has been in public accounting since 1995. Prior to entering public accounting, Ms. Maline worked in private accounting and internal auditing in the savings and loan and mortgage banking industries for 20 years. She has experience in corporate, partnership and individual taxation, as well as non-profit accounting.

Ms. Maline is a Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants, and a past member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. She has been involved with Financial Women International, has served on the board of the Financial Managers Society, and is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

Robert R. Speer, CPA has been in public accounting since 2003. He is experienced in individual, small business, and farm taxation, as well as business planning and financial statement compilations and reviews. He is also a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His services are provided in the Lexington office.

Mr. Speer graduated from the University of Nebraska in Kearney with a Bachelor of Science, where he majored in Accounting and minored in Computer Science. He continued his studies with UNK and achieved his Master's in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting in 2008. He now holds a Nebraska CPA certificate and is a member of both the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Among the professional organizations he is involved with, Mr. Speer is a board member and treasurer of the Lions Club, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church.