Expertise
As Cordell, Neher & Company’s accounting and auditing director, Phil Blakney heads up a team of highly knowledgeable and experiences professionals. For more than 30 years Phil has become a proven expert providing accounting services to businesses requiring annual audits, reviews and compilations. He has become well known for his specific industry knowledge of cooperative organizations. His ability to mentor younger professionals to challenge themselves has greatly enhanced the skills of his team.

Phil further lends his talents to a variety of other areas including estate and financial planning, trust and fiduciary accounting, tax planning for individuals, corporations, partnerships and not-for-profit organizations.

Phil joined Cordell, Neher & Company, PLLC with Managing Partner, Jeff Neher, when their firm merged with that of Cordell and Conner in November, 1988.

Community
Phil is the ultimate family man. Although most of his children are grown and out of the home, he and his wife, Kay, still maintain a full schedule as spectators and supporters of local sporting events and as the grandchildren grow, will attend their games as well. Contributing to the betterment of sports in the Valley, Phil served as President of Wenatchee AAU Basketball from 1987 to 2001 and has coached various youth athletic teams. Although his playing days are over, he never minds watching the game from the comfort of his couch or the sideline.

Phil served as President of Wenatchee Central Lions Club for 2004 - 2005 and was honored by the club with a Melvin Jones Fellow. Phil is also a member of the Wenatchee Area Chamber of Commerce and past Chairman of Taxation and Public Budget Division, Small Business Council and Legislative Division. He remains very active in St. Joseph’s Parish as a member of the Finance Committee and past president of St. Joseph School Parents Club.

Credentials
Phil is member of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Washington Society of CPA’s, and currently serves as a reviewer for the Audit and Accounting Guide for Audits of Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives for the American Institute of CPA's. Phil is very active as a member of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, and has served as the past president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter and Chairman of the 1993 National Annual Meeting in Seattle. He is currently Chairman of the National Convention Planning and Resources Committee and serves on the Accounting and Auditing committee, the National Program committee and the Small Cooperative committee.

Phil is a graduate of Seattle University, receiving is Bachelor of Arts in Accounting in 1972.