Martin Straub, CPA, CITP
Director of Information Technology

Martin is a native of Washington state. He graduated summa cum laude in 1993 from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor's of Business Administration and Information Science minor. He earned his CPA license in 1993 and in 2002 became the first CPA in the state of Washington to obtain the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation. In 2005, Martin has became certified as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.

Martin began his career with Weyerhaeuser as a financial and information systems auditor and worked in technology-related positions for a number of high-tech companies in the Puget Sound region and overseas before moving to the Wenatchee area and joining Cordell, Neher in 2001 as the Information Technology Director.

In addition to overseeing all of Cordell, Neher's internal technology, he helps clients effectively utilize technology and assists with network and software implementation projects. Martin is also active in the community, serving on the boards of the Wenatchee Outdoors, Mission Vista, and the Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance (GWATA). He is an avid outdoors athlete, skiing and snowshoeing regularly in the winter and hiking and biking in the summer.