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DONNA BECK SMITH
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Brown Smith Wallace, L.L.C.
1050 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 432-6001
12609 Town & Country Estates
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-9625
Born December 10, 1954 in St. Louis, MO
Married, two children
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
B.S.B.A. with a major in accounting awarded May 1976
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Masters of Science with a concentration in finance, awarded
December 1980
Dean’s List
Summa Cum Laude graduate
Southwestern Bell Scholar
IBM Scholar
Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honorary)
Brown Smith Wallace, L.L.C.—1998 to present
Director of business valuation and litigation support practice.
Donna Beck Smith, CPA, CVA ---1996 to 1998
Provide financial services including business valuations,
litigation support, income tax and investor relations counsel.
Allied Health Care Products, Inc. ---1994 to 1996
Vice President and Treasurer responsible for debt and equity
financing, credit, and mergers and acquisitions activity.
Monsanto Company ---1978 to 1994
Various accounting and finance responsibilities including
financial forecasting and analysis, treasury activities, investor
relations, mergers and acquisitions.
Arthur Andersen & Company ---1976 to 1978
Income tax preparation and counsel.
Certified Public Accountant, January, 1979
Certified Valuation Analyst, August, 1996
AICPA Certificate of Educational Achievement--Advanced
Business Valuation, September 1998
Accredited in Business Valuation, February, 1999
DONNA BECK SMITH
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
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PUBLICATIONS
1996 - 1999 FEDERAL
TESTIMONY EXPERIENCE
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Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Member, National Investor Relations Institute
Former President and Treasurer, National Investor Relations
Institute, St. Louis Chapter
Former Vice President, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Development Board
Former Treasurer, St. Louis University Business School Alumni
Board
Former Member, Strategic Planning Committee, city of Town &
Country
Past Participant, Leadership St. Louis
Quantifying Economic Damages
Business Valuation Methods
Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting
Business Valuation Fundamentals, Techniques and Theory
Being Effective in Litigation Support
Development of Discount/Capitalization Rates
Valuation Discounts and Premiums
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Market Approach: Advanced Guideline Company Analysis
Advanced Analysis of Discounts and Premiums
Advanced Research and Analysis
Small Business Valuation Case Study
Valuation Issues in Divorce Settings
Rates of Return: Development., Analysis and Application
Healthcare Industry and Medical Practice Valuation
Using Ibbotson Associates’ Publications in Private Firm
Valuations
Hiring One Expert Witness for Family Litigation, The Lawyer Weekly,
Oct. 26, 1998, coauthored with H. Wallace and T. Luh.
Hindman v. Tandem Computer—Gender discrimination