Gayle Simmons has over 26 years of experience as an accountant and began her career with a Big 8 public accounting firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She then transferred with the firm to Phoenix, Arizona. She gained additional experience in the private sector working for a large corporate home builder, aerospace company, and a managed health care company. Miss Simmons is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where she earned her Masters of Science degree specializing in tax. She is a member of the AZ Society of CPA's and is a docent for the Rosson House Museum at Heritage Square in Downtown Phoenix.