Mike Gillis is originally from Pennsylvania. He attended Thiel College in Pennsylvania and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Business Administration, and became a CPA in 1984.
After college, Mike joined a regional CPA firm in Youngstown, Ohio, before selecting North Carolina as his home. He continued his work experience with another Greensboro firm prior to joining Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co., LLP in 1987. Shortly after starting with DMJ, Mike was promoted to manager of the Tax Division. In this position, he supervised all aspects of the Tax Division, including corporate and individual returns, tax planning and research, employee benefits plans, estate and succession planning and representation before the Internal Revenue Service. Mike became a tax partner in the firm on November 1, 1991. On November 1, 1997, he became the firm-wide managing partner.
Mike is dedicated to involvement in professional organizations. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Division), North Carolina Association of CPAs, and the Greensboro Estate Planning Council. He is also a member of the CPAmerica International Board of Directors from 2006 to 2009, and in 2008, served as Chairman. In addition, he is active in the community as a member of the Nat Greene Kiwanis Club and is on the UNCG Bryan School of Business, Accounting Advisory Committee. Mike was actively involved in his children's high school sports and had served as president of the Western Guilford High School Boosters Club. He is also a graduate of the Leadership North Carolina program. He has spoken numerous times to many groups on tax matters and he has written many articles on tax matters for various publications, including "The Tax Adviser," the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' national tax publication.
Mike and his wife Maggie enjoy spending time with their children, Sean and Caitlin.
