Anita provides support in several areas of Southern Financial Group, with concentration in tax preparation and review. Anita’s background includes service in the accounting profession for many years after majoring in accounting at the University of Alabama – Birmingham. After college, she spent many of the subsequent years in private accounting followed by her service for the past 15 years in the accounting aspect of the financial service industry.
Anita and her husband, Steve, recently moved to Gadsden, Alabama after renovating their historic home which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They have two children, Elizabeth Pate, CPA and Steven Pate, Jr.