Brian M. Barrett, CPA(NC Cert #27602) Shareholder/PartnerBrian moved to the Sandhills area from Erie Pennsylvania in 1996. He graduated from Gannon University in Erie, PA in 1996 with a Bachelors of Science majoring in accounting. After graduation he spent two years working in public accounting for Robert C. Barrett, CPA before accepting a position as controller for an investment company in Cary, NC. Brian returned to public accounting in 1999 for a local Fayetteville firm. It was there where he met James Freeman and on July 2, 2001 he and James formed Freeman & Barrett, CPAs, PA. He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant by the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners in 2000. Brian is currently a member of the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Brian taught the income tax course for Sandhills Community College from 2007 through 2015. During his spare time he enjoys going to the beach with his wife Victoria and visiting their adult children. |

