Our Team

Main Office

  • 7701 Kellogg, Suite 550
  • Wichita, KS 67207
  • Main Number: 316-683-1111
  • Fax: 316-683-0940
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Michael C. Rowe, Jr, CPA

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  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 106
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Michael joined the firm in September 1993 after eight years as the vice president and controller of an oil and gas company. Previous to this, he spent two years with a local CPA firm after graduating from Wichita State University in 1983. Mike received his CPA certificate in June 1985. Mike was admitted as a Member of the firm in December 2012.

Mike manages the firm’s tax, payroll, consultation, and accounting services for businesses and individuals. He specializes in the following industries:  manufacturing, retail, hospice, real estate, construction, and oil and gas.

Mike is a native of Wichita as is his wife, Sheryl. He grew up participating in sports and spent his teenage summers working at a local swimming beach. Mike and Sheryl have two children that have graduated from college and now live in other cities. Mike is an avid golfer and enjoys fantasy football, snow skiing, fishing and traveling with his family.

Licenses and professional affiliations:

  • Certified Public Accountant, Kansas
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (KSCPA)

Cynthia Gorges, CPA

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  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 108
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Shortly after graduating from Wichita State University in 2001 with a Master of Professional Accountancy, Cynthia obtained her CPA certificate by passing the exam on her first attempt. Cynthia joined the firm in February 2002 and was admitted as a Member in December 2012.

Cynthia manages the firm’s audit, review, compilation, and other attest engagements. She specializes in annual audits and cost certifications of multi-family housing entities that are developed or subsidized under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) or the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She also performs various engagements and 401(k) audits for not-for-profit organizations and for-profit entities in the manufacturing, distribution, and construction industries.

Cynthia and her husband Jeremy have been married since 1993 and have three adult children and two grandchildren. Cynthia’s happy place is with family and friends along the riverbank, at the lake, or anywhere else that wasting time is time well wasted. She also enjoys sewing, card games, reading, Chiefs football games, and arts and crafts with her grandkids.

Licenses and professional affiliations:

  • Certified Public Accountant, Kansas
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • AICPA Not-for-Profit Section
  • Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (KSCPA)
  • Affordable Housing Association of CPAs (AHACPA)
  • Wichita Area Builders Association (WABA)

Lynn Rottinghaus, CPA

  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 105
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Zach Strack, CPA

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Leann Roth, CPA

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Jacque Forpahl

  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 111
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Lindsay Donham

  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 104
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Emily Snow

  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 110
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Emily graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration-Accounting from Fort Hays State University in 2019. While finishing her degree, she worked in the accounting department at a small, locally owned manufacturing warehouse. She began working at Rowe & Gorges shortly after graduation as a part of the audit team, working primarily on HUD, LIHTC, and 401(k) Plan audits.

Emily grew up in the Wichita area, but has lived in both Lawrence, KS (Rock Chalk!) and Manhattan, KS for a few years before moving home. She is a member of the League of Women Voters and is an amateur baker who loves to experiment with different recipes as often as time allows. (Sometimes she even shares her creations with her colleagues!) Emily is an avid reader and enjoys needlepoint, theater, and live music. She has a miniature schnauzer named Penelope “Penny” Grace who would prefer that all of Emily’s time was dedicated to Penny’s outside playtime.

Deanna Suter

  • Phone: 316-683-1111 ext. 116
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Susan Washburn

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Susan graduated from Kansas State University with an Accounting Major in May of 1984. After marrying Jeff in August, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri where she spent the next 11 years working for a local CPA firm. She obtained her CPA certificate in the State of Missouri in May of 1985. After moving to Wichita in August of 1995, Susan joined the firm assisting with tax preparation during the busy season. She then joined the firm full time in the summer of 2011 after working for her church and Parish school for the last 13 years.  After retiring in 2019, Susan returned to the firm in 2020 on a part-time basis during tax season.

 Susan and Jeff have three adult children: Matt, Michael, and William.  Susan is an avid college football and basketball fan, and she and Jeff are active members of their Parish.  She also enjoys reading and playing bunco with her friends.  Having lost her brother to colon cancer, Susan is passionate about raising awareness and determined to be the best person she can be in his honor.