Melodie A. Rich, CPA is a tax Partner with Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC specializing over her 30 year career in providing a wide range of both individual and business tax services.  She received her BBA in Accounting from the University of Central Florida in 1990.  She also specializes in estate planning, including income tax planning for trusts and estates. Melodie is a past president of the Estate Planning Council of Manatee County, Inc, and currently serves on the boards of Realize Bradenton, Charitable Gift Planners of SW Florida, and the Estate Planning Council of Manatee County, Inc.   She is a member of SW Florida Estate Planning Council and is a graduate of Leadership Sarasota, Leadership Manatee. She is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.