Anita T. Conner
Anita T. Conner is the founder, President and CEO of Anita T. Conner & Associates, P.C. a full service Certified Public Accounting and Financial Services firm. Anita attributes her entrepreneurial spirit to her parents, the late Dorothy M. and George E. Thorne. Anita remembers their lessons on empowerment through self-employment and knew she would someday run her own business. To acquire the needed skills, Anita attended Drexel University, where she earned an accounting degree with honors. She continued her education at the Philadelphia University, earning a Master’s Degree in Taxation, also with honors. In addition to being a certified public accountant, Anita is a certified financial planner™ and hold FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses.
Professionally, Anita has worked as a tax accountant at Price Waterhouse & Co., a tax manager at Penn Mutual Life Insurance, Co. and CFO and Controller for Indepro Corp., a subsidiary of Penn Mutual. Additionally, she was an associate professor of Philadelphia University and Pennsylvania State University. Since 1988, Anita has concentrated her efforts on her own certified public accounting and consulting firm. Building the business from the ground up, Anita’s objective is to help her clients achieve their business and financial goal.
Anita’s firm, also known as The Tax Divas, was voted the 2011, 2010 and 2009 Best Tax Preparation Service in Philadelphia, by the U.S. Commerce Association. In 2008 the firm was voted the Best Tax Accountant in Northwest Philadelphia, by the Mt Airy Times.
Anita believes in the concept of giving back to the community. She is the Founder and Chairman of the George E. Thorne Development Center, (GETDC) a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. The mission of this community-based organization is to empower individuals to control their destiny by equipping them with the essential tools needed in the areas of education, healthcare, finance and related issues.
Anita maintains a number of affiliations within the community. She is a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The National Association of Black Accountants, The National Black MBA Association, The National Association of Professional Women, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.