Shawn Hardister

Shawn is the Chief Financial Officer for Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, an Atlanta-based mid-sized law firm with an integrated collection of exceptional boutique practices. He has almost 30 years experience as a Certified Public Accountant and over 10 years experience as a Certified Financial Planner, and has served a number of nonprofit organizations. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors at Atlanta Track Club for three years, including two years as Treasurer, Shawn also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the National Down Syndrome Congress. Shawn started running in high school and earned all-conference honors in cross country. He also ran several distance events in track and field. He has run nine marathons, including Boston and New York, as well as numerous half marathons and shorter events. Shawn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with honors with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.