Firm Philosophy
- To practice as true professionals by providing the highest quality of service to the Firm’s clients
- To strive to expand and extend the Firm’s capabilities in order to offer a broad selection of accounting, auditing, tax and management advisory services to an increasing number of clients in a wide variety of businesses, professions and organizations.
- To provide professional services in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ethics of the profession, and to abide always by the CPA’s responsibilities to the public, clients and employees.
- To provide a challenging, professional climate together with a feeling of mutual assistance and respect among all employees which promotes quality of life and encourages a reasonable balance between professional and personal activities.
- To give of the time and resources of our Firm and its people to the profession and to the community.
- Our definition of management is “The development of people and not the direction of things.”
Firm History
A&G Consultants is an outgrowth of several individual accounting practices, the earliest of which began in 1929 when Leo J. Brinkman opened an accounting practice in Emporia, Kansas. Since that time, there have been many milestones leading up to the Firm that exists today.
1929
Leo J. Brinkman opened an accounting practice in Emporia, Kansas.
1938
An office was opened by Homer Henning in Emporia, Kansas under the name of Homer J. Henning & Company.
1940
An office was opened in Ottawa, Kansas by Homer J. Henning & Company.
1954
The Firm of Homer J. Henning & Company merged into the Firm of Sinderson, Henning & Mueller.
1959
Mr. Brinkman merged his Firm into Sinderson, Henning & Mueller.
1965
Sinderson, Henning & Mueller acquired the Firm of Hegenbart & Grimwood.
1968
The Ottawa & Emporia offices of Sinderson, Henning & Mueller were purchased by Holden, Schulte and Klein. The remainder of the Firm was sold to Arthur Young & Company.
1970
The Firm was reorganized as the partnership of Schulte, Klein, Gaeddert & Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered.
1974
Schulte, Klein, Gaeddert & Agler purchased the practice of Walter Brueck in Paola, Kansas and established an office there.
1979
The Firm was incorporated and began operating as a professional corporation under the name of Schulte, Klein, Gaeddert & Agler, Chartered.
1981
John Schulte and Marvin Klein retired from the Firm.
1986
The name of the Firm was changed to Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered.
1997
Bob Agler retired from Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered after 35 years with the firm.
2000
Dan Robertson and Harold Mayes joined Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered as shareholders.
2004
Keith Gaeddert retired from Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered after 44 years with the firm.
2014
Lucille Hinderliter stepped down from the position of shareholder.
2014
Kreston Norris III retired from Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered after 49 years with the firm.
2015
Paola location was sold.
2015
Tom Thomas retired from Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered after 43 years with the firm.
2016
The firm of Brian J Schmidt, CPA PA merged into Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered.
2016
Kathleen Centlivre and Jennifer Kettler joined Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered as shareholders.
2023
Jennifer Kettler stepped down as shareholder.
2025
Amber Hausler joined Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered as a shareholder.
2025
Agler & Gaeddert, Chartered rebranded to A&G Consultants to better reflect our focus and services.