Dr. Shawn M. Folberg, CPA
Principal | Senior Accountant
Dr. Shawn Folberg is a licensed CPA with extensive experience in public accounting, tax advisory, and executive leadership. He holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership from Valdosta State University, as well as an MBA and a BA in Accounting from Saint Leo University, where he graduated at the top of his class, earning his degree summa cum laude. He continues to advance his education through ongoing legal studies, broadening his tax and regulatory expertise to strengthen the strategic guidance he provides.
Dr. Folberg’s work reflects his dedication to integrity, continuous learning, and delivering thoughtful, client-focused solutions across complex financial and regulatory landscapes. He is a professional member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has also earned the designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the AICPA. Dr. Folberg is currently licensed as a CPA in Florida, Maryland, and Virginia.
Dr. Folberg works closely with his clients, engaging in business and income tax planning, cultivating lasting relationships, and using his knowledge and expertise to make meaningful contributions to their long-term success. Dr. Folberg’s achievements have been widely recognized, earning him numerous honors and testimonials.
Prior to his tenure with CPA Tax Adviser, PLLC, Dr. Folberg served as a Senior Accountant for several regional CPA firms and as Assistant Finance Director for the City of Port Richey. He also taught as an adjunct instructor at Pasco-Hernando State College in Brooksville, Florida, and Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Additionally, he held a dual role as a graduate research and teaching assistant at Valdosta State University.
Outside of his professional pursuits, Dr. Folberg enjoys spending time with his daughter and pursuing a variety of hobbies, including riding his motorcycle, working out in his home gym, cooking and baking as an amateur chef, tailoring, and playing the piano. He draws musical inspiration from Vangelis and gravitates toward emotional, melodic compositions with a cinematic or classical crossover feel.
Personal Ethos:
Life rises and falls.
We enjoy the good moments: comfort, wins, a bit of luck.
But it’s the grind where strength quietly takes form.
We’re quick to celebrate what feels good — success, ease, the rare stretches where everything lines up.
But the truth is simple: growth doesn’t happen there.
And that’s where the real lesson becomes clear:
Hard times aren’t meant to break us. They’re the pressure that forces us to evolve and the weight that builds our strength we didn’t know we had.
We don’t get stronger without first feeling weak.
And failure isn’t the end — it’s the ground we rise from.
Pain isn’t pleasant, but it reveals where we still need to grow.
Learn from it. Use it. Refine the parts of you that you only look at when you’re forced.
Your struggles don’t define you.
How you rise from them does.