Meet the Partners
Rhonda Collins
Certified Public Accountant
Rhonda L. Collins, CPA, is a Partner with Robert Baker & Associates, CPAs and was a founding partner of the Firm in 1997. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia in 1984 and is currently a certified public accountant licensed to practice in the State of Georgia, serving clients in the Government and Non-Profit Audit Sectors as well as managing the Firm’s Business and Individual Tax Practice.
She currently serves as the Treasurer of the School Board at Pataula Charter Academy in Edison, Georgia and in the past, served on the Albany March of Dimes Board for many years as Board treasurer and Board President. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Jay Shirah
Certified Public Accountant
Jay Shirah, CPA, is a Partner with Robert Baker & Associates, CPAs. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2006, Jay later obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2008. He is a certified public accountant licensed to practice in the state of Georgia and currently serves clients in the Non-Profit, Healthcare, and Employee Benefit Plan industries.
He currently serves on the board of the Chattahoochee Chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association and is a past board member of the Artesian City Sertoma Club and the Albany Chapter of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Cam Tompkins
Certified Public Accountant
Cam Tompkins, CPA, is a Partner that specializes in the Governmental, Non-Profit, and Healthcare industries. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2014, a Master of Accountancy from Georgia College and State University in 2015. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
He is the currently the president of Albany Chapter of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Cam also serves on the boards of the Artesian City Sertoma Club and the Georgia Southwestern State University Alumni Association.
Our History
Robert Baker & Associates, CPAs was established in 1997 by Robert W. Baker and Rhonda L. Collins. During the ten years that they worked together at Baker and Rentz, they built a strong client base of bookkeeping and tax clients and began to specialize in Governmental and Non-profit audits throughout the State of Georgia.
They have kept those client relationships and have grown the Governmental and Non-profit practice over the 26 years in business. Robert Baker was the Firm’s managing partner until 2014 when Rhonda Collins took over the role and is the Firm’s current managing partner.
Never doubt your financial decisions with our experienced & licensed team at Robert Baker & Associates, CPAs.