Our Team

Karen LaPalme

Ms. LaPalme has worked in the Banking/Accounting industry for over 35 years. Most recently, Ms. LaPalme was Office Manager for Manzi and Associates, LLC (formerly Baker, Manzi and Company and prior to that James Baker & Company, Bradford, MA) in North Andover, MA, where she oversaw day-to-day operations including implementation and training of accounting and business software and system upgrades. Currently, Karen, in addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations, assists clients with bookkeeping and payroll.

Carl J. Hansen III

Mr. Hansen is a graduate of Suffolk University. He began his accounting career in the manufacturing industry and continued in the public accounting and taxation field where he developed diverse knowledge of corporate, labor unions and not-for-profit entities.  Mr. Hansen has well over 30 years of experience. Before joining WLGA, Mr. Hansen was an integral part of a medium size certified public accounting firm, located in North Andover, MA, where he utilized his unique skills to service a diverse clientele that included Labor Unions, Not-For-Profit Organizations and a variety of other entities. Mr. Hansen currently resides with his family in Peabody, MA.

Gregg Roark, Jr.

Gregg is a graduate of Guilford College.  He began his financial career with Manulife Financial (John Hancock) in Boston, MA.  Later Gregg went onto become a successful business entrepreneur in Wolfeboro, NH before joining WLGA. He brings his skills in many years of small business and financial knowledge to our firm. Gregg currently resides in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire with his family.

Travers A. Luker

Travers received his bachelor degree through University of Colorado at Boulder and his MBA through Regis University at Denver. In 2009, he began his accounting career with the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Officer. He spent 7 years with the IRS before deciding to join the private sector, bringing all his years of tax knowledge with him. He is currently an enrolled agent. Travers is also a member of the Air National Guard, and has been since 2004. He currently resides in Exeter, NH with his family.

Jacques P. Wagemaker

Jacques received his Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in accounting from the University of Connecticut. In 2010, he went to work for the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Agent and remained in that role until he entered the private sector in 2015.

Wagemaker became certified as a CPA in 2018, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the New Hampshire Society of CPAs. He is experienced and knowledgeable in matters of taxation, consulting, compliance and planning for small businesses, individuals and organizations. He currently resides with his family in Exeter, NH. Wagemaker is currently welcoming new clients!

Jeff Estabrook

Jeff graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2009. He began his career in education, teaching high school mathematics. He taught for several years in both Concord, NH and Franklin, NH before deciding to bring his mathematics expertise to the WLGA family. Jeff still enjoys his love for teaching, as the drumline instructor for the CHS Marching Band. Jeff is also in the process of studying to become an enrolled agent. He currently resides in Pembroke, NH with his wife and their puppy.

Sarah Jewell

Sarah joined the firm in December of 2018. She began her accounting career as a bookkeeper for a small company and has 10 years of experience in bookkeeping. She is also a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She began working on taxes 3 years ago and is currently studying to become an enrolled agent. Sarah resides in Stratham with her husband and two sons.