Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood attended a retirement reception on July 18 for Donna Andries, Administrator of the Rapides Parish Sales & Use Tax Office and presented her with a letter of appreciation for her 29 years of service to the citizens of Rapides Parish.
She has served as administrator since 1998 and was Audit Supervisor for the department prior to her promotion. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Tax Administrator.
Donna was honored to serve as Chairperson of the newly created Uniform Local Sales Tax Board.
Donna is a two-time Past-President of the Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators and has been actively involved in LATA over twenty years as a Board Member, Officer and Trustee.
She is also Past-President of the Central Louisiana Chapter of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants and was selected as one of the first twelve LCPA members to receive the distinguished CPA Ambassador title. The Ambassadors represent the Society to the media and in other public forums.
Donna was active on the Society’s Communications & Public Relations Committee and the Financial Literacy Task Force.
Donna is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and has graduate study in business from Northwestern State University. She is married to her husband Dale and they have one son, Hunter.
We wish Donna all the best in her retirement and her future endeavors!