Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University. He began working at Nietzke & Faupel after graduation and earned his CPA license in 1987. He became a partner of the firm in 1992. Jeff began serving as Managing Partner of Nietzke & Faupel, PC on January 1, 2009.

He devotes most of his time to agricultural accounting and travels frequently to visit clients in southern Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Jeff is a member and past president of the Farm Financial Standards Council, a nation-wide organization committed to standardizing the reporting formats of agricultural entities.

Jeff grew up on a farm and is still actively involved in the family farming operation. A sunny spring day might find him slipping away from the office to spray sugar beets or help get the planting done before the rain moves in!

Jeff is a member of the MACPA and the AICPA. He is also a member and past president of the Pigeon Lions Club, and a member of St. Felix Catholic Church.