The Firm
Vision and Mission - Sylver CPA, PLLC’s supreme effort is to be a recognized leader in enhancing the business performance of small to mid-range entities.
Sylver CPA, PLLC is a certified public accounting firm based in Durham, North Carolina. Although the firm was founded in 2008, the managing member, Donna Sylver, has over twenty-five years of experience in the accounting and consulting field and has been a licensed CPA since 1995. The firm offer services primarily to small and mid-range businesses. The professionalism, customer service, integrity, and timeliness have created a track record of success. The continuing education as well as the long-term experience establishes expertise across several industries.
Our philosophy is if our clients are successful as a result of our service, then we are successful. This success starts by establishing a relationship with our clients - becoming a complementary resource and an extension of our clients’ business to help them realize their goals. We accomplish this objective by listening to our clients, by appropriately planning, staffing, and customizing the engagement, by providing quality work performed in a timely manner, and by availing ourselves as an ongoing resource and consultant.
The firm's professional staff attends seminars, conferences, and other programs of professional development and continuing education to enhance their education and work experience, and is a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The firm is in compliance with the registration and permit requirements for the practice of public accounting in North Carolina.
Sylver CPA, PLLC also has a commitment of service to the community, evidenced in both monetary contributions, as well as volunteerism.
Donna Sylver, MBA, CPA, CGMA
Senior Managing Member
Donna Sylver, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) with over twenty years of diverse financial experience. Her work history encompasses six previous CFO roles, along with various other financial leadership responsibilities in industries such as manufacturing, banking, aviation, and a broad range of other services, including consulting, legal, healthcare, software, and communications. Proven areas of expertise include: strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting; investor relations; bankruptcy/turnaround management; mergers/acquisitions/divestures; accounting & treasury; payroll; financial reporting; information technology; risk management; and financing.
Named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking by U.S. Banker, Sylver has been a seminar discussion leader for Executive Education Inc., a frequent invited speaker at regional and national conferences, seminars, and workshops in the financial services industry, and has been featured in several publications. She is also the recipient of the North Carolina’s Career Mastered Leadership Award, Triangle Business Journal’s prestigious Women in Business Award, Triangle United Way Women’s Leadership Council Award, Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award, Professional Women’s Network Inspiration Award, and The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Circle of Influence Diversity Award.
Sylver holds a MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a B.S. in Accounting from North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC), and a Project Management certification from American Management Association. Memberships include Financial Executives International, American Woman’s Society of CPAs, Financial Women International, the National Association of Female Executives, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA).
Sylver has served on the board of trustees of NCWC as a member of the Finance and Audit Committees. She also served on the Advisory Board of the North Carolina Capital Management Trust. Additionally, she was a past member and Treasurer of the boards of directors of My Sister's House (a domestic violence shelter), Freedom Community Development Corporation, and St. Joseph Historic Foundation. Her past committee service includes Vice Chair of the NCACPA Financial Literacy Council, member of the AICPA Depository Institutions Expert Panel, the American Bankers Association Securities and Exchange Commission and Corporate Governance Committee, the MBank Council, the Business Development Subcommittee of the Parrish Street (Black Wall Street) Advocacy Group, the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Oversight Committee, and the 10-Year Results Plan to End Homelessness in Durham Project Committee. She is committed to community service, evidenced in contributions and volunteerism.
North Carolina CPA Certificate Number: 23304
