BATH — Perry, Fitts, Boulette, and Fitton CPAs located in Bath and Oakland recently hired George Woods as the chief operating officer, Jennifer Hight, CPA, as a senior manager and Elaine Lefaivre, a tax professional.

A graduate of University of Maine at Orono, Woods began his career in public accounting and transitioned into working in the private sector for many years. He was the controller and assistant treasurer at a Maine textile manufacturing company, the CFO for a wholesale beverage distribution company, and CEO of a YMCA. He will now serve as the COO for Perry, Fitts, Boulette and Fitton, CPAs and handle day-to-day operations.

Woods lives in Farmingdale with his wife, Mel, and they have three grown children.

Hight, a native of Madison, joins the team as senior manager and will provide clients and businesses with tax planning and preparation. Before PFBF CPAs, she spent 20 years working in public accounting for a Maine-based CPA firm.

Hight lives in Skowhegan with her husband and three children.

After 25 years in sales and marketing of industrial and environmental controls, Lefaivre moved to Maine for a quieter life. In addition to owning a campground, she gained valuable experience working in public accounting for 10 years. She joins PFBF CPAs as a tax professional, preparing tax returns for individuals and small businesses.

Lefaivre lives in Newport with her husband.