Timothy M. Baird, CPA/PFS, a tax consulting senior manager, joined Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Company, P.C. in 1997. Tim has 42 years of public accounting experience by serving clients in the Erie area since 1978. His concentration is in corporate and individual income tax compliance, income tax planning, and estate and gift tax planning and compliance.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1969 and a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) in 2001. With his PFS designation, he provides clients with personal financial planning.

Tim is a member of the American Institute and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

He volunteers his time as a member of the Board of Directors of the Erie Lions Club. Tim is past president of the Estate Planning Council of Erie and past president of the Erie Lions Club.