Who We Are > Partners
The Partners of Davis Farr provide the strategic leadership, technical expertise, and client-focused guidance that define the firm’s commitment to excellence.
Drawing on decades of combined experience, our Partners serve as specialized professionals to federal, state, and local governments, special districts, nonprofit organizations, healthcare entities, and service organizations. They lead complex audit, accounting, consulting, and attestation engagements while helping clients address evolving financial, regulatory, and operational challenges.
In addition to overseeing engagement quality and ensuring compliance with professional standards, our Partners work closely with clients to understand their unique objectives and risks. Their leadership extends beyond technical execution to include developing practical solutions, mentoring engagement teams, and fostering long-term client relationships built on trust, responsiveness, and integrity. Through their dedication to professional excellence and personalized service, our Partners help clients achieve confidence in their financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and navigate an increasingly complex business environment.
Marc Davis, CPA
Marc Davis is a co-founder of the firm and a Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of experience providing audit, accounting, consulting, and attestation services to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. His expertise includes financial statement audits, internal control assessments, compliance audits, and SOC examinations. Marc is a frequent speaker on auditing and internal control topics and co-author of Practice Aids for Reporting on Controls of Service Organizations. He is affiliated with the AICPA, CSMFO, and CalCPA. Marc earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton.
Jennifer Farr, MBA, CPA
Jennifer Farr is a co-founder of the firm and a Certified Public Accountant with more than 25 years of experience providing audit and consulting services to local governments and nonprofit organizations. Her expertise includes governmental accounting, financial reporting, compliance, and emerging accounting standards. Jennifer serves as a GFOA ACFR reviewer and is a former Chair of the CalCPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee and the Orange County United Way Financial Review Committee. She is affiliated with the AICPA, CSMFO, and CalCPA. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
Shannon Ayala, CPA
Shannon Ayala is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 25 years of experience serving local governments, special districts, and nonprofit organizations. Her expertise includes financial statement audits, Single Audits, grant compliance audits, agreed-upon procedures engagements, and nonprofit tax services. Shannon is affiliated with the AICPA, CSMFO, and CalCPA. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from San Diego State University.
Jeff Ball, CPA
Jeff Ball is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 19 years of experience serving local governments, special districts, higher education institutions, and healthcare organizations. His expertise includes financial statement audits, agreed-upon procedures engagements, and audits of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans. Jeff is affiliated with the AICPA and CalCPA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Jonathan Foster, CPA
Jonathan Foster is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 19 years of experience in public accounting, specializing in local government auditing. He serves as Chair of the CalCPA Governmental Audit and Accounting Committee and is an instructor for CSMFO. Jonathan earned a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of San Diego with a minor in Finance.
Gordon Ho, MBA, CPA
Gordon Ho is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 26 years of experience providing audit and consulting services to government agencies and government contractors. His expertise includes incurred cost audits, financial and compliance audits, performance audits, pre-award accounting system audits, cost proposal audits, indirect cost audits, and agreed-upon procedures engagements. Gordon is affiliated with the AICPA, CalCPA, and ACFE. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public and Social Administration and a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles.
Diego Vanegas, CPA, CISA, CITP
Diego Vanegas is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Information Technology Professional with more than 20 years of experience leading financial, compliance, performance, operational, and internal control audits for government entities and commercial organizations. His expertise includes SOC examinations, information technology audits, cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, internal control evaluations, agreed-upon procedures engagements, and cost proposal reviews. Diego is affiliated with the AICPA and ISACA. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from California State University, Los Angeles.