Cokala was founded in 2007 by Marianne Couch, Mary Kallewaard and Jerri LS Langer.
Marianne Couch, JD
Marianne is a nationally known advisor and author on U.S. federal tax information reporting compliance, and a frequent lecturer at major tax conferences. She served for many years as Research Director of a company specializing in training on tax information reporting compliance, where she chaired special training and advisory services provided to large organizations and nonprofit institutions. She served a three-year appointment to the IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) and was Chair of the IRPAC Subcommittee on Small Business and Self-Employed (SBSE) tax issues. Prior to specializing in tax information reporting and withholding, Marianne worked for a large Michigan law firm, and served as a Research Attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Mary Kallewaard
Mary oversees Cokala project management, monitors federal regulatory and legislative developments, and is the primary author of Cokala's weekly bulletins on federal tax information reporting and withholding compliance. She has worked in tax information reporting technical compliance for over 15 years and previously was a senior manager at a company specializing in training on tax information reporting, where she edited and wrote specialized publications and developed curriculum for compliance training programs. Mary was a three-year appointee to the IRS Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) and served a one-year term as IRPAC Chair.
