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Our Staff

Our Team

Lee L. Heyde, JD, CPA
Founder

lheyde@theheydegroup.com (574) 269-4351 Ext 23

Responsibility President of The Heyde Group, JD (Doctor of Jurisprudence), CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

Education and Awards Graduated from Warsaw High School; B.S. Indiana University, Bloomington; J.D. Indiana University School of Law; Founded The Heyde Group; Past President of the Warsaw Rotary Club; Past Chairman of the Board-Cardinal Center, Inc.; Past Board Member-Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc.; Treasurer and Board Member-Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation, Inc.

Personal Lee is married to Dianne Heyde and has two children and two grandchildren

Hobbies Horses, English riding and jumping, woodworking, problem solving, jazz music

Christine A. Reneker, CPA

creneker@theheydegroup.com (574) 269-4351 Ext 27

Responsibility Certified Public Accountant - Business Clients (Corporations, S Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships)

Education and Awards Graduated from Warsaw High School, Graduated from Manchester College with Distinction-Bachelor of Arts in Accounting-Public Concentration

Personal Chris is married to Rob Reneker and has one son and one daughter

Hobbies Playing games with family and friends, traveling, watching classic movies, reading and laundry!

Jennifer Carnes, JD, MBA

jcarnes@theheydegroup.com (574) 269-4351 Ext 33

Responsibility Attorney practicing in the following areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Advising, Creation & Administration; Real Estate & Business Transactions; Tax Law; and Marital Contracts.

Education and Awards Graduated from Warsaw High School; B.S. in Accounting, Minor in Finance, from Purdue University; M.B.A. from Indiana University; J.D. from Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University. Awarded the Indiana State Bar Association Taxation Section Award from the Indiana Bar Association in 2011.

Personal Jennifer is married to Eric Carnes and has two children, Reed and Rowan. She also has two dogs, Alfie and Rizzo, and is trying to convince two ducks to live in the pond at her house.

Hobbies Reading, being outdoors with my kids, shooting and hunting, and doing the inevitable laundry.

Dianne Heyde

dheyde@theheydegroup.com (574) 269-4351 Ext 22

Responsibility Legal Assistant

Education and Awards Graduated from Elkhart Central High School, Attended Indiana State University

Personal Dianne is married to Lee Heyde and has two daughters and two grandchildren

Hobbies Include reading, walking, traveling and swimming