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Michael W. Sidelinger, CPA, MBA

Michael grew up in Wilson, North Carolina and graduated from East Carolina University with a B.S. in accounting and finance. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree from Campbell University and has held a CPA license since 1992. After graduating college, Michael worked in commercial banking for 15 years. During that tenure, he

  • worked in branch offices, primarily in the lending area,
  • worked in corporate loan administration,
  • trained commercial and retail lending professionals,
  • traveled the state in a loan review function evaluating the bank’s loan portfolio, and trained bank employees in the use of personal computers in the early days of desktop automation.

Also during his banking career, he taught classes for the American Bankers Association held at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE and the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. The classes concentrated on analyzing businesses for credit needs by evaluating tax returns, financial statements, and cash flow analysis. Michael then decided to utilize his accounting and financial skills honed in the banking industry to enter the field of public accounting. He and his wife Adrianna, who is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), opened Sidelinger & Sidelinger, P.A. CPAs in 1992 in Shallotte, North Carolina.

Michael was a member of the South Brunswick Island and Shallotte Rotary Clubs And is an avid wood-worker and enjoys diagnosing and repairing computer technology.

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Adrianna Edge Sidelinger, CPA

Adrianna is a local to the area, growing up near Calabash, NC, and graduating from West Brunswick High in Shallotte, North Carolina. She then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a B.S B.A. degree with a concentration in Accounting. She has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1987.

Adrianna’s first position after graduating from UNC was with National Cash Register Corporation (NCR). She was a fixed asset specialist in a manufacturing facility outside of Clemson, SC. She left NCR and joined a regional commercial bank, helping to install new accounting systems throughout the bank.

After a few years, she accepted a position with an accounting consulting firm, providing support for various accounting system upgrades and installations. During her tenure as a consultant, Adrianna primarily worked with Freddie Mac in Washington DC and a regional bank in downtown Atlanta. Wanting to live closer to home as they started their family, Adrianna worked with a public accounting firm in Whiteville, NC, before she and her husband, Michael, opened Sidelinger & Sidelinger, P.A., CPAs in Shallotte in 1992.

Adrianna has been actively involved in the community; she has been treasurer of the West Brunswick Booster Club for several years and is a long time member of the General Federation Of Womans Clubs – South Brunswick Islands. She also served on various committees and has been a Stephen Minister leader at Camp Methodist Church, in Shallotte. 

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“ We are not accountants. We know how to operate a restaurant and know how to serve our customers. They focus on our accounting and let us focus on what we do best while giving us peace of mind that our accounting and tax needs are taken care of. From the day we opened our doors they have been our accountants and they have far exceeded our expectations. From forming our company, setting up our accounting to taxes and payroll, I don’t know where we would be as a business without them.”
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