Merilyn Van Zwieten is the Chief Operating Officer for Dugan & Lopatka's technology company, Partners in Technology, Inc. In this capacity she manages the sales and consulting staff, fields client support calls, manages the firm's marketing activities and relationship with Sage Software, oversees the sales engineering for Sage MAS 90/200, and takes care of the firm's administrative needs.

Her focus is helping clients manage their business through tools provided by technology and get the most out of their software. She strives to be our client's trusted technology advisor.

Merilyn received her Bachelor degree from the University of Texas and became a CPA in 1991 in Illinois. She has worked in public accounting for 20 years and in private accounting for 14 years before that. Prior to taking on the role as COO for Partners In Technology, Merilyn was a Senior Manager with Dugan & Lopatka where she provided general accounting support to her clients.

She enjoys pottery and ceramics and spending time in Mexico.