Caitlin LeMaire believes business should serve everyone it touches: the team she works alongside, the business owners the firm guides, and the community around them. That belief is why she got into accounting, and it’s how she leads.
As an owner and partner at LJB CPA, Caitlin serves as chief operating officer, running the firm day to day and executing its strategic direction across people, process, and technology. Her responsibilities span firm management, staff development, marketing, and communications, and her current focus is organizational design: building the HR, technology, and internal finance infrastructure a growing firm needs so the people in it can do their best work. She also serves as engagement quality reviewer on the firm’s audits.
Caitlin began her career as an auditor at Ernst & Young before moving to public accounting at a local firm, where she could serve small and midsize businesses more directly. She made partner at 30, and when she joined LJB in 2022 she built the firm’s audit and assurance practice from the ground up before handing its day-to-day leadership to a dedicated principal in 2024. Her experience spans a broad range of sectors, including airlines, casinos, technology, media, service, retail, entertainment, nonprofits, and construction.
Caitlin is especially drawn to owner-operated businesses and wants every small business owner to feel comfortable reaching out to their CPA. She stands by the belief that no question is too insignificant, and no one is too small to ask it.
Building things is where Caitlin is at her best, and her values show up in how she does it: creativity, beauty, authenticity, empathy, and passion. Her purpose is to share and experience joy, and she has found that a firm that runs well for the people in it is a good place to do exactly that.
A two-time Louisiana Tech University graduate with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting, Caitlin was named the university’s 2026 Young Alumna of the Year. She has mentored accounting students preparing for the CPA exam and their careers and is committed to drawing more students into the profession.
Caitlin is a licensed CPA in Texas and Nevada and maintains active memberships with the AICPA and the Texas Society of CPAs.
Outside of work, Caitlin enjoys boating, camping and RV trips through state and national parks, Louisiana Tech tailgates, local wineries and breweries, zoos, cooking, and crafting. She grew up near Natchitoches, Louisiana, and lives in Little Elm with her husband Paul and their two miniature dachshunds.