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The story of Barnard, Vogler & Co. begins with Dick Barnard. In 1966, after working for the city of Los Angeles and as an accountant for Coopers & Lybrand in Oakland, California, Barnard came to Reno in search of a more suitable community to raise his recently started family. He and his wife Ann found Reno to be a warm community, with great economic promise but still a small-town feel.

For the next three years, as Barnard and his wife settled in Reno to raise their family, Dick worked for a sole practitioner in town gaining experience as an accountant. The Barnards immediately began meeting people and developing ties in the local community. Dick started the local chapter of the National Association of Accountants, now known as IMA, and became a member of several other local organizations. Ann joined the Junior League, meeting many of Dick's future clients. Dick's entrepreneurial spirit soon found footing, when in 1969 he had the opportunity to buy the practice of another local accountant who was retiring.

Dick was excited to go into business for himself. There was one caveat to the deal, though- he had to hire the accountant's secretary. She had been invaluable to the practice, acting as bookkeeper and performing many of the back-office duties. The secretary's name was Betty Vogler.