About Us

The Spirit of Jitasa

Our name, Jitasa (ji-tah-suh), means “The Spirit of Serving Others.” We exist to serve the nonprofits who make the world a better place.

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One Focus

We only work with nonprofits.

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Our Mission

Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit organizations.

Our Values

Conscientious

We believe in the business of doing good, it’s our principled passion. That means our daily lives are governed by our sense of what’s right. We are conscientious to those around us – our cube mates, our bosses, our clients, and our suppliers.

Disciplined

We believe that enabling others to do good means being smart and realistic about what you can do today, tomorrow, and the future. It means planning. It means knowing exactly where you stand, and what lies ahead.

Gracious

We believe in order to do good, you have to accept people as they are. We maintain grace with ourselves, our clients, and those around us. We recognize the good in everyone, support our community, and pay attention to each other.

Serve All

Jitasa means the spirit of serving others. In the spirit of service to all, we serve all nonprofits of any and all missions, to the best of our ability.

Integrity

At Jitasa we strive for all stakeholders to have Integrity. It’s important that our leadership team, staff, clients, and board members have a quality of honesty and strong moral principles. We believe integrity is a critical piece to our success.

Our Story

Fall 2006
While attending Yale University, CEO Jeff Russell crafts the idea of Easy Office
June 2008
The idea comes to fruition and opens in Boise’s Water Cooler, a nonprofit business incubator
Feb 2010
After only two years, Easy Office signs its 100th client
Jan 2011
Easy Office forges a relationship with The Boy Scouts of America
Dec 2011
Easy Office goes global by opening an operations office in Thailand
Mar 2012
Easy Office joins The United Nations Global Compact
Sept 2012
Easy Office signs their 200th client
Oct 2012
Easy Office is certified as a B Corp
Nov 2012
Easy Office rebrands to Jitasa, a name suggested by an employee
Dec 2013
Jitasa Awarded Governors Brightest Star Award for City of Boise
Jan 2014
Jitasa hires their 100th employee
Mar 2014
Jitasa signs their 300th client
Aug 2014
Jitasa signs their 400th client
Apr 2015
Jitasa acquires the like-minded company Dynamic Shared Services
Jul 2015
Jitasa signs their 500th client
Jan 2016
Jitasa expands their international base by opening a 2nd Support Office in Bosnia
Jan 2017
Jitasa ranks Best for Governance among Certified B Corporations
Jul 2017
Jitasa signs their 750th client
Jan 2018
Jitasa named a Top 100 Impact Company by Real Leaders Magazine
Jan 2018
Two years in a row Jitasa ranks Best for Governance among Certified B Corporations
Jan 2019
Jitasa ranks globally in Best for Governance among Certified B Corporations
Mar 2019
Jitasa signs their 1,000th client
Jan 2020
Jitasa hires their 200th employee
Aug 2021
Jitasa opens virtual office in Costa Rica
Jan 2022
Jitasa hires their 300th employee
Feb 2022
Jitasa signs their 1,500th client
To be written...

Management Team

Christian Spearow

Christian Spearow

Vice President of Sales

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Pitchyakarn Kuasirikul

Pitchyakarn (Pea) Kuasirikul

Director of Global Delivery Team, Jitasa Thailand

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Don Needs

Don Needs

CFO

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Igor Samardzic

Igor Samardzic

Managing Director, Jitasa Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Ashley Marshall

Ashley Marshall

Director of Accounting Services, BSA

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James Strombeck

James Strombeck

Managing Director, Jitasa Thailand

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Jasmina Kulic

Jasmina Kulic

Director of Accounting Services, Jitasa Sarajevo

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Jeff Russell

Jeff Russell

CEO / Founder

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Mary Soper

Mary Soper

Vice President of Accounting Services

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Steve Doud

Steve Doud

Senior VP of Sales

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Brock Burgess

Brock Burgess

Director of Client Services

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Merima Okic

Merima Burgic – Okic

Director of Client Services, Groundswell

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Jon Osterburg

Jon Osterburg

Chief Operating Officer

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Molly Hasselblad

Molly Hasselblad

Director of Accounting Support

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David Cassel

David Cassel

Managing Director, Jitasa Costa Rica

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Katie Simpson

Katie Simpson

Director of Accounting Services

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Bookkeeping & Accounting Services

Jitasa's mission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofits. Our bookkeeping and accounting services are affordable and cater to every nonprofit.

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