Todd Hyde - Vice President

After graduating from Baylor University with a BBA in Accounting, Todd worked for KPMG, one of the "Big Six" accounting firms as a Tax Specialist. He earned his CPA license and spent five years in public practice before entering the long-term care field.

Todd received an Assisted Living Management Certification from Southwest Texas State University and is part owner of and executive director of The Gardens at Hawkins and The Gardens at Livingston . The Gardens at Hawkins is a 64 bed Assisted Living Community and The Gardens at Livingston is an Independent and Assisted Living Community that consists of two 16 bed licensed Assisted Living buildings and four fourplex units, each unit has two 2 bedroom 2 bath and 2 1 bedroom 1 bath apartments. In addition, he is the Chief Financial Officer of Better Living Management Co., Inc. that provides management services for the long-term care industry.

His articles have appeared in Elder Angel's Newsletter and Elder Care of Texas and he has lectured on the financial issues of long-term health care at the TSCPA Health Care Conference, Elder Care Conference and DHS regional conference.

Todd lives in Tyler , Texas and is active in TSCPA, Tyler Chamber's Senior Living sub- committee and TARCH. On weekends he can be found cooking gourmet dinners, sky-diving or riding his Harley-Davidson.

Education:
May 1986 - Graduated Robert E. Lee High School, Tyler, TX 
Dec. 1991 - Graduated Baylor University, Waco, TX
Received Bachelor of Business Administration - Accountin

Employment: 
January 1992 - November 1994 
KPMG Peat Marwick 
San Antonio , TX 
Accountant, CPA

November 1994 - May 1996
Henry & Peters, PC 
Tyler , TX 
CPA

May 1996 - May 2004
Better Living Management Co., Inc.
Tyler, TX 
CPA,CFO

May 2004 Tylex, Inc 
CPA, Vice President 

Continued Professional Education: 
Maintain 40+ CPE credits every year for past 12 years. 
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 
Member of Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants 
Member of East Texas Chapter of Certified Public Accountants 

Family: 
Wife- Kimberly Taylor Married June 22, 2000- present 
Child- Hudson Taylor Hyde, 3