About Us

The Oversight Group LLC is owned and managed by J. Ben Vernazza CPA/PFS, TEP (UK) and Liz L. Flores CPA/PFS.

This company provides domestic protector services, asset protection planning services and consultation services.

The Oversight Group LLC coordinates with The Overseas Oversight Group LLC, Anguilla for Overseas Protector Services.

The Overseas Oversight Group LLC, Anguilla provides Protector Services for overseas trusts, joint ventures, LLC’s and foreign corporations.

Mr. Vernazza is a CPA, an Accredited Personal Financial Specialist by the American Institute of CPAs, a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner in the United Kingdom, and is a Registered Investment Adviser with the State of California. He has published many articles and given many presentations on Asset Protection, The Role of the Protector, Investment Policy Statements for Retirement Plans and Investment Tax Strategies. Mr. Vernazza is past chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) International Tax Reporting Requirements Task Force.  He is a past member of the AICPA Investment Committee providing oversight of the AICPAs’ assets and employee pension plans, a past member of the AICPA International Taxation Technical Resource Panel, and the AICPA International Tax Subcommittee, and the AICPA Member Service Committee. 

Mr. Vernazza received the Private Sector Initiative Commendation from President Ronald Reagan in 1984. 

Mr. Vernazza is located in Aptos, California. 

Ms. Flores is a CPA, and an Accredited Personal Financial Specialist by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  She also is a Registered Investment Advisor with the State of California.

Ms. Flores is a board member of the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Executive Committee.  She served as a board member on the California CPA Society’s, Silicon Valley/San Jose Chapter, and was past chair of the Personal Financial Planning Committee for the Chapter. She has published articles about Investment Fiduciaries and Trustee Fiduciaries in the California CPA Journal and the United Kingdom Journal of Trusts and Trustees.

Ms. Flores is located in Scotts Valley, California.