Before joining Williford Houston & Company in 2012, Alton owned a regional wholesale business for more than 20 years. During that time, he gained valuable business knowledge in how to help business owners sustain profitability in today's volatile economy as well as different strategies to help small businesses grow. By utilizing this experience, Alton works with clients that use BOSS (Back Office Support System) to help them streamline and be more efficient in their accounting and bookkeeping.

Alton received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

Alton is a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and enjoys being involved in the local community. In his free time, he also enjoys traveling, anything associated with the water, and a good round of golf.