Meet Our Daphne, Alabama Investigation Team

Dedicated to helping clients with forensic investigations in Alabama.

Katheryn Scott

Majority Owner
AL PI License No. 689

Katheryn Scott aka “Kathy” is the majority owner of Driftwood Investigations LLC, a boutique Forensic Accounting and Private Investigation firm in Baldwin County. She retired as a Sr. Forensic Accountant with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in August 2017. Prior to that, Kathy was the President of Scott Forensic Auditing after she retired from a major global specialty chemical manufacturer (Ciba aka Ciba-Geigy aka Ciba Specialty Chemicals) for 31 ½ years in a variety of capacities, including: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Officer, Vice President of Internal Audit, Vice President of Finance and Administration, Director Planning and Analysis, and Director of Finance and Information Services.

Kathy is a proven and accomplished executive with 45 years of experience in areas of Accounting, Internal Audit, Fraud Management, Project Management, Customer Service, Human Resources, Information Systems and Strategic Planning. She holds a Master of Science degree in Economic Crime Management from Utica College (Utica, NY), and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Park College (Parkville, MO). She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, and formerly held certifications as a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified in Control Self­Assessment.

Kathy was a 1995 graduate from Leadership Mobile, and a past President of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Knights of Columbus Council #11336, and past President of her Business Networking Chapter – Mobile Business Fusion. Since 2014, she has been on the Board of Directors as Treasurer of her condo association in Orange Beach. She is a native of Kansas City, MO, and has also lived in Detroit, Ml, Danbury, CT, Smithfield, VA, Mobile, AL and Orange Beach, AL.

She is a widow with two grown daughters who are both married and living in the Baldwin County area.

Nick Dees

AL PI License No. 690

Mr. Dees holds a B.A. in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship (2005) from the University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama. Before becoming a licensed Private Investigator, he spent thirteen years in executive management in the sales and hospitality arenas. Using his superior people skills and attention to detail from his many years in management, Mr. Dees is particularly successful in investigations by performing surveillance, activity checks, background checks, locating subjects, and writing and recording statements. The Driftwood Investigations Team employs the most up to date equipment to discreetly gather information for their clients. This can include:

·         Conduct proprietary database research to obtain as much information as possible on subjects and paramours.

·         Conduct in-person/telephonic interviews to obtain evidence for legal cases or information requested by the client.

·         Perform undercover operations to reveal subject activities and document the evidence.

·         Conduct covert physical surveillance and supply photographs and video evidence.

·         Conduct home or office counter surveillance sweeps.

Rebecca Stephens

AL PI License No. 895