Experience

Turning Point Center for Youth & Family Development

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant/Interim Director of Finance

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Provided comprehensive accounting, bookkeeping, and financial analysis services. Supervised bookkeeping staff, payables payroll and billing processes. Initiated monthly close process where none existed including reconciliations of all ledger accounts. Compiled financial statements, cash flow analysis and variance recommendations, reconciled bank, and retirement accounts. Developed payroll and billing workflows, as well as comprehensive financial policies where previously none existed. Created agency credit card policies and rolled out new agency wide credit card software purchasing program. Managed grants and grant invoicing. Spearheaded insurance credentialing for agency and agency therapists.



Hickey & Evans, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2020

  Provide comprehensive accounting and bookkeeping services including contract management, documentation, and accounting management for over 100 separate client accounts, as well as monthly/quarterly/annual general ledger closing and reconciliations. Process billing, receivables, payroll, payables, and manage insurance, retirement, and vendor contract obligations. Manage annual budget projections, cash flow and annual budget allocations and variances for $2.5 million in revenue. Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, retirement program and tax reports, etc.



Safehouse Services

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Hired to initiate and lead a capital campaign to raise $2.2 million. Networked with professional businesses and individuals to develop campaign. Produced comprehensive campaign documents and plans. Generated potential donor data base where previously none existed. Established pledge receivable program where none existed. Acted as agency liaison with architect. Raised agency awareness of need for long-range strategic planning. Left due to talk of eliminating position. Hired to initiate and lead a capital campaign to raise $2.2 million. Networked with professional businesses and individuals to develop campaign. Produced comprehensive campaign documents and plans. Generated potential donor data base where previously none existed. Established pledge receivable program where none existed. Acted as agency liaison with architect. Raised agency awareness of need for long-range strategic planning. Left due to talk of eliminating position.



Casper Star-Tribune

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

  Supervised business office staff, reconciled balance sheet ledger accounts, prepared adjusting entries, reconciled bank accounts, processed accounts payable and receivables, and assisted with management of organizational budget in excess of $2,000,000. Increased collections, reducing days outstanding on single copy accounts. Position was eliminated due to corporate stock crises at the national level and downsizing through position consolidation. Supervised business office staff, reconciled balance sheet ledger accounts, prepared adjusting entries, reconciled bank accounts, processed accounts payable and receivables, and assisted with management of organizational budget in excess of $2,000,000. Increased collections, reducing days outstanding on single copy accounts. Position was eliminated due to corporate stock crises at the national level and downsizing through position consolidation.



Make-A-Wish Wyoming

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2006 - Oct 2007

  Managed all agency operations. Doubled annual event revenue in one year and implemented fundraising policies, strengthening internal controls for events. Steered strategic planning; developed policies; marketed agency; oversaw cost control and budgeting; managed personnel, financial processes, audits and internal controls, and coordination of statewide volunteer pool. Left agency for opportunity to use and expand financial management skills at the Casper Star Tribune. Managed all agency operations. Doubled annual event revenue in one year and implemented fundraising policies, strengthening internal controls for events. Steered strategic planning; developed policies; marketed agency; oversaw cost control and budgeting; managed personnel, financial processes, audits and internal controls, and coordination of statewide volunteer pool. Left agency for opportunity to use and expand financial management skills at the Casper Star Tribune.



Children's Museum of Durango

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2006

  Administered all museum operations. Controlled costs, managed budgeting and bookkeeping for various separate and diverse programs. Developed operational, programmatic, and financial policies. Managed all personnel functions - computing payroll and managing staff. Recruited to lead Make-A- Wish foundation of Wyoming. Administered all museum operations. Controlled costs, managed budgeting and bookkeeping for various separate and diverse programs. Developed operational, programmatic, and financial policies. Managed all personnel functions - computing payroll and managing staff. Recruited to lead Make-A- Wish foundation of Wyoming.



Washakie Museum & Cultural Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2005

  Managed all ongoing museum operations, including financial asset management - bookkeeping, processing accounts receivables, accounts payables, and payroll, managed audit process and internal controls and personnel management. Initiated and led a successful endowment campaign, raising $1,333,000 within two years. Overall, increased agency endowment from approximately $1.5 million to approximately $4 million. Supervised initial design of a new museum facility – an expansion project of $20 million. Worked successfully with consultants and architects to define feasibility and community and staff needs. Raised public awareness of the museum locally and statewide by developing and executing community wide events. Moved out of state.