Executive Director

• Jan 2014 - Present

Executive Director

• Jan 2014 - Present

Responsible for the strategic direction and guidance of the school's mission "Equipping Hearts and Minds of Students to Impact the World for Christ". North Hills Christian School (NHCS) is a non-denominational college-preparatory Christian day school serving approximately 420 students in Junior Kindergarten (JK) through high school (12th grade). It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), an internationally respected organization that is recognized by the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education. Show less

President

• Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

Maria D. Lowder, Certified Public Accountant, PLLC was a firm located in Salisbury, North Carolina specializing in providing excellent accounting, tax, payroll, business consulting and financial planning services for small to mid-size and emerging businesses. Built firm to over 40 monthly business clients and over 80 tax return clients in 15 months. Firm was sold in December of 2013 to Alan Rutherford, CPA, PA in Salisbury, NC. Maria D. Lowder, Certified Public Accountant, PLLC was a firm located in Salisbury, North Carolina specializing in providing excellent accounting, tax, payroll, business consulting and financial planning services for small to mid-size and emerging businesses. Built firm to over 40 monthly business clients and over 80 tax return clients in 15 months. Firm was sold in December of 2013 to Alan Rutherford, CPA, PA in Salisbury, NC.

VP of Financial Planning and Investment Analysis

• Jan 2010 - May 2012

Responsible for the budgeting, forecasting and 3 year planning process for 7 operating banners and shared services. Responsible for the investment analysis process which included, proforma analyses for new sites, closings, and acquisitions. Effectively led a team of 50 professionals in three different geographical locations along the east coast. Created a shared service structure and common process for financial planning and analysis to support 7 operating banners and shared services. Created and led a capital approval committee across Delhaize America to improve ROIC and effectively manage resources. Developed a consolidated projection model which enabled the organization to work towards achieving financial commitments. Implemented Hyperion Planning across each operating banner and shared services which enabled the organization to build budgets/forecasts in a common tool with drivers and assumptions identified. Show less

VP of Associate Services

• May 2009 - Jan 2010

Responsible for the compensation process benefit plans as well as payroll for food Lion, LLC, over 74,000 associates across 11 states. This included leading a team of over 60 associates.Redesigned benefit portfolio to achieve $20M in savings annually. This included offering options for healthcare, increasing healthcare cost share to associates who are tobacco users, eliminating part-time associate coverage and offering supplemental provider option.Part of design team to create shared service organization which combined back office functions in 3 geographies to one central location for certain functions. Enabled organization to eliminate costs and reinvest in pricing. Show less

VP of Financial Planning and Investment Analysis

• Aug 2007 - May 2009

Responsible for the budgeting, forecasting and 3 year planning process for 5 operating banners and corporate functions, responsible for the investment analysis process and the Project Management Office.Coordinated the 3 year planning process with the strategic planning process.Developed a weekly projection process with updates from prior week performance on known variances for future weeks to predict financial outcomes and drive performance.Led the Strategic Planning and Forecasting Team, a cross functional team responsible for monitoring financial performanace and implementing action plans to improve financial position to achieve financial commitments.Developed the post-completion analysis process for major capital expenditures to improve ROIC. Show less

Corporate Finance Manager

• 2001 - 2004

Responsible for the treasury functions mainly based in the U.S. Including the banking, credit rating agency and fixed income analyst relationships, covenant compliance, working capital management, risk management, debt financing and cash flow forecasting. Instrumental in obtaining $2.6 billion bond financing for Delhaize America. This bond transaction was the largest BBB- financing in the history of any industry sector. Responsible for the treasury functions mainly based in the U.S. Including the banking, credit rating agency and fixed income analyst relationships, covenant compliance, working capital management, risk management, debt financing and cash flow forecasting. Instrumental in obtaining $2.6 billion bond financing for Delhaize America. This bond transaction was the largest BBB- financing in the history of any industry sector.

Staff Accountant

• 1994 - 1995

Staff Accountant

• 1992 - 1993