Experience

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  AVOWED (Actively Visiting the Orphan, Widow, Elderly and Disabled)

  • President

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    Managing volunteers to actively visit the lonely and forgotten in care centers. Primarily to widows, the disabled elderly and those with intellectual disabilities. Developed start-up organization from initial concept through launch and then managing operations.

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  Wall Watchers

  • COO/ Managing Director of Research

    • Feb 2000 - Dec 2011

    Managing a knowledge management information pipeline by supporting stakeholders with a collection of knowledge sharing tools, resources, research, analytics and content development services. Facilitating the information needs of donors to support legitimate, transparent and efficient charities by providing ratings and analysis on charities; rather than to be taken in by fakes, frauds and scams.

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  Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners

  • Administrator / Chief Investigator

    • Oct 1997 - Feb 2000

    Managed the day-to-day activities of protecting consumers from harmful acts by unethical and incompetent tax practitioners. While performing full-time as Chief Investigator, appointed to serve as Interim Administrator for nine months by representing the Board to the Oregon State Legislature for budgetary and other bills that became law. Reporting to and facilitating public meetings of the Governor appointed Board.

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  Oregon Department of Justice

  • Charitable Trust Auditor

    • Oct 1995 - Oct 1997

    Making sure nonprofit assets were being spent as they should. Reviewed and analyzed annual financial statements and reports of public benefit organizations in order to detect any unlawful acitivity, and to assure completeness and accuracy of reports. Assisted and led complex field audits and investigations. Conducted legal, accounting and financial research for the Attorney-in-charge.

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  Oregon Department of Revenue

  • Income Tax Auditor

    • Nov 1993 - Oct 1995

    Examined tax returns for errors, omissions or questionable items. Specialized in auditing various charitable deductions and valuation issues of charitable deductions. Part of a team that studied needs of consumers and suggesting changes in the Department. Volunteered and selected to travel the State to give speeches on new tax law updates to various groups.