Kathy currently serves as the firm's managing partner. She has been with the firm for over 20 years during which time she has established herself in both the governmental and nonprofit sectors. Although she is involved with the overall firm administration and management, she still spends most of her time working with clients on audit engagements or special projects.

Her experience includes:

• Audits of small and large local governmental units
• Audits of private schools, social service agencies and quasi-governmental entities
• Advisory services including fraud investigations and related expert witness testimony; internal control development and review; grant compliance; and indirect cost allocation plan development for nonprofit organizations.

Kathy graduated magna cum laude graduate of the University of Southern Maine in 1983 and passed the CPA exam in 1984. She is currently a member of:

• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• The Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Maine Government Finance Officers Association (MGFOA)
• Maine School Management Association

During the past three years Kathy has attended and/or been an instructor for a number of training sessions including the following topics:

• Nonprofit organizations audit update
• Accounting and audit update
• Municipal audit training
• Governmental Accounting Standard #34 - conversion training
• Automated trial balances
• Practice management
• Nonprofit board governance
• SAS 99 - Fraud standards