I am a semi-retired principal and member of the firm’s nonprofit and outsourcing teams. Since joining the firm in 1987 and becoming partner in 1993, I have focused on nonprofit audit and financial management.In addition to my 40-plus years of nonprofit experience, I currently serve as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, teaching a graduate course in nonprofit accounting and financial management as part of the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management. In 2007, I co-presented on, “Informing Nonprofit Management via the Analysis of Key Financial Ratios,” at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s annual conference.In 2006, the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) awarded me with the WICPA Public Service Award for my public service work at the local, regional and state levels.I graduated from the University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee with bachelor degrees in business accounting and community education. I am a member of the American and Wisconsin Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and serve on boards such as Rock the Green and the Coalition of Photographic Arts. When I'm not working or volunteering, I enjoy traveling and nature photography. My photography is featured in RitzHolman CPAs’ marketing materials.Specialties: audit, auditing, nonprofit, non-profit, non profit, tax, Form 990, Form 1952, review, reviews, CPA, certified public accountant, ritz holman llp, ritz, holman, butala, fine, compilations, tax-exempt status, tax returns, advisory services, private foundations, financial operations analysis, technical assistance with fiscal policies and procedures, accounting, bookkeeping, board and governance fiscal training, accounting software selection and training, outsourcing, nfp, cost allocations