Feed the Children is one of the largest U.S.-based charities and serves those in need in the U.S. and in 8 countries around the world. Their mission is to provide hope and resources for those without life’s essentials. Since 1979, Feed the Children has been dedicated to helping children and families. They deliver food and household essentials, offer nutrition training and clean water programs, provide school supplies, and assist in times of disaster. They operate distribution centers in Oklahoma, Indiana, Arizona, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Accion Opportunity Fund is a financial support system for small businesses that advances racial, gender, and economic justice for all. For over 25 years, they have served a client base that is over 90% women, people of color, and/or low-to-moderate income. Their clients’ businesses have historically had a 96% survival rate, compared to the national small business survival rate of 50%.

RDP works to combine New Markets Tax Credits with bank loans and tax credit investor funds to create more favorable financing solutions than are available through conventional lending and investing. To date, RDP has used NMTC financing to help more than 40 businesses and nonprofits across the nation complete projects that provide access to quality jobs and healthy foods. RDP seeks to serve and partner with businesses, non-profit organizations, communities, and government entities that share its mission to build public-private partnerships for catalytic job growth in rural America.

Production Consultants and Equipment (PC&E) is an employee-owned company, approaching 40 years of service to the motion picture industry. They are Georgia's top provider of equipment to the film industry, offering top-of-the-line equipment, sound stages, and sales and expendables to film, television, and commercial productions.

Feeding America is the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S. with a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, feeding more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies. Served as secretary of the committee and co-chair of the recruiting subcommittee.

– ACFB is a high-growth $200M+/year member of the Feeding America network, distributing over 100M pounds of food per year to more than 700 partner agencies, serving 29 Georgia counties.– Negotiated $46M New Markets Tax Credit funding and $31M bridge financing for new 345k SF facility construction and infrastructure expansion. Led property acquisition; construction and outfitting of new facility; move to new HQ; and disposition, temporary lease back, and defitting of two facilities at prior HQ campus. Internal lead for Finance and Real Estate board committees. – Closed additional NMTC working capital transactions of $33M in 2021 and $15M in 2022. Subsidy benefit for all three transactions totaled over $20.7MM.– Acted as real estate lead for new pantry locations (Community Food Centers) to expand coverage in communities in ACFB's service territory.

– Led a team of seven for this affordable housing organization with over $75M in assets.– Managed all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, employee benefits, insurance, risk management, workers compensation, and financial and mortgage servicing IT systems.– Managed closing, implementation and construction draws for $12.75M New Markets Tax Credit financing through a federal program that provides incentives to invest in development in economically challenged communities.

– Managed all accounting/finance, risk management, IT, payroll/HR, and administrative operations for this private conglomerate comprised of up to 11 companies, 15 divisions, and three joint ventures in multiple industries related to real estate investment and development.– Directed computer hardware and software conversions for holding company and conversion to Timberline software for commercial construction company.– Recommended and implemented outsourcing of payroll, benefits, and human resource administrative functions, saving the management company over $60K per year.– Drove the $40M divestiture of one division to Lamar Advertising. Redeployed proceeds into previously-established LLC, including bootstrap redemption of assets from divested division, resulting in up to $10M in tax savings to stockholders.– Supervised buyout and merger of limited partners in one division into sole proprietorship and subsequent reorganizations into separate LLCs.– Facilitated three office moves, including construction of two corporate offices.– Controlled the process for a $15M divestiture. Controlled like-kind exchange process from this asset sale, including construction of three warehouses, two residential investment properties, various billboards, and acquisition of investment properties within the 45-day identification period and 180-day completion period required by the IRS.– Coached employees at all levels of the organization on career objectives; ensured best fit in staffing positions, greater employee satisfaction, and increased staff retention.– Developed and maintained excellent banking relationships and acted as liaison with numerous financial institutions for company banking, investment, and financing. Communicated effectively with banking and investment partners to explain complex financial and operational issues and strategies.

– Ivan Allen was the largest privately-held retailer and wholesaler of office supplies, furniture and printing in the southeast. Supervised tax prep, financial reporting, accounts payable, and payroll for up to 1,000 employees in five states. – Directed two payroll system software conversions. – Recruited by the president to develop and conduct financial training classes for vice-presidents and other non-financial executives in order to improve margins on competitive bids. Also trained various minority stockholders and division heads in reading and utilizing information from monthly financial statements to improve cost controls. – Managed the merger of 24 subsidiaries into parent company and conversion to S corporation status, including fiscal year conversions, financial reporting system reprogramming, and buyout of minority stockholders, which provided more favorable tax treatment for majority stockholders and structured the company for subsequent sale to Staples. – Completed 15-month due diligence process for division and sale of company to separate buyers.

– Audit Manager | Hirsch, Babush, Nieman & Kornman, CPAs | Atlanta, Georgia | 1988 – 1989– Audit Supervisor | Windham Brannon, CPAs | Atlanta, Georgia | 1982 – 1988