My personal purpose is to wake-up every day with a passion to serve as a leader and as a meaningful contributor, to grow in knowledge and to empower others to perform their best.My finance career began at Ernst & Young, LLP (“EY”) as an auditor. EY gave me the strong foundation for client service, technical competency, people development, project management and attention to detail. I served public and private companies and gained understanding of their business across industry sectors, including real estate, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. After several years working in accounting and financial reporting in the real estate and financial services industries, I re-joined EY as a Senior Manager in Financial Accounting Advisory Services ("FAAS"). Leveraging my audit and corporate experience, I helped Fortune 100 companies resolve their challenges due to regulatory changes, transformational events or transaction-related activities. In May 2021, my FAAS experience with IPO readiness projects led me to Pacaso, a start-up company that gained unicorn status (valuation of $1 billion) faster than any other U.S. company serving as the Director of Financial Reporting - a newly created position in their path to IPO.In October 2022, I joined Illinois Housing Development Authority as the Assistant Controller and presently the Director of Accounting to lead all accounting and financial reporting functions. “Success is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential and sowing seeds that benefit others.” - John C. Maxwell