Competent leader, active board member and process improvement specialist. Experienced in risk assessment, exec compensation, internal controls, all areas of financial reporting and continuous improvement strategies. Expertise in mergers & acquisitions, business dispositions, public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, and bond offerings, working directly with both privately owned and publicly traded companies.As part of the Audit Transformation Group, my partners and I led the development of a team-enabled process improvement methodology resulting in enhanced audit quality, improved project management and efficiency, and better client relationships.I am experienced in oversight and governance as a board member of not-for-profit organizations and working with boards of directors of public and private companies to whom I have provided client service. I have experience with complex financial issues, corporate governance and risk and am very interested in audit committee work. I am adept at managing both sides of audits, knowing intimately both the external auditor’s view and the board’s view. I have served collaboratively with diligence, excellence, and integrity on not-for-profit boards and committees (with some Chairmanships), including the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, the Childress Klein YMCA, Charlotte Christian School, Samaritan’s Feet International, Appalachian State University, and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.I am committed to providing careful oversight, with a rigorous view from the big picture down to crucial details—whether as a business partner, professional associate, or board member. As a PwC Partner, I served U.S. and global industry leading clients having annual revenues exceeding $1B and private equity–backed companies with annual revenues of $500–650M, plus numerous foreign-domiciled clients having U.S. operations (annual revenues $300M–$2B).