Dynamic, innovative leader with three decades of experience in nonprofit leadership. EMBA from Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, recipient of the 2018 Drucker Leadership Award with certificates in Leadership, Strategy and General Business Management from CGU, Nonprofit Management from Duke University and Federal Grants Management from Management Concepts in Washington DC.Strategic thinker and thought leader, consultant to emerging nonprofit organizations, ensuring they develop proper financial controls and reporting processes as they grow. Experienced public speaker and lecturer who has facilitated graduate-level courses in leadership and given professional presentations on engagement, #reinforcingyourfrontline, #levelupyourteams, resilient teams, positive leadership, improving transparency, nonprofit management, best practices in grants and project-based funding and many other topics. Cheryl believes that by providing a more fulfilling work environment where all staff feel valued and supported it enables them to not only be better team members providing excellent services to patients, but also to be better partners, parents and community members. Cheryl is currently the chief financial officer at TrueCare serving patients of San Diego and Riverside counties. Previously she was the CFO for Bay Area Community Health (BACH) a federally qualified health center in Northern California, serving Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, and was the CFO at East Valley Community Health Center in LA County. She has extensive experience senior finance executive including with Los Angeles Conservation Corps and numerous educational and arts institutions, including the Loma Linda Veterans Association for Research and Education and the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. Demonstrated expertise managing budgets ranging from $2 million to $100+ million with diverse sources of funding, from government grants to corporate, foundation and private donations. Well-versed in all levels of required reporting for contracts and grants. Experienced IT manager who has overseen acquisition and implementation of new accounting systems to ensure greater insight and accountability.NOTE: I am employee of 'TrueCare' but the views expressed here are mine alone and do not necessarily represent that of TrueCare.