Celebrations, Reflections & More

In February 2024, partner Tasha Repp (she/her) hung up her hat as co-chair of the Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) board. In her role, Tasha collaborated with I&D board members to develop and drive a strategy that brought Moss Adams closer to our goal of being an anti-racist firm, including launching a foundational structure.

In February 2024, partner Tasha Repp (she/her) hung up her hat as co-chair of the Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) board. In her role, Tasha collaborated with I&D board members to develop and drive a strategy that brought Moss Adams closer to our goal of being an anti-racist firm, including launching a foundational structure.

Throughout her two years on the board, Tasha met with regional partners, executive leadership, and CEO Eric Miles to operationalize I&D initiatives and provide a consistent I&D experience across all levels and regions of the firm.

But Tasha’s passion for championing a culture of belonging didn’t begin in 2022. Since joining Moss Adams in 1997, Tasha’s advocacy for historically underrepresented communities earned her recognition at the firm and beyond—and that’s precisely why she was selected as the first team member to serve as I&D board co-chair.

Community Values

As a member of the Samish Indian Nation, Tasha was raised to value tradition. Her father taught her the value of a strong work ethic to contribute to her community—a core value shared among many Tribes in the Pacific Northwest.

“I grew up with the expectation that being a member of our family meant finding a way to contribute,” Tasha said. “Hunting and gathering are part of our culture. My dad still picks berries with his grandmother’s basket, which gets passed along in our family.”

Those community values profoundly influenced Tasha’s career trajectory.

She joined the Tribal & Gaming industry at Moss Adams to help indigenous communities with her skill set while bringing a “sense of home” to her work—linking her dedication to clients and her personal journey. Tasha also participated in a local committee for the Forum for Women (Forum W) business resource group (BRG) to advocate for gender equity in the Bellingham office. It wasn’t long before she joined the I&D board, which was launched to institute inclusive strategy across the firm in response to Forum W's transformative work.

Four years later, after working with the rest of the board to develop operational I&D governance across Moss Adams, Tasha was approached by then-CEO Chris Schmidt to lead that innovation as co-chair.

A Rising Tide

Her role as a national practice leader and her passion for I&D progress made her the perfect fit to collaborate with Eric Miles, who stepped in as CEO in 2022 and also serves as chair of the I&D board.

“A big focus of my time as co-chair was process,” Tasha said. “We introduced the I&D dashboard to report our progress on processes. Every BRG now operates in all regions to ensure everybody has access to leadership opportunities. We’ve hired more diverse candidates than we have in the past. We’re still improving, but I love that we’ve pushed the firm forward.”

Now that her tenure as co-chair has ended, Tasha won’t remain a member of the I&D board, but she maintains her enthusiasm for the strategy ahead. She explained, “Now, the board will begin a multi-year engagement to investigate any existing systemic or structural obstacles for our people, such as our evaluation and promotion experience. The firm is prepared to address any policy changes from that.”

Lifting All Boats

After Tasha’s collaboration to transition partner Kinman Tong into his role as co-chair, she’ll redirect her focus toward supporting the BRGs in their efforts to achieve a culture of belonging at Moss Adams. This brings her energy back to Forum W, where she aims to help blaze a path for women to secure better representation in leadership.

Outside of Moss Adams, Tasha will continue to be active in leadership and professional development organizations, such as the Native American Finance Officer Association, which she joined early in her career to encourage indigenous youth and up-and-coming professionals to explore opportunities within finance.

“I realized early I’m not great at the things my parents do,” Tasha said, “but my finance brain helps Tribes become more self-sufficient, exert their sovereignty, and be less reliant on outside sources for revenue. That’s where the reward comes for me, and I want Native youth to understand this is an option to give back to our communities.”

Like her father before her, Tasha remains as passionate about community sharing as she is about passing down these core values to the next generation. She doesn’t see an end to her work to contribute to the communities where she lives and works, but it’s important to her that her children know what she does and why she does it.

She concludes, “I make time to ensure they experience our Tribal culture. They’re learning our traditional storytelling. We camp in the summer, hunt for wild berries, and participate in our Tribe’s canoe journey. They know our songs. We all seek balance in our personal and professional lives, but for me, it’s also important that what we do as a family represents our Samish community.”

Thank you, Tasha, for all you’ve done to make Moss Adams a great place to work. We are honored to be in community with you.

Inclusion and Diversity at Moss Adams

Moss Adams is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone feels like they belong. This means investing in opportunities for our people to find community and mentorship to support their professional development at our firm and beyond.

Learn more about our inclusion and diversity progress on our website.