Biography

Amy has practiced in public accounting and private industry since 1999. She is a member of the firm’s Government and Not-for-Profit Group and focuses on delivering assurance and business consulting services to a variety of not-for-profit entities, governmental entities, and Tribal governments and organizations. Her expertise includes GAAP pertinent to not-for-profit and governmental entities; federal compliance audits; and regulatory and statutory accounting and reporting. In her role in the firm’s national office, she supports the firm’s assurance practice by participating in technical consultations on complex audit and accounting matters; and monitoring for updates to audit and attestation standards, and changes in federal program compliance requirements. She also assists in managing continuing education programs on a variety of subjects for all levels of assurance professionals.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Traversing the Compliance Minefield Without a Map
    (WSCPA Government Accounting & Auditing Conference, April 2021)
  • COVID-19’s Top 5 Accounting and Reporting Issues
    (WSCPA Not-for-Profit and Health Care Conference, November 2020)
  • The Evolving World of Compliance: A Single Audit Update
    (WSCPA Government Accounting & Auditing Conference, April 2020)
  • The Changing Landscape of Compliance: A Single Audit Update
    (WSCPA Not-for-Profit and Health Care Conference, November 2019)
  • Single Audit Update
    (WSCPA Government Accounting & Auditing Conference, April 2019)

Professional Affiliations

  • Former Chair, Content Committee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Former Chair and Member, Audit and Attestation Subcommittee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Former Member, Board of Examiners, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • BS, accounting and business administration, University of Puget Sound

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