MossAdams - Colleen Rozillis

Industry Expertise

Foundations Government Services Higher Education Not-for-Profit Tribal & Gaming

Practice Focus

ESG Advisory Internal Audit Organizational Planning & Strategy Performance Audits Succession Planning

Biography

Colleen has provided strategic guidance to a diverse range of clients since 2003. She helps organizations enhance their operations and culture, improve strategic leadership and planning, reduce risk, and cultivate more effective governance. She works collaboratively with clients to understand their goals and objectives and define organizational and programmatic changes to better equip and position them to achieve those goals.

Colleen leads the firm’s Strategy & Operations Consulting Practice, overseeing strategic and management consulting, human capital and construction advisory, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consulting, and public sector internal and performance auditing. She also serves as the consulting leader for the firm's Public Sector, Not-for-Profit, and Tribal industry group.

Selected Speaking Engagements

The Opportunity in ESG Consulting
(Accounting Today Firm Growth Forum , May 2023)
Putting the “S” in ESG
(Washington Society of CPAS (WSCPA), December 2022)
ESG Reporting & Assurance Panel
(UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Annual Conference on Financial Reporting, June 2022)
People, Processes, and Technology: Challenges in a Remote Work Environment
(Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO), April 2021)
How to Elevate Your Budget Process and Further Operational Goals
(Oregon GFOA Conference, October 2021)
21st Century Internal Audit
(Transforming Local Government Conference, May 2020)
Reserve Policies and Practices
(NACUBO Annual Conference , July 2019)
Strategic Budgeting for Boards
(CalSAE Operations & Finance Summit, June 2019)
Hindsight is 20/20: Internal Controls and Risk Assessments
(CalCPA Government Accounting and Auditing Conference, May 2019)

Professional Affiliations

Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees, Humanities Washington
Member, Project Management Institute
Member, International City & County Management Association
Member, Society for Corporate Governance
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, Association of Local Government Auditors

Education

BA, english and political science, University of Michigan
Certificate, diversity and inclusion, Cornell University
MS, public policy and management, Carnegie Mellon University

Insights from Colleen Rozillis

Effective Board Habits and Strategies to Improve ESG Governance

Take steps to align performance with the ethical responsibilities of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) oversight.

2024 Private Foundation Conference:
Day Two, Afternoon Sessions

Explore topics to help you navigate your private foundation’s financial and operational complexity at our annual virtual conference.

Digital Accessibility: Section 504, Section 508, and ADA Compliance

Learn how to make digital content usable for people with disabilities, avoid noncompliance, and improve service.

ESG Board Governance Standard Practices: Committee Frameworks

Improve your ESG governance when you determine how to integrate ESG considerations into your oversight structures. Learn more.

DoJ Updates Digital Accessibility Requirements for State and Local Governments

Gain insights into the DoJ’s recent update to digital accessibility requirements for state and local governments.

Drive Advancement with Good Governance for Utilities and Energy Companies

Gain insights into habits and best practices that help build an effective board for utility and energy organizations.

Best Practices to Strengthen Tribal Councils and Improve Governance

Improve Tribal governance by implementing best practices that strengthen Tribal councils and boost their impact.

Increase Board Impact: Clarify Roles and Responsibilities

Move your organization forward when you provide actionable strategies to help the board clarify their responsibilities.

How Boards Provide ESG Oversight

Understanding the role of a board related to ESG oversight can lead to better board habits and integrated outcomes. Learn more.

Governance Strategies for a Highly Effective Tribal Council

Learn good governance strategies for your Tribal council and how to improve board culture and performance.

Good Governance for Utilities and Energy Companies

Join our webcast where we discuss how to establish board practices that will set the right tone for your business.

Governance Practices for Small Not-for-Profits

Constructing a board of directors that provides leadership, oversight, and accountability is critical for mission success.

Private Foundation Conference: Day Two, PM Session

Explore topics to help you navigate your private foundation’s financial and operational complexity at our annual conference.

ESG: Increase Your Governance Impact

Improving your governance strategy can help increase business goals and objectives. Learn more in our webcast.

Enhance Safety and Mitigate Risk by Monitoring Service Contracts and Controls

Promote efficiency, mitigate risk, and look for cost savings by assessing and tracking building service contracts.

Uphold Good Governance by Strengthening Board Practices

Learn what constitutes good governance and the steps the board of your organization can take to instill and maintain it.

ESG: Prioritize Your Social Impact

Improving your organization’s social practices can help retain talent, develop marketplace trust, and more. Learn details.

Get Started With Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting

Here's how to build a report to align with ever-evolving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

Drive Good Governance for a Highly Successful Not-for-Profit

Learn how you can improve your not-for-profit’s board culture and performance to help drive good governance.

Implement an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategy in Six Steps

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principals are increasingly important to all industries—especially not-for-profits.

Strategies for Organizations to Spend Federal Infrastructure Funds

Navigate infrastructure funding from the federal government and strategies to best prepare for a construction project.

How Power and Utility Companies Utilize ERP Systems to Better Analyze Data

Understand how power and utility companies can streamline data with the right ERP system to suit their needs.

Common Questions About Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

An environmental, social, and governance strategy can help transform company culture and increase the bottom line.

Establishing an ESG Strategy for Tribal Governments

Defined plans and a leader to champion them can help boost environmental, social, and governance plans.

How to Assess the Maturity and Effectiveness of your Business Continuity Plan

Businesses continuity plans can help mitigate the negative impacts of disruptions. Learn to assess the maturity of your plan.

ESG Investing: Why Sustainable Investment Strategies Are on the Rise

Concerned about the effects of your investments? Learn benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing.

Rethink KPIs: Which Metrics You Should Focus On

Explore how focusing on a smaller set of KPIs can help you deliver value and stay agile in a changing business environment.

Government Capital Program Management: What to Consider

Learn best practices to efficiently and effectively manage government investments in capital assets.

Achieve Your Goals with Automated Reporting

Learn how your utility can save time, achieve goals, and gain greater insights from the data you already collect.

How to Elevate Your Utility’s Budgeting and Further Operational Goals

Discover an approach to budgeting that can help you focus on long-term priorities rather than dollars and cents.

4 Budgeting Best Practices to Strengthen Your Tribal Government

Learn key budgeting strategies to bolster your Tribal government’s operations, leadership, and accountability.

Risk Assessments and How to Prioritize Your Focus

Organizations face a number of risks, and they often go beyond those inherent to reporting and compliance. In today’s environment—with an increased demand for information and the constantly expanding use of technology in nearly everything organizations do—the need for vigilance is heightened. Join us for an on-demand webcast addressing best practices for effectively prioritizing and assessing risk with a meaningful, holistic approach.

Enhance Efficiency and Effectiveness with Performance Audits

In the current environment of change and instability, pressure is on to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Stakeholders are demanding greater transparency, accountability, and service, while governments, higher-education institutions, not-for-profits, and tribes are seeking best practices tried and tested by their peers.

Strategic Planning for Higher Education

A strategic plan, developed with a purpose, can create positive change in your organization. In this on-demand webcast, you’ll learn how to effectively engage your diverse stakeholders, including your board, faculty, staff, students, alumni, the neighboring community, and partner institutions; considerations for making benchmarking meaningful; and the trends and drivers impacting higher education operations today.

Financial Considerations of Business Continuity Planning

Financial considerations are key to business continuity as well as disaster planning and emergency preparedness. Join us for a webcast covering the financial considerations in emergency planning, such as human capital, facilities, property, operations, procedures, and management. We’ll provide strategies to help you incorporate these elements into your financial plan and familiarize you with resources that can help you better manage your business.