Office Hours: Ask a CPA

Course Description:

Are you trying to complete your organization’s budget and have some questions? What about grant writing? Or are you struggling with telling your organization’s financial story? Maybe you have questions on the Form 990 or tax filing requirements for nonprofits? Or are you confused about when your nonprofit might need an audit? Join several Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) that specialize in nonprofit accounting, audit, and tax and ask them your questions. The session will be an open format allowing attendees to bring their questions and obtain advice from these CPAs.

Bridget Kalicki, CPA

Bridget is a Senior Associate of Audit/Attest Services at CBIZ MHM, LLC, specializes in local governments and nonprofits within the audit and tax fields. Before her CPA career, Bridget served as a tutor and teaching assistant for accounting courses. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, graduating summa cum laude, and is actively involved in professional associations, including the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and the Colorado Society of CPAs' Emerging Professionals Initiative Committee.

Nathan Oberle, CPA

Nathan is a CPA specializing in nonprofit financial reporting and compliance. He is a member of the Colorado Society of CPAs (COCPA), and serves on the Nonprofit Working Group. He is currently the Director of Fiscal Services at Hilltop Community Resources. Prior to that, he worked in public-sector audit for a top-10 national accounting firm, as well as provided audit and tax services at a boutique firm in Denver, working with some of the biggest private foundations and public charities in the state. He has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from CU Boulder and an MBA – Finance from Missouri State University.

Elle Hume, CPA, MBA

Ellie Hume is a Regional Director with Your Part-Time Controller, LLC,  an accounting firm specializing in outsourced and fractional financial management for nonprofit organizations. She supports several physical offices in the region while seeking new opportunities to open additional YPTC offices across the country. Ms. Hume has been working with non-profit and governmental organizations to build stronger accounting departments for more than 20 years and takes pride in helping nonprofits reach financial management nirvana through best accounting practices and strong fiscal governance.

Ellie lives in Long Island, NY with her husband and is an active member of the COCPA, ILCPA, NYSSCPA, and the AICPA. She serves on the Nonprofit Working Group with the COCPA, the NYSSCPA’s Not-for-Profit Organizations, CFO, and Diversity and Inclusion Committees and has become a frequent speaker with many nonprofit focused organizations such as NYN Media, Nonprofit New York, Philanthropy New York, NYCON, NYSSCPA/FAE and AICPA. Ms. Hume has also appeared on several of YPTC’s national webinars and numerous episodes of The Nonprofit Show. She sits on the Board and serves as Secretary and a member of the Finance and Executive Committees for BoardStrong, a nonprofit dedicated to developing strong, effective boards, as well as providing a nationwide matching platform connecting nonprofit boards and individuals who wish to serve.

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