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Biography

Anita has practiced public accounting since 2007. She specializes in navigating Tribal governments through grant requirements and streamlining financial processes by performing annual single audits.

Having served various Tribal governments and their enterprises, Anita provides valuable insight and best practice recommendations about internal controls, policies and procedures, and overall operational improvements to help Tribes better serve their citizens.

Additionally, Anita has technical expertise in the laws and regulations of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Government Auditing Standards, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance (Single Audit). She’s a qualified Single Audit Technical Reviewer for the firm.

Anita has also provided consulting services to Tribal governments regarding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Applying the Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
    (The Falmouth Institute, Lac Du Flambeau, WI, August 2017)
  • Indirect Cost Basis for Tribal Organizations
    (The Falmouth Institute, June 2017)
  • Applying the Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
    (Bayfield, WI, March 2017)
  • 2016 OMB Compliance Supplement under Uniform Guidance
    (The Falmouth Institute, Las Vegas, NV, March 2017)
  • Applying the New Procurement Standards and Allowable Costs Principles
    (Espanola, NM, February 2017)
  • Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
    (The Falmouth Institute, Seattle, WA, September 2016)
  • Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
    (The Falmouth Institute, Las Vegas, NV, August 2016)
  • OMB’s New Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards
    (The Falmouth Institute, Las Vegas, NV, April 2016)
  • What You Need to Know: ACA Reporting and Compliance
    (Native Nations Event, Las Vegas, NV, November 2015)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • BS, accounting, University of Central Florida

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