Moss Adams - Mark Steranka

Industry Expertise

Construction E-Commerce Government Services Higher Education Professional Services Tribal & Gaming

Practice Focus

Contract Compliance Health Care Consulting Internal Audit Organizational Planning & Strategy Performance Audits Process & Internal Controls Succession Planning

Biography

Mark has over 30 years of experience working with businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entities throughout the United States. He has directed and managed hundreds of consulting engagements during his career. Mark specializes in working with boards, councils, and senior management of organizations from a wide range of industries, including agriculture, architecture, construction, engineering, energy, financial services, government, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, not-for-profit, retail, technology, and telecommunications. His areas of expertise include:

Strategic planning
Succession planning
Compensation benchmarking and design
Internal and performance audits
Management, organization, and operations assessments

Mark is experienced working with businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies; not-for-profit organizations of all sizes; and federal, state, and local governments. He is experienced at helping organizations to improve performance and get to their next level. He is respected by his clients for his ability to listen and understand their needs, provide sound advice and practical solutions, and make the process a rewarding experience.

Selected Speaking Engagements

Organizational Effectiveness, Closing Keynote
(WACUBO Leadership Symposium, February 2020)
High-Performing Boards
(Capital Region Family Business Center, April 2019)
Achieve Your Organization’s Full Potential
(Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges, February 2019)
Enterprise Risk and Compliance Management: Clearing the path to achieving objectives
(Western Association of College and University Business Officers, April 2018)
Retaining and Motivating Employees: It’s All About Engagement
(Associated General Contractors Summer Convention, August 2017)

Professional Affiliations

Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, American Society of Public Administration

Education

BS, mechanical engineering, University of Notre Dame
Certificate, executive management program, University of Washington

Insights from Mark Steranka

Cost Saving and Revenue Generation Methods for Middle Market Companies

Midsized companies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and drive sustainable growth by focusing on these seven areas.

The 6 Pillars of Business Success: A Holistic Look

Learn how the six foundational pillars work together to help you create and maintain a resilient and successful business.

Increase Business Performance by Effectively Communicating Your Strategic Plan

Learn how organizations can build and effectively communicate strategic plans to help increase business performance.

Use a Credit Union Ethics Program to Build Business Value and Customer Trust

Learn how a business ethics programs could help strengthen customer trust, build business value, and more.

How to Navigate Transition Planning: Strategies for You and Your Business

Before a merger or acquisition, map your privately held business’ transition strategy with our transaction planning checklist.

Attracting and Motivating Talent in a Volatile Economy

Join us for an on-demand webcast addressing how your organization can successfully attract, retain, and motivate its people in stable and volatile economic environments.

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.

3 Steps to Help Make Personnel Decisions During COVID-19

Explore steps to take as you consider decisions that impact your workforce and whether or not to retain employees, cut pay, or initiate layoffs.

6 Focus Areas to Recruit, Onboard, and Inspire Your Utility Accounting Team

Following these six steps can help your utility appeal to the right talent, decrease onboarding costs, and improve long-term business efficiencies.

What to Expect and Plan for During Each Phase of Your Business

Learn what to expect during each phase of a company’s life cycle—and actions to take to help prepare for what is next.

How to Improve Management Retention with Organizational Planning

Management retention is a driving force in the success of any organization. Learn planning strategies that can help you keep your talent.

Three Steps for Improving Your Internal Audit and Increasing Return on Investment

These three steps can help your financial institution fully benefit from the internal audit while increasing return on audit investments.

Top Risk Areas for Financial Institutions and Three Key Risk-Management Strategies

Implementing these three risk-management strategies can help your financial institution successfully identify and manage risk areas.

Tips and Best Practices that Can Help Improve Tribal Operations

Learn how your tribe can implement simple changes that can help improve tribal operations.

Increase Engagement and Enact Change through Strategic Planning

Learn how tribes can improve communication, engage members, and more effectively tackle community challenges by leveraging a strategic planning process.

Employee Retention: Strategies that Growers Can Use to Keep Employees On Board

Discover how implementing three key employee engagement initiatives can positively impact a company’s employee retention rates.

Tech Leadership Succession Requires New Thinking in a Tight Labor Market

Generational shifts and a competitive labor market are changing the way technology companies must approach their succession plans. We provide insight on some key strategies that will help make yours successful and sustainable.

Internal and Performance Auditing: Think Holistically, Think Outside the Box

Under increasing regulatory and budgetary pressure, not-for-profits and governments are pressing internal auditors for solutions, not only findings. Here’s how such a partnership can create a culture of transparency, efficiency, and safety.

How to Make Your Tribe a High-Performing Organization

Four attributes that high-performing organizations share—and how a performance assessment can help Tribes execute them.