Rhona Kwiram

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19 Years at Clark Nuber
5 Boards and committees she is a member of
2 Blocks she lives from her favorite people (brother, sister-in-law and two nieces)
1 Instrument she plays

Rhona is part of the wealth of musical talent at Clark Nuber. A skilled pianist and vocalist, she enjoys attending operas, concerts and theater performances. Her love for the arts paired with her talent for precision makes her a successful part of the firm’s audit practice.

As a shareholder in our audit practice, Rhona brings a deep understanding of the accounting and business issues that not-for-profit organizations face. She is an expert in her consulting and also takes it a step beyond by helping guide a not-for-profit organization’s decision-making process and growth.

Summary

Practice Emphasis

Audits of not-for-profit organizations, including colleges and universities
Consulting with not-for-profit organizations on strategic planning, board responsibilities, business planning, compensation systems, investment tracking systems and net asset tracking systems
Endowments
Management and external reporting
Internal controls and procedures advice

Proven Results

Designed a compensation system for a private school, including a formula that calculated pay rates based both on seniority and merit. Illustrated the system with various charts to help in the acceptance and implementation of the new plan.
Designed a complex cash flow model to help a not-for-profit predict cash flow needs during a major capital campaign that involved multi-year pledges, matching gifts based on cash collections of pledges, and construction costs early in the campaign.
Worked with a not-for-profit arts group to develop a business plan that they successfully used for fund-raising purposes with major donors.
Developed an endowment tracking system which pooled investment funds and allocated the earnings on a pro rata basis to the numerous separate funds included in the endowment. The system tracked restrictions and followed the organization's spending policy, automatically re-allocating earnings from permanent to temporarily restricted per the policy and the donor's restrictions.

Education

Walla Walla College, B.S.B.A. in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, double minor in Music

Activities

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (WSCPA)
Member of the Business School Advisory Board, Walla Walla University, 2008-present
Treasurer, Green Lake Foundation, 2003-present
Finance Committee, Green Lake Church, 1995-present
Treasurer, Bellevue Children’s Theatre, 2004-present
Treasurer, Out of the Gray, 2008-present
Treasurer, Leave a Legacy of Western Washington, 2000-2002
Board President, Seattle Choral Company, 2004-2007
Treasurer, Seattle Choral Company, 1995-1998 and 2001-2004
Treasurer, WSCPA, 2003-2005
Finance Committee, WSCPA, 2002-2008
Chair of Not-for-Profit Committee, WSCPA, 1999-2001
Member of Not-for-Profit Committee, WSCPA, 1993-present
Chair of Not-for-Profit Conference, WSCPA, 1998-1999, 2004
Long-range Strategic Planning Committee, Seattle Opera, 1996-1999
Audit Review Committee, United Way of King County, 1995-1998
Director, Fountainview School, 1980-1987
Frequent speaker on financial and accounting issues for not-for-profit organizations

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