BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In accordance with Article VI of the bylaws, all nominees will be declared elected by the secretary at the annual meeting unless other nominations, supported by at least one percent of membership, are received by April 1, 2024. If a contest for one or more positions develops, an election for those positions will be held at the meeting. The 2024 Annual Meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2024.
Meet the Incoming Chair: Sarah Funk, CPA, CGMA
Term: 2 years Becomes Immediate Past Chair 2025-2026 Board Service: since 2020
Sarah Funk, CPA, CGMA, has more than 20 years of multi-national financial, operations, technology and telecommunication experience spanning accounting, budgeting and finance, compliance, audit, system implementations, transaction activities, money transfer services and public accounting. She is the Chief Financial Officer at Ben Franklin Transit. Sarah is an active member of various civic and community revitalization efforts. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors. What advice would you give to a newly licensed CPA? Raise your hand, get involved and stay involved in your community and the profession. The opportunities you pursue early on in your career outside of work will accelerate building your leadership tool kit and pave the way to a bright future. What trend do you hope makes a comeback? Technologyfree weekends, something that we are working on doing at our house. Spring's warmer weather should help push us in that direction, since we'll be able to spend more time outdoors.
Vice Chair: Joel Williams, CPA Term: 3 years, becomes Chair 2025-2026 Board Service: since 2022
Joel Williams, CPA, is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Global Mobility Practice in Seattle. He has more than 20 years of experience in the global mobility industry. Joel has had the benefit of living and working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; London; and Houston during his career and has served clients primarily in the energy, financial and technology sectors. In addition, Joel is a leader within KPMG’s Global Mobility Services Innovation team, an interdisciplinary group of professionals that develops and delivers emerging technologies and creative solutions to help solve our clients’ challenges. Tell us about a time when you felt like a hero at work. I won a national award in our practice for being a culture champion this past year and I was completely surprised that I won. It was great to be recognized for the effort I make daily to have a positive impact on the firm’s culture.
Treasurer: Ed Ramos, CPA
Secretary: Richard Burger Mackey, CPA, CIA
Term: 1 year (second term) Board Service: since 2022
Term: 1 year Board Service: since 2023
Ed Ramos, CPA, is a shareholder at DP&C, a local CPA firm in Tacoma, with more than 24 years of public accounting experience. He attended Wilson High School, Highline Community College, and transferred to Eastern Oregon University. His practice primarily focuses on auditing and accounting for various organizations in the not-for-profit, construction, electric co-op, and employee benefit plan industries. Ed co-founded and served as the past treasurer for the Seattle Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA). He has served on various non-profit boards as a treasurer or finance committee member, including the WSCPA Foundation Board of Trustees and Grants Committee. Ed is an alumni of the 2011 AICPA Leadership Academy and previously served on the AICPA National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion. Ed is currently a board member at MultiCare Health Foundation. He enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with his family. What is one organizational tool that you cannot live without? Outlook—I would not know what to do next without it! How do you handle stress? I spend some time at least once a week to organize and prioritize my work as much as possible. I know it will not all get done, but visualizing that it’s possible helps.
Richard Burger, CPA, CIA, has 20 years of financial, compliance and assurance experience and has demonstrated proficiencies in executing governance, risk, and control design reengineering across a diverse product/service portfolio involving a multitude of business functions. An experienced and trusted advisor, Richard can engage various stakeholders for managing risk governance. Prior to serving as a Senior Investigator at Microsoft, Richard served as a Compliance Program Manager and Audit Manager; and previously served the Boeing Company as an Auditor and Senior Analyst. Richard graduated from Seattle University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Accounting and completed internal audit graduate coursework at Seattle University. Richard is a CPA and an Institute of Internal Auditors Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). In your opinion, what is the best type of cheese? Emmentaler (Swiss) cheese! It’s so versatile; it can be dressed up or down. It’s great when served simply, or it can complement a fancier spread like fondue. Emmentaler goes along nicely with everything. Are you a collector of something? If so, what? I became a collector of movie DVDs as the technology becomes more difficult to find. Call me sentimental for history, arts and culture.
Are you a collector of something? If so, what? I collect miniature flags from countries and states I’ve visited and I have over 50 at this point. I also collect Hard Rock Café t-shirts! I try to hit the local Hard Rock Café in every town I visit.
RETURNING LEADERS
These leaders currently serve on the Board of Directors and will continue serving on the Board. Chair | Sarah Funk, CPA, CGMA Immediate Past Chair | Andrew Brajcich, CPA, JD, LLM President & CEO | Kimberly Scott, CAE
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The Washington CPA Spring 2024
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