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CPA, CGMA

Cheryl Olson, CPA, CGMA is the Director, Solutions Strategist for Clark Nuber, PS, and is based in Bellevue, WA. As a remote worker from Portland, OR, she provides operational, financial, technology, and governance advisory services. Prior to joining Clark Nuber, she was Director, Council Financial Consulting at the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. For more than twenty years, she has dedicated her career to the not-for-profit sector in a variety of roles, serving as volunteer, consultant, assistant executive director, chief financial officer, auditor and tax accountant. Cheryl holds licenses in Oregon, Washington, and New York. She frequently shares her knowledge nationally as an advisor, writer, and presenter. Additionally, she is a member of the Oregon Society of CPAs Not-for-Profit Committee and previously served as both Committee and Conference Chair. Cheryl serves as a member of the Finance Committee for the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington. She graduated from the University of the Pacific with a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration, with a concentration in accounting, and is a member and Past President of the Alumni Club, Portland, OR Chapter.