Governance: July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Christine Cardinal is a Senior Vice President in the Nonprofit Banking Group at Atlantic Union Bank.  Christine has over 25 years of banking experience specializing working with tax-exempt organizations in Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland.  She is focused on partnering with nonprofits to deliver exceptional service, serve as a valued resource, and assist them with financing needs and improving efficiencies through the use of automation and technology.  She is active in the not-for-profit community and is a member of the Finance and Administration Roundtable (FAR), the American Society of Association Executives (Former Chair of the Finance and Business Operations Section Council), and the Greater Washington Society of CPA’s (GWSCPA).  Christine has a BBA in Accounting from St. Mary’s University and an MBA in Finance from Texas Tech University.   

Contina Djaouga joined the U.S. Travel Association in 2014 eager to expand on her 15-plus years of leadership and management experience with nonprofit organizations. She manages the accounting department and ensures the timely and accurate preparation of monthly financial statements for the Association.

In addition to assisting in the coordination and management of the Association's annual audit and budget, she oversees the payroll and benefits accounting. She also provides advice to department managers to ensure compliance with the Association's financial and administrative policies to maintain fiduciary responsibility.  She supervises the daily operations of accounts payable functions, the accounts receivable billings and collections, and all other accounting related duties.

Prior to joining the U.S. Travel Association team, Djaouga served in the role of Controller at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC for five years.  She holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Eius voluptatem magnam, aliquam esse nihil velit non facilis praesentium rem laboriosam modi dolore reiciendis eveniet! Dolorum, suscipit? Non debitis eveniet excepturi?

Jen’s drive, attention to detail and technical background makes her the perfect fit to lead the internal accounting and finance responsibilities for Vault. She has a great ability to manage and execute multiple projects at once, and understands the importance of financial analysis to help the leadership team make thoughtful and strategic decisions.

Jen believes deeply in the importance of supporting every individual on the team and is looking forward to becoming invested in her fellow Vaulter’s personal and professional growth. Jen’s positive attitude and calm demeanor fosters a supportive environment making work both enjoyable and productive.

Prior to joining Vault, Jen spent six years in public accounting in consulting and assurance services. In her most recent role as transaction advisory services manager at RSM, she was responsible for performing financial due diligence for institutions engaging in mergers and acquisitions. During her time in public accounting, Jen provided oversight and coaching on various teams, led discussions with executives at various organizations, and analyzed financial statements in a range of industries.

In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, staying active and traveling.

Kayla Futch, CPA, is a Partner at KPMG, LLP. Her experience has been  focused on performing audit, accounting, and advisory services primarily for Federal agencies. She has overseen several large, complex Federal audits, served on rotation at the KPMG national office providing technical guidance and assistance to audit engagement teams. Kayla is also a previous Board Member for the DC Board of Accountancy. 

Divya Gadre, CPA is a Partner at BDO USA. As a principal and the Practice Leader of the GWDC NP Assurance Practice, she devotes her time to managing the practice, engaging with clients, and leading a team of over 60 nonprofit Assurance professionals serving over 500 local nonprofit clients. Divya supports her clients holistically, utilizing her skills in serving a diverse set of nonprofit clients in ways that benefit their specific financial and operational needs. She routinely interacts with the Audit Committees and Boards of the clients that she serves, providing valuable insights and best practices when appropriate. Divya is responsible for resolving any issues as they arise, as well as identifying and documenting risks and creating and managing client relationships. In addition to her current responsibilities, Divya is an active committee member and speaker at AICPA events and is involved in delivering in-house training programs for BDO’s nonprofit assurance department. Some of Divya’s nonprofit clients include National Geographic Society, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Center for American Progress, Cato Institute, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Urban Institute, and National Public Radio.

Alex Galeano is ICBA's Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, based in our Washington, DC office. In this role, Alex will provide leadership to the association as a steward, strategist, and catalyst for the financial resources and activities of ICBA and its subsidiaries. Alex started his career in the for-profit industry, serving in public accounting, consulting, and fortune 500 companies. Over time, Alex felt that he wanted to apply his accounting and financial management background to work for an organization with a social, charitable, or community mission.  In 2003, he accepted a role with AARP and went on to have a 9-year tenure there.  After AARP, Alex held senior financial positions at the National Association of Broadcasters and recently served as Chief Financial Officer for ASIS International, a global membership organization for security management professionals. Alex received both his Bachelor's degree in Accounting and MBA from Strayer University.  He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recently obtained his Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation.

Brittney Gordon, CPA is Director of Business Development at The Alliance Group, through which she provides her professional network of Executive leaders with access to consulting, advisory, executive search, and interim staffing to tackle projects and talent challenges in Accounting, Finance, IT, and Financial Systems.  Brittney has led Alliance's nonprofit presence for the last 4 years, in addition to serving clients in the Fortune 500, private companies, and multinational firms.  As a result of her efforts and those of her team, Alliance has achieved a 3-year organic growth rate of 175% and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in Greater Washington as a 5-time recipient of the Inc 5000 award and Moxie Award nominee. Prior to Alliance, Brittney spent several years in public accounting as part of EY's commercial Assurance practice in Greater Washington, where she worked with multinational clients and established her professional reputation for client service, transparency, and integrity. Brittney has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and is a member of the AICPA and the Greater Washington Society of CPAs.

Zerihun Haile-Selassie is a distinguished financial executive and a strategic leader in agile non-profit organizations through transformational leadership for long-term sustainable growth, diversified revenue, business continuity plan, and organizational risk management. Zerihun joined the Endocrine Society in August 2022. Mr. Zerihun has over 18 years of experience leading organizational financial sustainability, corporate investment strategy, trade association, human capital management, and growth-oriented financial management. Recently, Zerihun has served as Chief Financial Officer of a non-profit healthcare professional certification organization at Inteleos. In this role, Zerihun executed strategies that drive innovation, financial sustainability, international market expansion, legal risk management, strategizing investment policy, and capital management. Zerihun also previously served as Chief Operating Officer (COO)- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at a non-profit language association at ACTFL. In his role, he transformed the information technology footprint, advanced human capital management, and breakthrough business efficiency. He built and executed the strategy that drove two-fold growth by aligning technology and finance. Before ACTFL, Zerihun was a member of the Finance leadership team at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC; in this role, he actively engaged and managed planned-giving and endowment initiatives. Zerihun also brings multi-industry non-profit leadership experience through his work with lobbying organizations 501C (4), charity foundations and educational associations 501C (3), and trade associations 501C (6). He built a solid financial foundation for mission impact and led cross-functional initiatives driving profitable growth. Zerihun was recognized for his exceptional financial executive expertise and was awarded CFO of The Year "2018 Rising Star" by the Non-Profit CFO industry. He was recognized for his leadership that transformed the organization's revenue diversification and increased revenue by two folds and the long-term reserve investment portfolio by three folds. Zerihun earned his Master's degree in Accounting and Information Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus and earned certification from Santa Clara University- Leavey School of Business (Black Corporate Board Readiness). Zerihun is a Certified Association Executive (CAE). He is a member of the 2022-2024 DELP Scholar at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Rosie Henderson, CPA has over twenty years of experience devoted entirely to the nonprofit and higher education industry. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Finance and Administration and Assistant Treasurer at the Catholic University of America. She began her career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she earned both the Chairman’s Award and Market Leadership Award for her commitment to customer service and mentoring programs. Rosie left PwC as a senior manager to join the Howard University finance team, where she served in various finance leadership roles in support of the Chief Financial Officer, President, and senior cabinet to establish rigor in financial reporting and fiscal management. She is actively involved in professional accounting organizations and industry conferences. In addition, Rosie lends her accounting and finance expertise to multiple organizations that mentor and educate youth, including the Consortium of Catholic Academies, The Creative School, STAYDRMN, and Infinite Evolution Youth Empowerment. A self-proclaimed foodie and wine enthusiast, Rosie spends her time cheering on her two young adult children in their academic and extracurricular endeavors.

Shereen Mahoney, CPA  is a Technology Consulting Partner in Wipfli’s Financial and Operational Systems practice. She has 30 years of experience in all aspects of accounting, financial, and business systems including sales and service delivery. She is dedicated to helping organizations improve business processes and productivity, reduce operational costs, and get timely access to financial information so they can run their business more efficiently. Shereen also has deep nonprofit expertise and spent five years leading Wipfli’s Nonprofit subindustry across the firm’s audit, tax, and consulting services. Shereen is an International Coaching Federation ACC certified executive coach, team developer and certified analyst in the Predictive Index (PI) assessment toolkit and EQ-i2.0 and EQ360 emotional intelligence instruments. She works closely with CEO’s and senior leaders as a personal leadership coach and helps executives develop high functioning teams. Shereen also serves on the board for Wipfli Foundation which supports educational and community organizations that impact the localities in which Wipfli has a presence. Prior to Wipfli, Shereen was CEO at Brittenford Systems, a Top 100 accounting software and technology consulting firm in the Washington, DC region for Sage Intacct, Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL and CIO Advisory services. Previously, she managed an Epicor practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Shereen is a CPA and earned a Master of Science in Accounting, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Information Systems from James Madison University. She is frequently recognized as a top executive and technology professional in her respective fields and is passionate about firm culture, associate engagement, developing people, driving growth, and solving client challenges.

Omid Mohebbi, CPA is a manager with GRF CPAs & Advisors. He joined the firm in 2011 and specializes in audits of nonprofit organizations including foundations, associations and other charitable institutions, and audits of employee benefit plans. In his role, Mr. Mohebbi is responsible for managing audit engagements and serving as a client liaison throughout the planning, fieldwork and post-fieldwork stages of each audit. In addition, he ensures the efficient, timely and accurate completion of fieldwork, audit report preparation, and presentation of the audit and other key deliverables to governance bodies of the firm’s clients.

Adam Proger is an institutional consultant, retirement plan consultant and financial advisor on our Institutional Consulting Team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in government and politics from the University of Maryland and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder.  Adam has worked with SPG Fiduciary Partners for the last 16 years in various capacities. His current responsibilities on  the team include committee/board engagement and working with our clients on asset allocation strategy, investment  policy design, risk assessment and investment reviews.  Prior to joining Raymond James in 2019, Adam was a member of the UBS Institutional Consulting Advisory Council, a  group of institutional consultants from around the country that help advise the firm on all aspects of the institutional  business. Adam has been licensed for over 18 years (Current licenses include the Series 66, 31, 7 and SIE).  Adam currently chairs the Finance Committee for an approximately $35 million non-profit organization and chairs the  Finance Committee for his local synagogue.    Adam has been a featured speaker at nonprofit industry conferences such as the Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). This past year, Adam chaired the GWSCPA Non-Profit Symposium which brings together over 600 non-profit focused CPAs and other professionals.    Adam and his wife, Kate, have three children and live in Rockville. Adam is an avid golfer and University of Maryland sports fan. One of Adam’s main passions is helping young children and proudly serves as a licensed foster care parent in Montgomery County, MD.

Jessica’s diverse background in nonprofit accounting spans nearly fifteen years. Her dedication and drive for excellence empower nonprofit organizations to meet their goals and succeed in their missions. Her technical acumen includes managing and preparing financial statements, analysis of financial statement variances, compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, financial projections and cash management, federal and non-federal grant reporting and compliance, and tax compliance for our nonprofit clients.   She assists tax-exempt organizations with their audit and tax preparation and provides general business consulting on designing and implementing accounting policies and procedures. She regularly helps Vault’s clients file for reimbursement and complies with private and federally funded grant requirements. She works with client executives to both prepare and present financial information to board and committee members. She is well-versed in the various accounting systems the nonprofit industry uses and thus helps clients with system selection, implementation, and training.  Mentorship and personnel development are passions of hers. She constantly gives her time and energy to support junior-level Vaulters, their growth, and overall competency.     When she is not supporting her clients and Vault, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs. She is also attempting to learn golf.  

Hediyeh (Hedy) Sadeghein, CPA is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. Hedy oversees the fiscal functions of the association, collaborates with the board of directors and committee leaders, leads the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting, and ensure the financial health and compliance of the organization. Hedy previously served as a senior audit manager at Johnson Lambert, where she specialized in the non-profit industry and demonstrated history of technical accounting research skills. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a masters of accounting degree. She  is a 2019 graduate of the Margaret DeBoe Leadership Program and she served as the Chair of the Young and Emerging Accountant’s Section of the GWSCPA from 2019-2022. Her current community involvement includes serving on the board of directors and the audit and finance committee of Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia since 2021 as well as serving on the Board and audit committee of Food for Others since 2020.

Evan Seward is an Executive Search Director for Cherry Bekaert, where he brings unique combination of direct accounting/finance understanding, executive search, and staffing experience to support all types, sizes, and of clients in the DC area and beyond. Based out of Arlington, VA, Evan helps to lead the direct-hire staffing practice focused on full-cycle search efforts for finance and accounting professionals. Prior to joining Cordia Resources, Evan worked for several years in the public accounting industry with KPMG and within corporate accounting at Navy Federal Credit Union. He has a Bachelor’s in Accounting, MBA, active CPA license in Virginia, and is proud to be a Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR).

Bob Storz has served as Vice President of Finance and Operations & CFO for Manufacturers Alliance since 2019. He is an experienced Senior Director of Finance with exceptional expertise in Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Functional Management; all which have been proven through his history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. 

Bob has been a CPA for over 25 years working primarily with hospitals, large medical practices, and professional associations. He continues to remain very active in the Greater Washington Society of CPAs. Bob holds a BBA in Accounting from Loyola University Maryland and an MBA in Health Service Administration from The George Washington University. 

Venus Tuazon is a director in CLA's Arlington, Va office and has more than 15 years of audit and public accounting experience, serving the needs of the firm’s not-for-profit clients, including membership organizations, charitable organizations, independent schools, small businesses, and other service organizations. As a not-for-profit specialist, she is very knowledgeable with the accounting and tax complexities of not-for-profit organizations.

Venus has extensive experience with audits and tax return preparation of not-for-profit organizations of all sizes, with a diverse range of important missions. Venus assists clients in evaluating internal controls and policies to address deficiencies and advises clients on best practices and proper implementation; she prides herself on being a valued resource to her clients.