Manager Accounting

Shannon MacGregor, MBA, CAE

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Finance and Operations Executive – Professional Bio

Entrepreneurial and a creative self-starter, Shannon brings experienced leadership to strategic planning, financial

control, operations, and staff development. A Certified Association Executive, and a past nominee for "CFO of

the Year," Shannon's expertise is in non-profit management. She began her professional career in Sydney,

Australia, as a Chartered Accountant for two multinational corporations; then earned her M.B.A. (finance) after

returning to the U.S. In addition to owning a financial consulting business for se ven years, Shannon was the

Divisional Controller of a $1 billion retail company in Washington, DC, and has served as the Chief Financial

Officer for two non-profit organizations in Alexandria, VA.

Professional Experience Non-profit Organizations

Board of Directors

(11/2012 – Present)

BalletNova Center for Dance, Falls Church, VA

Member of the Board of Directors, and Finance Committee, for this $2 million non-profit organization dedicated to

excellence in dance.

Chief Financial Officer

(4/2003 – 6/2013)

CSI (Construction Specifications Institute), Alexandria, VA

Member of the Executive Team, providing leadership for all financial operations, human resources, information

technology, and facilities management for this $8 million non-profit technical society and its Foundation:

Served as member of interim CEO management team, reporting to Board President, during 11 -month

CEO vacancy; coordinated executive search for the CEO position with Board Search Committee and

outside recruitment firm; acted as staff liaison to the Board-level Finance, and Audit, Committees

Collaborated with Board and outside consultants to restructure the organization’s governance and bylaws

Initiated, planned, and managed a complete transformation and upgrade of all critical systems : email,

budgeting, accounting, membership data base, network servers, and general business processes

Streamlined the financial reporting process by creating user-friendly, web-based presentations to the

Board

Provided Board orientations on leadership and fiduciary duties; hosted and presented financial education

webinars to nationwide network of 145 chapter presidents and treasurers; taught finance and budgeting

at annual convention to business owners and professionals

Crafted an Internal Controls Policy manual for the organization, and spearheaded the documentation of a

Disaster Recovery Plan, including the appointment of an “Emergency Response” te am

Negotiated sublease arrangements with tenants, defraying over $120,000 in annual rent expense;

conducted an extensive real estate search for new corporate headquarters, resulting in $400,000 savings

in annual overhead costs

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

(2/2001 – 12/2002)

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Alexandria, VA

Senior Executive in charge of all financial and administrative operations of this $15 million organization:

Established critically-needed structure to the accounting system by linking financial results to strategic

plan and to budget

Reorganized Accounting Department for success by matching staff strengths with appropriate duties

Identified the need to improve technology, systems, and processes, and launched an organization-wide

upgrade

Acted as staff liaison to 3 Board-level committees: Executive and Finance, Audit, and Investment

Coordinated a 5-person government affairs office move, maneuvering a multi-million dollar real estate

deal

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Authored a Business Planning module for organization’s Leadership Development Program

Elected to corporate officer position (Secretary) for for-profit subsidiary Board of Trustees

Founding member of the Millennium Society – the organization’s research foundation

Director, Investment and Administration

(12/1993 – 1/2001)

Public Technology, Inc., Washington, DC

Directed all financial and administrative operations of this $6 million non-profit corporation:

Designed a competitive pricing model for products and services to provide positive net revenue streams

Adopted the first electronic payment and billing system for Federal government contracts, cutting

receivable time down from 6 weeks to 3 days

Established investment manager selection criteria, and developed a $3.5 million investment portfolio

Professional Experience For-profit Organizations

Independent Financial Consultant

(3/1990 – 3/1997)

The Flanagan Group, Arlington, VA

Provided financial and accounting support on a free-lance consulting basis: general accounting; budgeting and

forecasting; financial reporting; tax matters; accounting operations and systems.

Controller, Salary Administration and Benefits

(7/1989 – 7/1993)

Woodward & Lothrop, Alexandria, VA

Managed the accounting and financial control of all benefits issues for approximately 12,000 active employees

and 3,000 retirees for this former $1 billion private retail company.

Controller

(10/1987 – 7/1989)

Carlyn Systems, Inc., Annandale, VA

Responsible for the overall financial and administrative operations of this privately-held company.

Portfolio Accountant/International Fund Manager

(6/1986 – 5/1987)

State Street Bank of Boston, Sydney, Australia

Managed investment portfolios for international clients within a highly-charged trading floor atmosphere; raised

funds through the foreign currency exchange desk ; and recruited, trained, and supervised new hires to the firm .

Branch Accounting Supervisor

(6/1980 – 6/1986)

AVCO Financial Services, Ltd., Sydney, Australia

Supervised all accounting functions for a nationwide network of 150 branch offices of this multi-national

corporation, managing 5 accounting professionals.

Education and Affiliations

M.B.A. (Finance), Marymount University, Arlington, VA

Certificates in Australian Company Law and Business Law, New South Wales Institute of Technology,

Sydney, Australia; Australian Society of Chartered Accountants

B.A. (cum laude), Management/Accounting, Mount Vernon College at George Washington University,

W ashington, DC

Member, American Society of Association Executives

Member, Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives

Member, Society for Human Resource Management

Certified Association Executive

Non-profit CFO of the Year Nominee

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