Kate is an experienced business leader/impact player with a strong operational background. She is passionate about removing barriers for nonprofits so they can achieve their goals. She holds a bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Richmond. Over her twenty year career she has held roles in operations management, compliance and grant management.  Skills include budgeting, team building, philanthropy, management and leadership.

Tessa Schreiner is a leadership coach, seasoned facilitator, and climate expert with over a decade of experience in leadership, management, and facilitation. She specializes in helping individuals and teams enhance their communication skills, build strong relationships, and navigate complex challenges. Known for her enthusiastic style and strategic thought partnership, Tessa is committed to creating supportive facilitation and coaching environments where leaders can thrive and achieve lasting success.

Natalie Travers holds 20 years of professional experience launching social impact initiatives across multiple global geographies, including collaborations with generation Z, global executives, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and Grammy-award winning musicians. Areas of expertise include brand development and narrative change, go-to-market strategy, strategic planning, and financial management. She enjoys delivering value in efficient and creative ways, and if there is an ambitious goal to test or an inequitable system to disrupt, she is ready to play. Markets in which she has worked and studied include the urban and rural U.S., Spain, Israel, Haiti, India, Germany, Chile, and China.

Apogee Creative is a creative and management consulting firm launched with a core belief in the power of stories to help center our purpose. Apogee Creative helps businesses and organizations rethink how they understand, communicate, and deliver value efficiently and effectively.

Amy Mickles has over 30 years of experience in accounting. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Houston and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Amy began her career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche in Denver, Colorado. She then became the Controller for a large cable company. In 2004, she founded ABC Accounting and Bookkeeping Services LLC (“ABC”), bringing with her extensive experience in internal auditing and financial management.

ABC is a full-service accounting and bookkeeping firm with a staff of 10 professionals. Our team has experience across a wide range of industries, with a specialized group dedicated to serving nonprofit organizations. Our primary goal is to understand your business completely and identify your short- and long-term goals. This approach allows us to develop practical and achievable financial solutions tailored to your business needs.

A results-driven operational and financial accountant with over 30 years of experience in improving efficiencies, increasing profitability, and enhancing reporting, Julie Christiansen has a proven track record of success in a variety of accounting roles. With prior Big 4 experience and a strong background in management positions, she specializes in accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, budgeting and nonprofit accounting and reporting. Julie is committed to delivering high-quality financial services to clients, helping organizations streamline processes and ensure accurate reporting.

Julie is a graduate from the University of Wyoming and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Colorado.  She has been with ABC Accounting and Bookkeeping since 2016, becoming a member in 2023.

ABC is a full-service accounting and bookkeeping firm with a staff of 10 professionals. Our team has experience across a wide range of industries, with a specialized group dedicated to serving nonprofit organizations. Our primary goal is to understand your business completely and identify your short- and long-term goals. This approach allows us to develop practical and achievable financial solutions tailored to your business needs.

A passionate and strategic-minded executive, Mary Beth McIntire has advanced several organizations and led many initiatives to elevate mission and create positive change. As a trusted advisor, Mary Beth’s abilities to bring a team to consensus, solve a problem or direct key business initiatives have been demonstrated in her roles in the c-suite. Her current role at the Medical Society of Virginia (Chief Programs Officer), and past roles at Comfort Zone Camp (CEO) and the Library of Virginia (Executive Director) demonstrate her strengths in organizational strategy, board governance, program development, and fundraising where she has raised over $75 million for the benefit of others. In addition, she has provided consulting services to numerous nonprofits throughout her career, helping them achieve short and long-term goals. She received her B.S. from James Madison University and her MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mary Beth lives outside Richmond, Virginia with her husband Rob. They have two daughters and more importantly 4 grandchildren.