Ruta has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2019 and is a valued member of the team!

Quethelyn is a new member of the Shining Star Consulting team and has already brought great value to the organization.

Autumn was introduced to nonprofit accounting while working for a nonprofit that supported families with children undergoing cancer treatment. She loves the work because she can see her efforts making a direct and positive impact. She is currently working on her BS in accounting and planning to complete her MS afterwards. Autumn grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, but recently moved to Sarasota, FL with her husband, Paul, cat named Tiny Cat and their dog, Lola. They enjoy spending time out in nature and with their daughter, who lives in Portland, OR.

Hai has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2018 and is a valued member of the team!

Elayne has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2021 and is a valued member of the team!

Patricia has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2019 and is a valued member of the team!

Darlene is a new member of the Shining Star Consulting team and has already brought great value to the organization.

Erick began his career at the American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter. He holds an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, and completed his graduate studies at The New School's Milano School in New York City. Originally from Neshanic Station, NJ, Erick is an avid tennis enthusiast, enjoying both playing the sport and watching it on TV. In his downtime, he also loves spending quality time with his 9-year-old Italian Greyhound, Oliver.

Lynetta grew up in New Jersey and received her undergraduate degree at University of Pennsylvania and upon moving to California received her MBA from UCLA. Lynetta has spent most of her career in health care and nonprofits. After taking time off to raise kids, she started back up part time with bookkeeping and it has grown from there! She enjoys contributing to the mission of nonprofit organizations and the structure and incentives fit closely with her personal ethics. She like to hike in local open spaces, swim in pools or the Atlantic Ocean and read novels.

Allison grew up and went to school in the Central Valley of California. She received her BS from Fresno State University's Craig School of Business. Allison studied the legal environment of business in college and became disillusioned by the lack of transparency in the for-profit corporate world. She still loved finance and numbers and found inspiration in working with companies that keep people at the heart of all they do. Allison enjoys her backyard chickens and reading historical fiction.

Susan has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2021 and is a valued member of the team!

Sarah got into nonprofit accounting through her initial job working as a CPA firm in Chevy Chase, MD that exclusively served nonprofits. She was there for about 9 years and enjoyed working with organizations of all shapes and sizes with unique missions. She realized she loved watching passionate people make the world a better place and appreciates the opportunity to help them do that through her accounting support. Sarah grew up in Maryland and attended the Catholic University of America in DC where she earned her Bachelor of Music. She originally went for music performance, and then went back later for accounting. She has a Certificate of Accounting from Montgomery College and became a CPA candidate at the University of MD Global Campus. Sarah lives with her husband, 2 kids and a black lab mix that is older than her two children! She spends most of her time with her family, but also loves to travel and visit her family that lives abroad and is currently attempting to grow a vegetable garden.

Lily has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2021 and is a valued member of the team!

Eva is a new member of the Shining Star Consulting team and has already brought great value to the organization.

Ebonie has been with Shining Star Consulting since 2013 and is a valued member of the team!