Meyer VP honored at 2007 Nonprofit CFO of the Year Awards

Kristen Conte, the Meyer Foundation’s Vice President for Finance and Administration, received The Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nonprofit CFO of the Year Awards Luncheon, hosted by Tate & Tryon and West, Lane & Schlager at the Mayflower Hotel on November 1.

Conte, who has worked for the Meyer Foundation for nine years, remodeled the organization’s financial practices by creating strong procedures, hiring a new outside accounting firm, recruiting and training a staff CPA, and creating an environment throughout the organization that fosters strong financial management and internal controls. Conte is on the board of the Foundation Financial Officers Group, where she is chairing the 2008 Conference Committee. She served as the chair of the ASAE Finance and Business Operations Council, and currently serves as Program Committee Chair of the Finance and Administration Roundtable.