BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meet the Incoming Chair: Amanda O'Rourke, CPA
Sara Bailey, CPA
Andrew Brajcich, CPA
Position
Director
Position
Director
Term
3 years
Term
3 years
Sara E. Bailey, CPA, is a Tax Senior Manager at Moss Adams, LLP. Prior to becoming an accountant, Sara spent four years in the U.S. Army as a Blackhawk Mechanic. She has practiced public accounting since 2011. Sara serves as a business advisor to food, beverage, and agribusiness companies focusing on business consulting, tax planning and compliance, long-term succession planning, entity structuring, and long-term strategic solutions. Sara received her accounting degree from Central Washington University and is currently pursuing a MS-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management at Purdue University.
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Andrew Brajcich, CPA, JD, LLM, is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Andrew joined academia in 2012 and has been recognized thrice as the Masters Outstanding Faculty of the Year. He was named by the financial literacy and education website nerdscholar.com as one of the “2015 Top 40 Under 40 - Professors Who Inspire.” Andrew previously worked in the International Tax Services Group at Deloitte Tax LLP and served in the Peace Corps. He earned a BBA in Accounting from Gonzaga, a JD from the University of Florida, and an LLM in Tax from the University of Washington. His research is focused on international, individual, and S corporation tax. He also teaches continuing professional education throughout the country. When not on campus, Andrew and his wife Alex try to keep up with their two boys.
Amanda V. O’Rourke, CPA, is a Partner at Greenwood Ohlund, a mid-sized firm in North Seattle. She works with closely-held businesses, nonprofits and individuals, providing traditional accounting and custom consulting services. Born and raised in Washington, Amanda spent her professional life in Seattle. She has been an active member of the WSCPA including the Not-for-Profit Resource Group and, for the last five years, the Board of Directors. Board service has allowed Amanda opportunities for meaningful work with organizations whose mission is about a greater good. In addition to her work at the WSCPA, she has been a longstanding board member for the Seafair Foundation and a member of 501 Commons Finance Committee. Amanda earned her BA in Accounting from the University of San Diego. Once back in Seattle, she received a certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Washington. Amanda lives in Ballard with her husband and two kids. She tries to garden and appreciates any excuse to be outside. Occasionally she gets back up on a surf board but accounting remains her preferred day job.
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