Michaela has more than 15 years of professional accounting experience, providing audit and tax services to the Greater Seattle area. Currently, she serves as the practice leader for the BDO Seattle office's Government and Nonprofit practices.

Michaela is able to bring a unique perspective to her clients as she spent two years working for World Vision as a lead senior accountant. This experience provides her with the ability to understand and relate to her clients on a practical level, including performing financial statement audits, internal control testing, single audits, program specific audits, and preparation of Form 990, while also being able to provide them with a superior client experience.

One of Michaela's strongest attributes and biggest value adds for her clients is her ability and desire to assist with complex audit or accounting challenges. Relying on her foundational commitment to build robust relationships with her clients and getting to know their business on an intimate level, she is able to be proactive in identifying business challenges and working with her clients to find a solution.

Michaela is actively involved in staff training and the other audit quality measures at BDO. In addition to internal training at BDO, she regularly teaches courses on single audits and other nonprofit accounting and auditing topics for the Washington Society of CPAs.

In her free time, Michaela spends time with her family, two dogs, baking, traveling, or relaxing with a good book.