Background

Carrie joined Development Counsellors International in October 2003. Prior to working for the company, she progressed through the ranks of the corporate finance team at Ogilvy & Mather and moved on to Merkley Newman Harty to create and oversee the finance department. Carrie has her master’s degree in finance from C.W. Post College, an undergraduate degree in accounting/finance from State University of New York - Plattsburgh, and more than a decade of progressive experience in finance and accounting.

Carrie's Passion for Places

With a high school language teacher as her father, Carrie was bitten by the travel bug at the tender age of five, when her dad took part in a foreign exchange teaching program at the Sorbonne and moved the whole family to Paris for a year. While there, Carrie attended kindergarten, became fluent in French, and drove across Europe with her family in a yellow VW station wagon.

Now, Carrie loves picking out new destinations throughout the world to explore, basing her choices on the gourmet food and wine these regions have to offer. But despite being a world traveler, she'll always have a soft spot for Long Island, the place she calls home.

Notable Results

• Since joining DCI, Carrie has made it her mission to make finance fun - and understandable - for everyone in the firm. Although marketing and PR people often have an aversion to numbers, Carrie has made DCI's financial system accessible to the lay person, so the entire company is able to answer client questions about contracts and billing.

• Carrie has successfully overseen all aspects of the company’s finances, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger and payroll.

• Carrie has also effectively managed DCI’s “open book” accounting system and prepared monthly reports for all DCI staff members to review. She has also prepared monthly account team productivity and ROI reports, and managed DCI’s incentive program, called “The Game."