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Sandy F. Ross , CPA, CFE, MSNM

Partner, Nonprofit Services Group

Experience

  • Brings more than 25 years of public accounting experience exclusively serving nonprofit organizations.
  • Serves as a strategic advisor to nonprofit leaders and boards, providing guidance on governance, financial oversight, and organizational sustainability.
  • Delivers audit, tax and consulting services tailored to the unique regulatory and operational complexities of the nonprofit sector, helping organizations make informed, mission-aligned decisions.
  • Extensive experience supporting exemption applications, complex grant and contract management, compliance requirements, and internal financial reporting, including navigating high-impact funding and restrictive revenue considerations.
  • Offers practical, operational insight informed by hands-on nonprofit management experience, helping organizations strengthen infrastructure, align leadership and boards, and advance their mission with confidence.

Education:

  • Master in Nonprofit Management at Johnson & Wales University
  • Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education from Board Source
  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts

Professional

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants (RISCPA)
  • Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • Rhode Island Society of CPAs Not for Profit, committee Past Co-Chair
  • Massachusetts Society of CPAs, Not for Profit, committee Past Co-Chair
  • Providence Business News 2016 40 Under 40

Community

  • Leadership Rhode Island Omicron II Class
  • Social Enterprise Greenhouse, Treasurer
  • Mothers Milk Bank Northeast, Director and Governance Committee Chair
  • The Rhode Island Foundation, Member of Professional Advisory Committee
  • Wamsutta Middle School PTO, past Treasurer
  • Worksite Wellness Council of Rhode Island, past treasurer
  • Rhode Island Business Group on Health, past treasurer
  • Tech Collective, past treasurer
  • Rhode Island Film Collaborative, past advisory board member
  • The Rhode Island Foundation, past advisory board member
  • MS After Dark Fundraising, past committee member
  • Sandra Feinstein Gamm Theater, past treasurer
"Exceptional client service is about going beyond what is expected. To be successful, you must always and consistently put your clients' best interests first. I am proud to be with a firm that recognizes the importance of the "client first" philosophy."