EXPERIENCE

Marie is a managing director in Citrin Cooperman’s Assurance Services Practice and a former Big Four audit partner with more than 23 years of experience serving higher education, research, cultural, and not-for-profit organizations. Marie works with boards, audit committees, CFOs, and executive leadership teams, guiding them on financial reporting, governance, compliance, risk management, and strategic financial oversight.

Marie has led complex audit portfolios, managed national quality review initiatives, and developed high-performing teams. She is recognized for her expertise in financial statement audits, Uniform Guidance compliance, and employee benefit plan audits for large not-for-profit entities. Marie has vast experience with alternative investments, restricted funding, and exempt financing.

Marie was previously a partner at a Big Four accounting firm, where she led audit teams for large not-for-profit clients, served on the firm’s National Quality Performance Review Program, and designed and delivered technical training for internal and external audiences. Committed to talent development, she has overseen career progression and performance evaluation for audit professionals.