Susan Colladay, CPA

Partner, Audit and Assurance

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Biography

A partner in the audit services department at GRF, Ms. Colladay has served as the lead partner on the audits of trade associations, professional membership societies, arts and humanities nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and grant-making foundations. With more than 30 years working in the nonprofit industry and more than 25 years in public accounting, her depth of nonprofit experience includes audits of federal award programs and employee benefit plans, integrated audits of internal control and financial statements, and agreed-upon procedures engagements. During her career, Ms. Colladay has led a team that provided outsourced internal audit services to nonprofits and applied her knowledge of tax-exempt organizations to various consulting engagements such as finance and accounting process reviews and enterprise risk management.

Prior to working in public accounting, Ms. Colladay worked in the accounting department at the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) where she had the opportunity to travel to Bangkok, Thailand, and Lisbon, Portugal for ASTA’s international meetings. While working in public accounting, Susan had the opportunity to audit a nonprofit client that had operations in Taiwan and traveled to Taipei several times to lead the onsite team.

Ms. Colladay is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), and the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA). In 2015, she was recognized by GWSCPA as a Woman to Watch in the Experienced Leader category. She is also a charter member of the Maryland Delta Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Mathematics Honor Society. Currently, she serves on the board of directors of the Mindful Memorial Foundation as a member of the Finance Committee and is a non-voting member of the American Academy of Physician Associates Audit Committee.

Education and Certifications

  • B.A., Mathematics (with a minor in physics), Hood College, cum laude
  • B.S., Accounting, University of Maryland
  • Certified Public Accountant in the District of Columbia

Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), Audit Committee Member
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Member
  • American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Member
  • Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA), former member of the Board of Governors
  • Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), Member
  • Maryland Delta Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, Charter Member
  • Mindful Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, and member of the Finance Committee

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