Laura Craig excitedly joined ACE in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. Laura comes to ACE as a not-for-profit accounting and financial executive with over 25 years’ management experience, which includes over 15 years’ experience as a Chief Financial Officer at various nonprofit organizations predominantly focusing on youth, education, and poverty alleviation.
Laura is well versed in the ever-growing complicated world of federal and state governmental accounting, with a comprehensive understanding of the universal guidelines and regulations that make not-for-profit accounting so challenging. She has a proven record of being an effective accounting and financial executive implementing complex budgets, cash flow projections, financial analysis and forecasting, financial reporting, technology analysis and implementation, streamlining processes, internal control, as well as fiscal strategic planning.
In addition to Laura’s accomplishments in the office, she also served as an adjunct professor of accounting and business at Great Falls College-Montana State University for seven years.
Laura recently relocated back to North Carolina, to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Parkway, after spending 13 years in rural Montana and two years in rural Washington state, fighting the war on poverty.
Laura has a Master of Science degree in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University, a Master of Science degree in Accountancy from University of Phoenix, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Finance concentration) from Salem College, and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Accounting from Forsyth Technical Community College.
While not at work, Laura enjoys traveling nationally and internationally to explore beautiful natural areas and National Parks with her family. Laura is an avid swimmer (she was on a swim team growing up), and she especially loves any natural area with water.
