"Anyone can start a business.
But where they fail is not maintaining their books."
That was the advice a business formation lawyer gave me back in 2017 when I was launching my first company – a post-construction cleaning business – and I had no idea of what I was doing on the paperwork side. Those words have always stuck with me. I realized early on that you can be the best at your craft, but without a solid financial foundation, you’re building on sand. Since 2018, I’ve dedicated my career to being that foundation for other contractors.
With a career built at the intersection of small business operations and institutional fiscal management, I provide specialized bookkeeping for the trades in the San Juan Islands. Since 2018, I have served as a financial backbone for small business contractors. Continually leveraging my personal experience as a business owner in the construction and maritime sectors.
Currently serving as a Fiscal Specialist for the University of Washington, I manage complex financial operations and compliance at the Friday Harbor Labs campus. I pair this institutional rigor with the practical, hands-on knowledge required to run a boat charter business and contracting company alongside my life partner. I am dedicated to providing contractors with the "big picture" financial clarity they need to scale safely and remain compliant.
My mission is to ensure that the businesses building our community are built to last.
Today, I balance the "boots on the ground" experience of operating different types of businesses with the high-level precision required as a Fiscal Specialist at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Labs. I combine institutional rigor with a deep understanding of trade-specific compliance. And as a Quickbooks Certified Pro Advisor - let me manage the nuance of turning clunky, frustrating systems into streamlined workflows.
You’re at your best when you’re on-site, not stuck behind a desk. I handle the back-office grind so you can stay in the field where the real money is made. Stop chasing paperwork and start chasing that paper!