Tom Courtney, MPA, is an experienced consultant and trainer in the field of nonprofit financial management and accounting. For over two decades Tom has held senior management positions in the nonprofit sector. He was the Chief Financial Officer for Yosemite National Institutes, an environmental education organization; Director of Finance for East Bay Agency for Children, a multifaceted human services agency; and Assistant Dean of John F. Kennedy University's School of Management.

Tom has taught over 2,500 nonprofit employees and volunteers in financial management and accounting. He currently holds graduate faculty positions at the University of California at Berkeley's Schools of Social Welfare, Public Policy and Business. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management.

Tom has authored several articles for the nonprofit field including: Ratio Analysis - A Tool for Understanding a Nonprofit's Financial Condition, Determining Client Service Costs: A Guide for Managers, and nonprofit ethics case studies. He received his Master of Public Administration degree in nonprofit organization management from the University of San Francisco and holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a focus on accounting from Drake University.

You can reach Tom at 510-206-4664 or courttom@aol.com.