Mari McKenzie, CPA
Principal - Saginaw
Mari McKenzie is an auditing and assurance specialist with over 30 years of experience in school, not-for-profit and governmental unit auditing. She leads Yeo & Yeo's Audit team and is a member of the Compilation & Review Team. She is the Director of Quality Control and the Director of Training. Mari joined Yeo & Yeo in 1977.
Expertise
Audit and Assurance Services including peer review, consulting, and special projects for schools, not-for-profit organizations and governmental units
Professional Memberships
American Institute of CPAs
American Institute of CPAs Government Audit Quality Center
Association of School Business Officials International
Governmental Finance Officers Association
Michigan Association of CPAs
Michigan Association of CPAs Peer Review Task Force
Michigan Association of School Administrators
Michigan Department of Education A-133 Referent Group
Michigan Government Finance Officers Association
Michigan School Business Officials
Publications/Seminars
"Best Practices" management certificate workshop, June 2007, October 2007, May 2008, June 2009, February 2010, and June 2010, for the SVSU Continuing Professional Development
"Writing Accounting Policies and Procedures for Your District," 2008; "Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions," 2010, for the Michigan School Business Officials annual conference
Published articles in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly and the firm's litigation newsletter, The Advocate
Editor of the firm's Education Matters newsletter for school administrators and Nonprofit Perspectives newsletter
Conducted seminars on fraud and abuse, accounting and auditing, budgeting and financial statements for not-for-profits, Single Audits, Governmental and Education Audits and FASB, GASB and SAS updates
Facilitated breakout sessions at MACPA Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting & Auditing Conferences
Community Involvement
Secretary/Treasurer of the Saginaw County Business and Education Partnership
Past Chairperson and current Treasurer of the Underground Railroad
President of the Zonta Club of Saginaw
Member of the Leadership Saginaw Alumni Association
Treasurer of the Allenhurst Commons Homeowners Association