Biography

Laurie is our firm’s national practice leader for Government Services. Her expertise includes GAAP pertinent to governmental entities, municipal and tax-exempt finance, regulatory and statutory accounting and reporting, and federal compliance audits. She also serves as the lead partner on annual examinations and reviews of ESG and corporate sustainability reports. Laurie is a nationally recognized speaker on topics including ESG and corporate sustainability reporting, government accounting and auditing standards, federal compliance, and corporate governance in the public sector.

Laurie has provided auditing and consulting services to special enterprise funds, general governments, public employee retirement systems, and not-for-profit entities. Within the sustainability services area, she primarily serves clients in the food processing and beverage industries.

Laurie is past chair of the Washington State Board of Accountancy and of the Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee for the WSCPA and is also past chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.

Professional Affiliations

  • Former board member and past chair, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
  • Former member, Professional Ethics Executive Committee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Former member and past chair, Washington State Board of Accountancy
  • Former member and past chair, Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Auditing Standards Board, AICPA

Education

  • BA, business administration, Foster School of Business, University of Washington

Insights from Laurie Tish

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