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Cathy J Clarke CPA

Chief Quality Officer, CLA

Cathy Clarke is the Chief Quality Officer at CLA with more than 20 years of experience. Her primary responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of quality and risk.  She has experience in conducting training sessions for audit and accounting staff within CLA and for the American Institute of CPAs. Has served a variety of clients in numerous industries, including non profit and health care entities.

Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Accounting Update
    Identification
    2
    Date
    October 23, 2012
    Hear the latest on accounting standards affecting NFPs, including:

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for Overhauled NFP Guide and Audit Risk Alert
    Identification
    34
    Date
    June 21, 2013
    This session will provide a summary of the overhauled NFP Audit & Accounting Guide along with highlights of 2013 NFP Audit Risk Alert…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Andrew Prather
    Shareholder, Clark Nuber P.S.
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Hoffman
    National Not-for-Profit Audit Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
  • Thumbnail for Ask the Experts Panel: Accounting & Auditing
    Identification
    48
    Date
    June 21, 2013
    Our panel will address your auditing questions as well as practice issues. Hear what your peers, including leaders in the industry, have to say…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Andrew Prather
    Shareholder, Clark Nuber P.S.
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jeffrey Mechanick
    Senior Project Advisor, Financial Accounting Standards Board
    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
  • Thumbnail for NFP Audit Risk Alert
    Identification
    34
    Date
    June 13, 2014
    This session will walk through the key risks identified in the 2014 AICPA NFP Audit Risk Alert…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $29
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Accounting & Auditing FAQ
    Identification
    46
    Date
    June 13, 2014
    This session will focus on the most frequently asked questions on auditing and accounting issues, including: 

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Brenner
    VP Controller, World Vision
    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    Speaker Image for Michael Burns
    Director of Controlling, Covestro LLC
    $29
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for NFP Audit Risk Alert
    Identification
    34
    Date
    June 13, 2014
    This session will walk through the key risks identified in the 2014 AICPA NFP Audit Risk Alert…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for Accounting & Auditing FAQ
    Identification
    46
    Date
    June 13, 2014
    This session will focus on the most frequently asked questions on auditing and accounting issues, including: 

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Brenner
    VP Controller, World Vision
    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    Speaker Image for Michael Burns
    Director of Controlling, Covestro LLC
  • Thumbnail for Alternative Investments: Valuation and Reporting
    Identification
    50
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    FASB proposed an Accounting Standards Update on Disclosures for Investments in

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Electronic Transactions
    Identification
    55
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    NFPs are increasingly entering into transactions that are documented only in

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Hoffman
    National Not-for-Profit Audit Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Accounting & Auditing FAQ
    Identification
    66
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    This interactive session will provide an open forum for you to ask the experts

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Brenner
    VP Controller, World Vision
    Speaker Image for Michael Burns
    Director of Controlling, Covestro LLC
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Alternative Investments: Valuation and Reporting
    Identification
    50
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    FASB proposed an Accounting Standards Update on Disclosures for Investments in

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for Accounting & Auditing FAQ
    Identification
    66
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    This interactive session will provide an open forum for you to ask the experts

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Brenner
    VP Controller, World Vision
    Speaker Image for Michael Burns
    Director of Controlling, Covestro LLC
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Electronic Transactions
    Identification
    55
    Date
    June 17, 2015
    NFPs are increasingly entering into transactions that are documented only in

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Hoffman
    National Not-for-Profit Audit Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
  • Thumbnail for Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Update
    Identification
    13
    Date
    July 10, 2014
    Learn about the changes under way in not-for-profit accounting and, in particular, the newly issued accounting standards and the changes proposed by FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Council…

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Update
    Identification
    13
    Date
    July 10, 2014
    Learn about the changes under way in not-for-profit accounting and, in particular, the newly issued accounting standards and the changes proposed by FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Council…

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for Revenue Recognition for NPO's
    Identification
    17
    Date
    October 19, 2015
    With the FASB's issuance of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, your organizations recognition of non-contribution based revenue could be changed. This session will explore the impact of the standard across various NFP revenue streams…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $29
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Revenue Recognition for NPO's
    Identification
    17
    Date
    October 19, 2015
    With the FASB's issuance of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, your organizations recognition of non-contribution based revenue could be changed. This session will explore the impact of the standard across various NFP revenue streams…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for How Do I Implement That? Practical Guidance for New ASUs
    Identification
    26
    Date
    June 28, 2016
    A practical look at recently issued and effective accounting standards and how they will impact Not for Profit Organizations…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Electronic Transactions: Cybersecurity & IT Risks for Auditors
    Identification
    56
    Date
    June 29, 2016
    Common IT risks, cybersecurity issues, and other related matters auditors should be considering in their audits. Practical guidance in auditing electronic transactions…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Hoffman
    National Not-for-Profit Audit Leader, Grant Thornton LLP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Ask the A&A Experts
    Identification
    68
    Date
    June 29, 2016
    Ask questions to the A&A experts! Our experts will address any questions you may have and discuss technical issues that have surfaced over the past few years…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stephen Kattell
    Owner, Kattell and Company PL
    Speaker Image for John Kroll
    Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Chicago
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Consolidation, Mergers, Acquisitions, Oh My!
    Identification
    3
    Date
    October 17, 2016
    As NFP organizations continue to look for ways to offer more services, raise funding for programs and reduce administrative expenses, many look to join forces with other NFP organizations with similar missions…

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Revenue Recognition
    Identification
    11
    Date
    October 17, 2016
    As the AICPA works to create guidance on how not-for-profits should be implementing FASB’s revenue recognition pronouncement, hear from the experts who are creating the guidance…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for  Financial Statement Reporting Errors
    Identification
    NOT1760
    Date
    June 23, 2017
    As financial reporting gets more complicated, we will cover common financial statement deficiencies identified through the peer review process…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Thomas Groskopf
    Technical Director - Center for Plain English Accounting, AICPA & CIMA/Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for  A&A Ask the Experts
    Identification
    NOT1766
    Date
    June 23, 2017
    Ask questions to the A&A experts! Our experts will address any questions you may have and discuss technical issues that have surfaced over the past few years…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Brian Zygmunt
    Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Estimates
    Identification
    GOV1712
    Date
    October 23, 2017
    Deep dive into the complexities of auditing estimates…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Flo Ostrum
    Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for The Impact of the New Revenue Recognition Standard on NFPs (Repeated in Session GOV1724)
    Identification
    GOV1715
    Date
    October 23, 2017
    A Deep Dive into the Impact of the New Revenue Recognition Standard on NFPs…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Carolyn Mollen
    Vice President, Finance & Administration, Resources for the Future
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for  The Impact of the New Revenue Recognition Standard on NFPs (Repeat of Session GOV1715)
    Identification
    GOV1724
    Date
    October 24, 2017
    A Deep Dive into the Impact of the New Revenue Recognition Standard on NFPs…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Carolyn Mollen
    Vice President, Finance & Administration, Resources for the Future
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for New Reporting Model for NFP
    Identification
    NAA18101
    Date
    June 10, 2018
    This workshop is available onsite only…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jeffrey Mechanick
    Senior Project Advisor, Financial Accounting Standards Board
    Speaker Image for Carolyn Mollen
    Vice President, Finance & Administration, Resources for the Future
  • Thumbnail for Understanding SOC 101 Reports - Auditors and NFP Management
    Identification
    NOT1829
    Date
    June 19, 2018
    This session will help NFP management and auditors improve their usage of SOC reports in overseeing their vendors and during audit engagements…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Pete Ugo
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Health Care Organizations Revenue Recognition Unplugged
    Identification
    NOT18UP7
    Date
    June 20, 2018
    This session will dive deeper into the impact of the revenue recognition standards of health care organizations…

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
  • Thumbnail for Grants and Contracts to NFPs: Implementing the New ASU
    Identification
    NOT1865
    Date
    June 20, 2018
    This session will be a deeper dive into the ASU, beyond what is covered in the GAAP Update session…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Andrew Prather
    Shareholder, Clark Nuber P.S.
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Jeffrey Mechanick
    Senior Project Advisor, Financial Accounting Standards Board
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Standards Board Update
    Identification
    NOT1860
    Date
    June 20, 2018
    This session will provide an update on the latest auditing standards board standard-setting activities including the proposed new auditor's report model, new projects on risk assessment and estimates, and audit evidence with a particular focus on the impact of new technologies such as blockchain, a…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Amanda Nelson
    Partner, KPMG
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Erica Forhan
    Partner, Moss Adams LLP
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Revenue Recognition Impact to NFPs
    Identification
    GOV1808
    Date
    October 15, 2018
    The new revenue recognition standard could potentially have a significant impact on not-for-profits. This session will provide background on the new standard and how it will impact exempt organizations. Speakers will use real-life examples to make the standard tangible…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Stuart Miller
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for HUD Audits: Compliance and Financial Statement Reporting Issues
    Identification
    GOV1819
    Date
    October 15, 2018
    This session will focus on the complexities of reporting and auditing under HUD guidelines…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Andrew Prather
    Shareholder, Clark Nuber P.S.
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Common Errors in Not-For-Profit Financial Statements
    Identification
    GOV1856
    Date
    October 17, 2018
    This session will include a discussion of common errors founds in not-for-profit financial statements…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Amish Mehta
    Partner and New York Metro Leader - Nonprofit Assurance, Marcum LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Melissa Harman
    Partner and Higher Education National Practice Leader, Moss Adams
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Auditing Standards Board Update
    Identification
    NOT1915
    Date
    June 11, 2019
    This session will provide an update on the latest auditing standards board standard-setting activities including the proposed new auditor's report model, new projects on risk assessment and estimates, and audit evidence with a particular focus on the impact of new technologies such as blockchain, a…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Amanda Nelson
    Partner, KPMG
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Effective and Efficient Financial Statement Audit Sampling
    Identification
    NOT1939
    Date
    June 11, 2019
    This session will focus on key aspects of sampling in the context of a financial statement audit. The session will cover the audit sampling process and discuss different approaches to audit sampling and the related techniques…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Chris DuKate
    Partner, Capin Crouse
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Common Errors & Deficiencies in NFP Reporting
    Identification
    GOV1915
    Date
    October 28, 2019
    Does your Organization’s internal controls instill confidence and comfort that risk is being appropriately managed? It is essential that not-for-profit organizations maintain effective internal controls in order to ensure that their resources are used as intended…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Amish Mehta
    Partner and New York Metro Leader - Nonprofit Assurance, Marcum LLP
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Melissa Harman
    Partner and Higher Education National Practice Leader, Moss Adams
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for From the Headlines - Frauds in the NFP Sector
    Identification
    GOV1919
    Date
    October 28, 2019
    Recognizing fraudulent or deceptive practice is not always easy. This session will highlight frauds headlining today’s news and sharpen your forensic skills with techniques to help you identify behavior tendencies, which may lead to fraudulent activity…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Ashley Whitaker
    Associate Director - NFP, AICPA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Post-Implementation Debrief: ASU 2016-14
    Identification
    GOV1923
    Date
    October 29, 2019
    Through the sharing and discussion of examples, the session will provide implementation tips and best practices learned when implementing ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of NFP Entities…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Ashley Whitaker
    Associate Director - NFP, AICPA
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Advanced Level Contributions Do's and Don'ts
    Identification
    NOT21103
    Date
    June 2, 2021
    In this session we will explore complex contribution accounting topics including Split Interest Agreements, Planned Giving, and Endowment. We will discuss the does and don't of the planned ask from donors and the impacts on the ultimate accounting…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Pete Ugo
    Partner, Crowe LLP
    $79
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for A&A Ask the Experts
    Identification
    NOT2164
    Date
    June 9, 2021
    Ask questions to the A&A experts! Our experts will address any questions you may have and discuss technical issues that have surfaced over the past few years…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Chris Cole
    Chris Cole, CPA, CGMA, CFF, CFE
    Associate Director, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
    Speaker Image for Susan Budak
    Consultant and Author, Susan E. Budak, CPA
    Speaker Image for Cathy Clarke
    Chief Quality Officer, CLA
    Speaker Image for Andrew Prather
    Shareholder, Clark Nuber P.S.
    $49
    Standard Price

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