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Vonna Laue | Partner, Capin Crouse
Licensed as a California and Colorado CPA, Vonna Laue is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Society for Human Resource Management and the National Association of Church Business Administration. She joined Capin Crouse, a national auditing firm specializing in churches and nonprofits, in 1996. She serves clients including churches, colleges, universities, seminaries, mission organizations, and other nonprofit ministries.
Vonna has served in a variety of board roles for nonprofit organizations. She has written articles in national church business administration publications. Her speaking experience includes annual church seminars, semi-annual QuickBooks™ discussion groups, as well as the national conferences of the former Christian Management Association and the National Association of Church Business Administration.
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