Michelle A. Sullivan

Michelle A. Sullivan, CPA is a Director in Freed Maxick’s Assurance and Advisory Practice. She has more than 25 years experience specializing in the Not-For-Profit, Employee Benefit Plan, and Real Estate practice areas. Michelle is the lead Director of the Firm’s Not-For-Profit practice area and has broad experience and expertise related to this industry. Her expertise and specialization for these diverse organizations includes Health and Welfare Organizations, Higher Education Institutions and Public Foundations with large investment and endowment pools.

In addition she also leads the Firm’s Employee Benefit Plan Practice that consists of over 40 personnel and generates annual revenue in excess of $1 million. She is also the lead contact for the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center and the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center and insures the Firm internal controls support compliance with these organizations.

She has also provided support and consulting services related to various operational and strategic initiatives of her clients. She has spoken nationally on an expert panel for Alternative and other hard to value investments, and provided expert witness testimonial regarding ERISA litigation.

Michelle is involved in the Firm development initiatives and co-leads the Employee Advancement and Retention Network (E.A.R.N.) program. The E.A.R.N. program was developed to provide mentoring and development opportunities for employees both personally and professionally. Michelle leads the overall steering committee and is responsible for ensuring that the program is meeting Firm needs and producing measurable results on an annual basis. She is also a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, Trustee Committee and the Marketing Committee.