Trellus
Wendy Neal, CPA, currently serves as Senior Manager at Tereo Group LLP since July 2023, and also holds the position of Controller at Trellus, a role initiated in April 2021. Wendy has extensive experience in nonprofit advisory services from BKD CPAs & Advisors, where contributions spanned from August 2019 to April 2021. Prior positions include Director of Finance at Hope & Home from August 2014 to August 2019, and various roles in financial management and accounting, including Business Manager at Vanguard Church and Independent Knitwear Designer at Ravelry. Wendy's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Biola University and a Master of Accounting from Western Governors University.
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Trellus
Trellus is a nonprofit that exists to empower immigrants, refugees, and underserved communities in Chicago to thrive by removing barriers and providing supports that create opportunities for life. Headquartered in West Ridge—one of Chicago’s major refugee settlement neighborhoods—we serve individuals and families representing more than 50 nations and ethnicities. Our culturally responsive, comprehensive services include trauma-informed behavioral health counseling, case management, health education, ESL and technology classes, career training and job placement, and other supportive services. We also operate Passages Charter School, a pre-K to 8 charter school in the Andersonville neighborhood keenly focused on the needs and experience of refugee families.