Lora Yanagawa
Chief Financial Officer, Beyond the Numbers
Board Member
Lora is a proactive, strategic financial partner with insight beyond the numbers, providing information and recommendations that improve decision-making and organizational success. Her management style involves leading and developing productive teams through knowledge exchange, tailored to each employee's learning style. Communicating complex, financial concepts into plain English facilitates understanding and improves buy in to processes that ultimately optimizes results.
With years of experience and knowledge gained in the public accounting industry, private accounting and outsourced roles, she has expertise providing services to businesses and organizations including: Assurance (audits and reviews), Compliance audits (A-133), Consulting, General accounting, Forecasts and projections, and Tax preparation and planning.
Lora is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and PICPAs nonprofit subcommittee. Her business experience is broad, with key specialties in the following: Non-profits, Bio Tech / Life Science, Real Estate, Construction, HUD, and Software and technology.