Barbara Nilles

Barbara Nilles holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the College of Business and Public Administration at the University of North Dakota and attended the University of Minnesota majoring in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and her areas of specialization include not-for-profit organizations, financial planning and analysis, as well as small business and individual tax.

In her past role as Chief Financial Officer with the Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area, Barbara was responsible for the financial planning and management, budget development, and supervision of the accounting staff. There, she participated in long-term strategic planning efforts, agency-wide programs, and served as a leader among the staff and volunteers.

Barbara is from North Dakota with more than 25 years of experience working with small, mid-size and large clients.

“WAAC,” she says, “provides common sense and reason to possibly long-held beliefs of what a criminal looks like. It brings the picture into focus.”