Debra Jean Smith, CPA, MAC

Debra Jean Smith, CPA, MAC has over 20 years of work experience in the accounting field. Debra Jean most recently served as the Director of Endowment Accounting Services at Adavico, Inc., where they were responsible for producing endowment accounting and reporting software solutions and providing outsourced endowment accounting services to non-profit clients across the U.S. Prior to that, they were the CFO at Louisburg College for a year.

Debra Jean also held positions at Halifax Community College, where they served as the VP of Administrative Services from 2013 to 2017 and as the Associate VP/Controller from 2012 to 2013. Debra Jean was also the Controller at Mount Olive College from 2009 to 2012 and the Director of Finance at North Carolina Wesleyan College from 2004 to 2007.

Earlier in their career, Debra Jean worked as a Senior Accountant-Endowment at Wake Forest University from 1999 to 2004 and as a Staff Accountant at Ernst & Young from 1997 to 1999. Debra Jean Smith has a strong background in financial accounting and has gained considerable expertise throughout their career.

Debra Jean Smith, CPA, MAC pursued their education at North Carolina State University - College of Management from 1994 to 1997. During that time, they obtained a Master of Accounting (MAC) degree with a specialization in Accounting. Debra Jean further enhanced their qualifications by becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in November 1998, certified by the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners.