Kathy McNulty Kropp

Kathy McNulty Kropp has extensive experience in accounting and finance roles within the energy industry. Kathy most recently served as the Senior Director of Project Development, Construction, and Operations Accounting at Pattern Energy Group. In this role, they were responsible for accounting and reporting activities for 30 renewable energy and transmission projects in the US and Canada. Kathy also supported energy trading activities and prepared project-level budgets and cash forecasts. Prior to this, Kathy held positions as the Director of Project Development and Expense Accounting and the Director of Operations Accounting at Pattern Energy Group.

Before joining Pattern Energy Group, Kathy worked at Black Hills Corporation as a Financial Manager for Gas Utilities and at SourceGas as a Senior Manager in Business Valuation. Kathy played a key role in developing and managing the business valuation model that achieved a $1.89 billion sales price for SourceGas Holdings.

Kathy also has a long history with Xcel Energy, where they held various roles including Principal Rate Analyst, Principal Financial Consultant, Manager of Regulatory Accounting Research, and Financial Reporting Team Lead & Senior Accountant. Kathy provided expertise in cost recovery and regulatory issues, reviewed financial statement disclosures, and analyzed the effects of accounting rulemakings.

Overall, Kathy McNulty Kropp has a diverse background in accounting, financial analysis, and project management within the energy industry.

Kathy McNulty Kropp holds a Master's degree in Accounting from the University of Miami, which they obtained in 1985. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Accounting at the University of Florida from 1980 to 1984. In addition to their formal education, Kathy has also obtained additional certifications, including a Certified Public Accountant designation, and an edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to R Programming from edX. No specific details regarding the institution or year of obtaining these certifications are available.