Practice areas: Financial Management and Planning, General Management, Mergers and Sustained Collaborations, Organizational Design and Structure, and  Strategic Planning

Experience: Advocacy, civil rights, social justice; Aging, seniors, retirement issues; Arts, culture, humanities; Environment; Government, politics; Immigrant/refugee support; Professional association or network; Reproductive rights; Nonprofit financial management; Nonprofit accounting systems; Investment policies; Budgeting; Scenario planning

Certifications: CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®

Languages: Spanish (Fluent)

Tonia has been affiliated with Support Center for over 20 years as a consultant, interim financial officer, and workshop facilitator. She has over 30 years of international and domestic experience in the areas of financial analysis and management, strategic and business planning, treasury management and outsourced CFO. She has served as CFO for almost two dozen nonprofit organizations throughout the NY metro area and has worked with domestic and international nonprofits to create and implement strong internal controls, install nonprofit fund accounting systems, create financial reporting systems, and develop investment policy statements. She leads workshops on financial issues including budgeting, financial statements, audit preparation and investment policy statements. She has been an adjunct professor at Adelphi University, Columbia University, and New School for Social Research. She holds an MBA from Columbia University Business School, an MS in Urban Planning from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Historic Preservation and a BA from Macalester College. Tonia Papke is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, providing expertise in investment management and retirement plans to nonprofit organizations and individuals.