Child Care Associates Adds Chief Financial Officer
New CFO brings over 13 years of nonprofits experience to the position.
Fort Worth, TX, September 26, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Child Care Associates (CCA) has named Karanae Spradlin to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective Oct. 5, 2015.
"I am excited to announce the appointment of Karanae Spradlin as Child Care Associates’ CFO," said Kara Waddell, CCA’s president and CEO. "Karanae is an accomplished finance executive in nonprofits as well as private companies with a focus on healthcare, socio-economic and family services, foundations and employee benefit industries. Her experience and leadership will be invaluable as our organization continues to grow in scope and offerings.”
Ms. Spradlin brings with her over 13 years of experience in the nonprofit industry. Most recently, she served for three years as Chief Financial Officer at the James L. West Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She also has over 10 years of audit experience at Whitley Penn LLC, including an international secondment with Nelson Wheeler in Adelaide, Australia.
Ms. Spradlin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), the Fort Worth Chamber of Women Influencing Business, and Financial Executives International. She received a B.A. from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ms. Teresa Williamson, CCA’s longtime Director of Finance, will continue in that role.
About Child Care Associates
Child Care Associates is a $70m not-for-profit child development agency that operates 24 early learning centers in Fort Worth, Arlington and across Tarrant County employing nearly 500 early childhood educators, specialists and staff to deliver Head Start and Early Head Start services. Child Care Associates also works in partnership with seven Independent School Districts (ISDs) to instruct in 70+ joint full-day, Pre-K/Head Start classrooms for qualifying preschoolers.
CCA, through a partnership with the Workforce Development Board of Tarrant County, operates Child Care Management Services (CCMS). CCMS ensures lower-income working families can afford quality child care and early learning services by providing child care subsidy assistance to 12,000 families annually. CCA also operates Child Care Services (CCS) in partnership with the Workforce Development Board in Abilene, Texas to provide subsidized child care and child care quality improvement in a 19-county area.
"I am excited to announce the appointment of Karanae Spradlin as Child Care Associates’ CFO," said Kara Waddell, CCA’s president and CEO. "Karanae is an accomplished finance executive in nonprofits as well as private companies with a focus on healthcare, socio-economic and family services, foundations and employee benefit industries. Her experience and leadership will be invaluable as our organization continues to grow in scope and offerings.”
Ms. Spradlin brings with her over 13 years of experience in the nonprofit industry. Most recently, she served for three years as Chief Financial Officer at the James L. West Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She also has over 10 years of audit experience at Whitley Penn LLC, including an international secondment with Nelson Wheeler in Adelaide, Australia.
Ms. Spradlin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), the Fort Worth Chamber of Women Influencing Business, and Financial Executives International. She received a B.A. from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ms. Teresa Williamson, CCA’s longtime Director of Finance, will continue in that role.
About Child Care Associates
Child Care Associates is a $70m not-for-profit child development agency that operates 24 early learning centers in Fort Worth, Arlington and across Tarrant County employing nearly 500 early childhood educators, specialists and staff to deliver Head Start and Early Head Start services. Child Care Associates also works in partnership with seven Independent School Districts (ISDs) to instruct in 70+ joint full-day, Pre-K/Head Start classrooms for qualifying preschoolers.
CCA, through a partnership with the Workforce Development Board of Tarrant County, operates Child Care Management Services (CCMS). CCMS ensures lower-income working families can afford quality child care and early learning services by providing child care subsidy assistance to 12,000 families annually. CCA also operates Child Care Services (CCS) in partnership with the Workforce Development Board in Abilene, Texas to provide subsidized child care and child care quality improvement in a 19-county area.
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817-838-0055
www.chidlcareassociates.org
Kara Waddell
817-838-0055
www.chidlcareassociates.org
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