Experience

Erica joined Blazek & Vetterling in 2001.

Erica serves a wide variety of nonprofit clients, including social service agencies, schools, churches and religious organizations, museums and arts organizations, and foundations.

She regularly serves as an instructor for continuing professional education courses focused on audits of nonprofit organizations and is an expert in Single Audit and Texas open-enrollment charter school compliance requirements. Erica aslo serves as a concurring review partner for many of our audit engagements.

Erica began her accounting career with Ernst & Young in Houston in 1986.

Erica previously served as field finance officer to the UN Relief and Works Agency in Amman, Jordan and as regional controller and financial officer for the International Rescue Committee in New York, Sudan, and Kenya. She also was the Director of Finance for Project Grad, where she was responsible for day-to-day financial operations of a $10 million budget providing comprehensive educational reform services to Houston inner-city schools.

Education

University of Texas at Austin, BBA, MBA

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Houston Chapter of Certified Public Accountants

Experience

Christine joined Blazek & Vetterling in 2009 and brings more than 30 years of experience in audit, assurance, and financial consulting, with a focus on the nonprofit sector. She serves a diverse client base including conservancy organizations, private schools, private foundations, performing arts organizations, membership associations, religious organizations, and social service agencies.

Passionate about helping nonprofit organizations maximize their impact, Christine works closely with her clients to ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen internal controls, and enhance financial reporting to clearly communicate each organization’s mission and results.

In addition to her client responsibilities, Christine leads the firm’s Audit Efficiency and Effectiveness Task Force, driving initiatives that improve the audit processes and deliver greater value to clients. She also serves on the Technical Review Team, supporting the firm’s commitment to quality and compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Christine spent approximately four years with Redstone Companies, where she served as the interim CFO for several affiliated entities. She began her career at Deloitte & Touche, where she advanced to senior manager.

Education

Texas A & M University, BS, Economics, 1985

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Houston Chapter of Certified Public Accountants

Community Service

• Pin Oak Charity House School | Past board member and Treasurer
• Holy Trinity Episcopal School | Past board member and Treasurer

Experience

Barbara joined Blazek & Vetterling in 2002 and was made a partner of the Firm in 2019. Barbara serves as the head of our tax practice and is an authority on nonprofit tax matters and provides clients an in-depth knowledge of the tax code as it applies to nonprofit organizations.

Barbara’s clients include private schools, arts organizations, social service agencies, and employee benefit plans.

Barbara’s specialization in nonprofit organizations has brought her significant experience with many tax matters affecting nonprofits, preparing and filing annual 990’s, filing for initial exempt status determination, unrelated business income tax, and excise tax.

In addition to serving clients directly, Barbara utilizes her expertise to teach on a variety of topics. She has served as an instructor or conference speaker for:

• National Association of Independent Schools
• University of Texas Law School
• Rice University Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives
• Best Boards Conference – Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
• Various American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conferences
• Texas Society of CPA’s

Education

Baylor University, BBA

Community Service

Barbara is a member of the Finance Committee at Parkway United Methodist Church in Sugar Land, Texas.

Experience

Caroline began her public accounting career as a tax specialist with a local Houston accounting firm and subsequently joined Deloitte as a consultant in their small business services department. Ms. Vetterling spent fourteen years with Deloitte, the last five of which were as an audit partner, serving a wide variety of clients. She also served the firm as a national accounting and auditing specialist in both nonprofit organizations and in banking, served on the national quality review team, and headed the Houston office computer services group.

Caroline has also served on the Board of Directors of Legend Bank, been a guest lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin Graduate School, and presented seminars for the Houston Chapter of CPAs, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Texas Association of School Business Officials, Association of Christian Schools, Independent School Association of the Southwest, University of Houston Powertools for Nonprofits Conference, and the United Way of Greater Houston.

Education

Baylor University, BBA, 1971

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Texas Society of CPAs
• Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs:
• 1990 Volunteer Service Award for outstanding service to nonprofit organizations

Community Service

• National Domestic Violence Hotline:
• Former Member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer
• National Council on Family Violence:
• Former Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
• 2009-2011 Chair of the Board
• Spring Branch Education Foundation:
• Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Houston Area Women’s Center:
• Past Chairperson of the Board of Directors
• Houston Independent School District Foundation:
• Former Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Treasurer
• United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast:
• 2001-2002 Chairperson of Nominating Committee
• 1999-2001 Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
• Recipient of the 1993 Robert Kneebone Volunteer of the Year Award

Caroline is a 2001 fellow of the American Leadership Forum. She was honored in 2000 with the Humanitarian of the Year award from the NCCJ, was named a 1999 Woman on the Move by Texas Executive Women and was a 1984 electee to Leadership Texas.