She is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) and the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA). Prior to founding KJ Accounting, Kathy spent more than 10 years in the big 4 public accounting firms such as Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She has had a distinguished record in helping companies in a wide range of industries from retail, service, real estate, manufacturing, energy, finance and not-for-profit. Kathy holds B.A. with Cum Laude Honor and a major in accounting from the University of Wisconsin.