| Jeanette
Claus, CPA, COS, TaCCs- Director of PMCS and ICAP
Jeanette
Claus is a Certified Public Accountant with twenty-eight years
of accounting, management and Affordable Housing Industry experience.
She established PMCS in March 1989 and acquired ownership of
the company in May 1998. PMCS provides compliance, accounting
and TRACS consulting and training, along with a multitude of
other specialized services for those in the Affordable Housing
Industry. In March of 2007, Jeanette expanded PMCS by acquiring
the PAWA House Service Bureau formerly owned and managed by
Bonnie Wilpon, COS, STAR.
Jeanette
also has extensive experience with HUD’s Performance Based Contract
Administration initiative. She is the Owner and Director of
ICAP. ICAP processes the voucher payments for North Carolina.
Jeanette
is an energetic, passionate speaker who deals daily with the
obstacles encountered on all sides of the Affordable Housing
spectrum, and takes an active role in trying to facilitate efficient
solutions.
Bonnie
Wilpon, COS, STAR - Associate Director
Bonnie Wilpon was a founding partner of PAWA House of Florida,
Inc in 1993. She operated the PAWA House Service Bureau from
1994 to 2007, processing both HUD and Rural Development sites,
transmitting data and troubleshooting issues with sites, management
agents, Contract Administrators, the TRACS Hotline and Voucher
Hub. She regularly attends TRACS Industry Meetings in Washington
DC.
In
March of 2007, the PAWA House Service Bureau merged with PMCS
based in Syracuse, NY. In addition to her PAWA House work, Bonnie
now serves as Associate Director of PMCS, focusing on training
and consulting. She has extensive experience as a nationwide
trainer for TRACS, HUD Regulations, Secure Systems and various
software programs for affordable housing. Bonnie is COS certified
(HUD) and STAR certified (Rural Housing/Farmer’s Home). She
has been an invited speaker at many SAHMA and AHSA conferences
and seminars across the country.
On
a personal note, Bonnie has an M.S. in Management, is a member
of Mensa, and served as a Small Business Advisor for the U.S.
Peace Corps in Kenya throughout 1990-1992.
Linda
Guyder, CPA, AHM - Assistant Director
Linda Guyder was employed as a Certified Public Accountant for
15 years; followed by her most recent thirteen (13) years working
in the affordable housing industry as a consultant, trainer,
and TRACS technical advisor. Linda's 28 years of experience
in the accounting profession have encompassed the fields of
independent auditing, financial management, tax preparation,
software consulting and training.
Originally
employed by Property Management Computer Services, Inc., Linda
later assumed the responsibilities of the Assistant Director/Controller
position for Independent CA Professionals, LLC. Linda is responsible
for overseeing all financial aspects of ICAP as well as providing
active oversight of the day-to-day operations performed by the
ICAP team of voucher specialists who currently process the voucher
payments under the PBCA initiative for North Carolina and various Traditional Contract Administrators throughout
the country.
Linda's
background and experience in public accounting have given ICAP
a level of professionalism and accountability that is evident
in the high standards set by the company.
Jeanine
Ahern, AHM
- Director of Finance
Jeanine Ahern is a graduate of Columbia College with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Business Management, and a graduate of
Central City Business Institute with an Associates degree in
Accounting. She furthered her accounting studies under the mentorship
of Jeanette Claus during their long-term working relationship
at a local property management company in the late 1990's.
Jeanine
has been employed as a senior accountant and controller for
several local and national corporations. She is a detail-oriented
individual who specializes in re-organizing small businesses
for maximum efficiency and profitability. Jeanine has been Director
of Finance for PMCS for seven years and treats clients and staff
as "part of the family". Her unpretentious demeanor
helps clients feel at ease as they work together to find the
most cost-efficient and timely solutions to their accounting
and Affordable Housing industry specific dilemmas.
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