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Deborah Bailey Browne,
CPA MBA
MANAGING PARTNER
Deborah Bailey Browne is President of Bailey Browne CPA & Associates
with an office in Poughkeepsie, NY. She very much enjoys the certified
public accounting and consulting role she is able to provide to the Firm’s
nonprofit, employee benefit, for profit and overall general accounting,
auditing and tax consulting practice.
She received a Masters in Business Administration degree from
Fordham University and a Bachelors of Business Administration from Pace
University with Beta Gamma Sigma and Summa Cum Laude honors. Deborah is a
Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in New York State. In
addition, Ms. Bailey Browne has been awarded a Certificate of Merit for
Distinguished Services, which are subject to notice in "The World of
Who’s How of Women."
Deborah has a very diverse accounting and consulting background
that makes her very well rounded and experienced.
She previously worked for one of the largest public accounting
firms in the Mid Hudson valley as a Partner-in-Charge of Auditing, Quality
Control, Marketing and Practice Development. During her period with this
Firm, she graduated from a Nationally Recognized Sales and Marketing
Program with honors.
Prior to joining the Mid Hudson Valley Firm, she was very
proud to be part of one of the four largest public accounting firms in the
world, as an Accounting & Auditing Manager for the “Big 4” Firm,
Deloitte & Touche, LLP in their National Office in Wilton, C.T. She was
a Manager responsible for financial reporting, management and consulting,
in addition, to having human resource responsibilities.
In addition to her public accounting experience, she has also
gained some private industry experience by working for an international
company, Cadbury Schweppes Europe located in Stamford, C.T. This experience
has provided her with global views of the business economy. Her role with
Cadbury has given Deborah the opportunity to travel both domestically and
internationally which has helped her not only expand her horizons, but
understand diversity and multi-cultures. She was responsible for financial
reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, long range planning and strategic
planning.
She began her career with Price Waterhouse where she served
both public and nonpublic companies in the accounting and auditing
division. Her role exposed her to clients in varied industries, which has
assisted in developing a wide range of technical and interpersonal skills.
Deborah enjoys the performing arts, designing, continuous
learning and movies. In fact, one of her favorite movies is the
"Wizard of Oz". As a result, she very much relates to the
business quote that refers to the “Yellow Brick Road to Success”. Deborah
partners with her clients to develop a yellow brick road to success for
their organization; in addition, she works with her clients to take
advantage of the benefits of the end of every rainbow.
She is on a prior Board of Directors and President of the Mid
Hudson Chapter of the NY State Society of CPAs. She is serving on the
State-wide NYSSCPAs board. She was on the Board of Directors of the
Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce where she served a Past Chairman of
the Board. In addition, she was on the Board of Directors of the Dutchess
County Arts Council where she served as Chairman of the Board. She
currently serves on the Dutchess County Tobacco Securitization Board of
Trustees.
In addition, Deborah graduated from the Greater Southern
Dutchess Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Dutchess Program and taught
Junior Achievement for their Southern Dutchess Leadership Program. Deborah
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
an associate member of the Certified Fraud Examiners where she attended a
National Symposium on Fraud and Forensic Accounting.
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