Susan Berglund, with 30 years of professional accounting experience, began her tenure with Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) in 1994 as Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2001.
During her two-plus decades with ESSC, gross revenues have grown from $6.5 million per year to $265 million today, building her team from five to 29. Overseeing and coordinating the corporate budgeting process, Berglund is responsible for the organization's financial management including all accounting, treasury, tax, credit/collections, audit, planning and analysis.
As a member of the executive team, Berglund helps develop the overall strategic plan for ESSC and her financial leadership has provided the organization with stability and the opportunity to grow all of its programs, including autism therapies, employment services, child development centers, living options and adult day services.
Berglund previously worked for the former Big 6 accounting firm Ernst and Whinney and became a certified public accountant in 1989.
A member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA), she holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the State University of New York, Oswego.
