Katie Turner's motto is "Let the machines work so the people can think!" As a former Controller and Business Manager in K12 independent schools, she was instrumental in affecting technological change to drive efficiency in school operations, including migrating the business office to Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. She is a Certified Public Accountant and an expert in school and nonprofit accounting, tax preparation, cash flow, tuition and financial aid management, and K-12 school software solutions. Katie's passion for financial efficiency and helping others led her to Blackbaud, where she is now a Senior Solutions Consultant.