W. Renata Dixon is the President and Sharon Dixon Peay is the Secretary/ Treasurer of Dixon & Company. The principals focus on quality assessment and control and relationship development. Principals have primary responsibility for client accounts and calls on the resources available to the company or hires additional staff, as necessary, to meet production commitments.
W. Renata Dixon graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor , CT and earned a BS/BA in Accounting from Georgetown University in Washington , DC . Her extensive accounting and financial management career began at Ernst & Young. She continued her training in accounting while working in accounting and collections for 12 years in the insurance industry and worked with a not-for-profit financial management firm for several years before starting Dixon & Company. She has responsibility for management, accounting system development, and expert oversight of all the bookkeeping and accounting functions of Dixon & Company. Key areas of proficiency are in evaluating, auditing and reviewing the financial condition of going concerns, especially not-for-profit entities. She has managed the books of not-for-profit entities at various stages of their growth and development and is considered a reliable resource for not-for-profit accounting and financial management. She is particularly experienced in providing timely and accurate information for not-for-profit boards and executive directors as staff and resource change, diminish or evolve.
Sharon Dixon Peay graduated from Westledge School in Simsbury , CT , received a BA in Economics from Yale University and a Masters of Public Administration at University of Hartford. She several years experience in banking, insurance, and state government. Sharon has proven skill in bookkeeping services, helping business owners create financial systems, and training business and individuals in financial management. She is an experienced tax preparation professional and an E-file provider with the Internal Revenue Service. In all these areas, she has developed considerable skill in financial administration, debt management and investment management as well as data verification, documentation and compliance review. She has a strong customer service orientation and has developed an effective and logical, decisive approach to developing and implementing effective financial management tools. Sharon has been board member for not-for-profit service organizations throughout her career.