W. Renata Dixon

W. Renata Dixon has proven accounting and financial management skills in her 30-year financial management career. Renata graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut. During her four years at Georgetown, Renata was the Comptroller for Student Activities, Vice President of the Student Government and earned her Bachelors in Accounting.

Her extensive accounting career began at Ernst & Young, where she continued her training in accounting, working at multiple tasks and client management.  While in insurance, she was in control of $2 million annual budget, including periodic management and financial reporting and managed a twenty-five person remittance processing operation handling approximately  $95 million per month. She has also managed an eleven-person collection department responsible for the collection of approximately $100 million in delinquent insurance premium and a three-person investment accounting unit responsible for the GAAP, statutory and management reporting of a mortgage portfolio totaling $7 billion.  Renata was the liaison with state regulatory agencies during insurance fraud investigations.  She was the key representative during regulatory and financial audits. 

Renata has demonstrated proficiency in automating existing processes while achieving efficiencies and increasing effectiveness. She has developed and implemented extensive computerized systems to track, assess and report revenues and expenses.  In addition, she has experience in evaluating, auditing and reviewing the financial condition of going concerns in the insurance, banking, manufacturing, health care and non-profit industries. Renata also has experience in board training in the areas of financial responsibility and oversight. Renata has successfully used these skills to assist organizations as they  transition their financial management functions through periods of organizational change and growth.

Key Skills

Not-for-Profit Entity Financial Management, Budgeting, Grant Reporting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Information Systems, Payroll Systems Management and Financial Systems Management

Education

Georgetown University, Washington, DC.  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, concentration in accounting, May 1981. Dean’s Citation Recipient.  Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities, 1981 Ed.

Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut, 1977

Civic Activities                                                                   

¨   ¨ Rotary Club International, Member	2006 - present
¨    ¨ St. Gabriel’s School, Windsor, CT ,Board Member	2003 - present
¨    ¨ Connecticut Health Foundation, Board Member	2003 - 2006
¨    ¨Windsor Chamber of Commerce, Member	1997 - present
¨    ¨ Windsor Democratic Town Committee, Member  an     Treasurer	1993 - 1999 1993 - 1994
¨    ¨ Historically Black College/University   Internship Program, Mentor	1991 - 1994
¨    ¨ Georgetown Alumni Club of Central Connecticut,  Member       Treasurer	1981 - Present 1984 - 1988
¨    ¨ Member, GU Alumni Admissions Committee	1984 - 1988
¨    ¨ Board Member, Charter Oak Terrace/Rice Heights Health Center	1984 - 1986