Expertise, in service of your mission.
Relevant Strategies pairs expertise with a real understanding of nonprofit work. Here is who we are and what we believe.
Who you'll work with
Relevant Strategies brings together complementary expertise under one roof - the financial side of your organization and the strategic side - so you have the right person for the question in front of you.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Kerry A. White, MBA, CPA
Managing Director - Accounting, Tax & Advisory
Kerry leads Relevant Strategies' accounting, tax, and advisory practice. A CPA with an MBA in finance, she has spent her career helping organizations make sense of their numbers and has focused that work on the nonprofit sector, where sound finances and a clear mission work hand in hand.
With nearly 30 years of experience spanning auditing, investment management, and nonprofit finance, Kerry's career spans public accounting — specializing in nonprofits and affordable housing — as well as executive roles including CFO, COO, Assistant Chief Investment Officer, Finance Director, and Adjunct Professor.
Memberships
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Arizona Society of CPAs
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California Society of CPAs
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Washington Society of CPAs
Volunteer Work & Giving Back
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Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club - Treasurer
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Arizona Bicycle Club - Past President, Treasurer
FOUNDER
Porsche Everson, MBA
Founder - Strategic Facilitation & Governance
Porsche founded Relevant Strategies and continues to lead its strategic facilitation and governance. A mathematician and statistician by training, with an MBA in technology and innovation management, she has built a career across roles as a software development executive, researcher, project manager, and data analyst.
Today she guides organizations through complex, high-stakes projects that depend on bringing many stakeholders together through change initiatives, quality oversight, and business process work, pairing technical depth with a genuine sense for how people work together.
What guides our work
What guides our work
Mission first
We measure success by the progress your organization makes, not just the books we close on time.
Numbers mean something
Accurate books are the floor. The real value is in what the numbers tell you about the choices ahead.
A true partner
We complement your team and your auditor. We support what already works rather than second guessing it.
The long view
We build financial footing that lasts - through growth, leadership change, and the years between.
A practice with roots
Relevant Strategies has worked alongside mission-driven organizations since 2011. Today the practice brings the same close, hands-on partnership to the financial side of the work - accounting, tax and advisory built specifically for nonprofits.