About BoardStrong

In May 2021, Janet Farrell ’73 retired from M&T Bank as group vice president for the Education, Not-for-Profit, and Community Development Banking Group, responsible for strategy, products, and service delivery through the bank’s regional specialty teams from Richmond to Boston. She also pioneered and oversaw the growth of the bank’s New Markets Tax Credit portfolio. Farrell’s work was also informed by her prior or current service on numerous nonprofit boards, including Goucher College, BoardStrong, Hispanic College Fund, Latino Economic Development Corporation, CulturalDC, GALA Hispanic Theatre, the IN Series, and Washington Performing Arts. Over her many years in banking, Farrell held positions in retail banking, training and development, and commercial lending and played a key role in the bank’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Farrell holds a B.A. in Spanish from Goucher, where she graduated with high honors and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. in finance from Loyola University of Maryland.

David M. Rottkamp, CPA, is an Audit Partner, Not-for-Profit Practice Leader, at Grassi Advisors & Accountants. David has over 35 years of experience providing audit and advisory services to the not-for-profit and health care industries. David focuses on organizations serving individuals with special needs, religious organizations, educational institutions, membership associations, social service providers, healthcare providers, foundations, and the arts and culture world. David’s technical knowledge allows him to provide specific services, including Single Audits/Uniform Guidance compliance audits and retirement plan audits. David is an active member of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA), where he is a previous Chair of the Not-for-Profit Committee and several of its subcommittees, including government funding sources and cost reporting updates. David is a graduate from Pace University, with a BBA in Accounting.

Ellie Hume is the YPTC’s North/Northeast Regional Director and provides support to several physical offices in the region while also seeking out new opportunities to open additional YPTC offices across the country. Ms. Hume has been working with non-profit and governmental organizations to build stronger accounting departments for more than 20 years and takes pride in helping nonprofits reach financial management nirvana through best accounting practices and strong fiscal governance.

Ellie lives in Long Island, NY with her husband and is an active member of the NYSSCPA, the AICPA and serves on the NYSSCPA’s Not-for-Profit Organizations, CFO, and Diversity and Inclusion Committees and has become a frequent speaker with many NY based nonprofit focused organization such as NYN Media, Nonprofit New York, Philanthropy New York, NYCON and NYSSCPA/FAE. Ms. Hume has also appeared on several of YPTC’s national webinars as well as numerous episodes of The Nonprofit Show.