Judith F Sterling, CDFA™, CPA (Financial Professional)

I have been assisting people to understand their financial situation as it relates to the divorce process for several years. My main focus is as a Neutral Financial Professional in the collaborative divorce process. I have an extensive and diverse background in financial matters spanning 25 years as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in an international public accounting firm, as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a hospital, and as a sole proprietor of a vineyard business. I have knowledge as it pertains to the divorcing individual or couple that extends to businesses, pensions, social security, retirement accounts, mortgages, and other assets and liabilities.
Firm/BusinessName: Judith F. Sterling, CDFA, CPA Address(es): 829 Sonoma Avenue Santa Rosa CA 95404 USA 5418 Diane Way Santa Rosa CA 95409 USA Phone: 707-538-2665 Fax: Email: jude@sterlingcdfa.com Website: http://www.sterlingcdfa.com
Practice Group Membership Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin
Professional Activities Treasurer and Board Member, Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire Member, Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin Member, Association of Divorce Financial Planners Member, Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts Past Treasurer, California Divorce Planners Network Member, California Society of CPAs Past Delegate, Collaborative Practice - California
Professional Licenses Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, 2005 Certified Public Accountant, 1987
General Comments No response provided.
Areas of Practice Financial
Education Undergraduate Education California State University, Stanislaus - Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a Minor in Accounting Professional Education Earned two year practice requirement for CPA license at Arthur Andersen in Costa Mesa, CA
Collaborative Practice Training Year Training Type Instructor Hours 2007 Negotiation Skills and Models/Theories Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire 7 2007 Difficult Conversations Catherine Conner and Gary Friedman 7 2007 Benefits of Mindfulness in Conflict Resolution Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire 1 2007 Basic Interdisciplinary Training Collaborative Divorce Team Training 20 2007 Conflict Resolution Training Collabotative Council of the Redwood Empire 7 2007 Intermediate Interdisciplinary Training Collaborative Practice Trainers 7.5 2007 Mediation Training Recourse Mediation Services 16 2008 Informed Consent and Screening Issues Pauline Tessler 1 2008 Collaborative Negotiation - Going Deeper Victoria Smith and Sherri Goren Slovin 14 2008 Mediation Training Recourse Mediation Services 16 2008 Building Collaborative Teams Sharon Keating 1 2008 IACP International Forum - New Orlean- Other Sessions Various 4.5 2008 IACP Forum - How a Neutral Financial Professional Can Help Avoid Divorce Horror Stories I was instructor 3 2008 Managing Second Hand Shock Vicki Carpal-Miller and Ellie Izzo 5 2008 California 3rd Annual Statewide Conference CP Cal 12 2008 Privilege, Confidentiality, and Privacy Issues in Collaborative Practice Pauline Tessler 1 2008 The Interdisciplinary Divorce Team: Unique Roles, Functions, Challenges, and Benefits Pauline Tessler 1 2008 IACP Forum - Navigating Impasse: getting Past ”Stuck” - Preventions and Interventions Daniel Finn and Cathy Heenan 1.5 2008 The Keys to Successful Collaborative Negotiations Zena Zumeta 5 2008 IACP Forum - Yours, Mine and Ours: Client Centered Strategies for Negotiating Core Financial Issues Chip Rose 1.5 2008 Collaborative Negotiations - Theory and Models Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire 7 2009 California 4th Annual Statewide Conference CP Cal 12 2009 Neutral Financial Professional's Detailed Written Financial Report I was instructor 1 2009 Collaborative Negotiation - Mini course in the End Game Catherine Conner 3 2009 Advanced Collaborative Training - The End Game (From Cookies to Agreement) Catherine Conner and Gary Friedman 14 2009 Power Imbalances and Gender in Collaborative Practice Catherine Conner and Gary Friedman 14 2010 Powerful Non-Defensive Communication Sharon Ellison 7 2010 Self-Reflection for Collaborative Professionals Catherine Conner, Gary Friedman, and Norman Fischer 6 2010 California 5th Annual Statewide Conference CP Cal 12
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