Kara Fontaine

Kara L. Fontaine, CPA

Partner, Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC

Location
Bedford, NH

Kara Fontaine is a certified public accountant with more than 19 years of public accounting experience. She focuses on providing audits, reviews, and compilations to not for profit clients. In addition, Kara provides financial consulting and assists clients with their business accounting needs. She is passionate about serving and being connected to her community. Kara also leads the firm’s nonprofit Technical Issues Committee and assists in overseeing quality control for the audit and accounting practice, including assisting with internal inspections and coordination of firmwide trainings.

  • Nonprofits and foundations
  • Construction and real estate
  • Employee benefit plans
  • Professional services

  • Certified Public Accountant

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - Member
  • New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (NHSCPA) - Member
  • St. Mary’s Bank - Past supervisory committee member
  • Granite YMCA - Past audit committee member
  • Manchester City Library Foundation - Past board member

Southern New Hampshire University
  • Bachelor of science degree in accounting
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