“When I stepped into the CEO role to turn around ICEF Public Schools, Carrie played a crucial role in my success.  She closed 6 months of books in 4 weeks in a different accounting system than she was used to.  She gave me an accurate picture of our financial position so that I was able to make the necessary decisions to ensure survival.  During this challenging time, Carrie stayed positive and was a trusted partner.  I am forever grateful to Carrie for her hard work, determination, and expert financial skills.”

~Parker Hudnut, CEO, ICEF Public Schools

“After just a few short weeks of being appointed the Executive Director for New West, it became clear that the school had already ran into financial trouble in their first year of operation. Like many new schools most of the financial issues that arose were as a result of overwhelmed management and inexperienced back office staff. In addition, The California Department Education department had just assigned someone from the Fiscal Crisis Management Assistant Team (FCMAT) to our school.  Given these circumstances, it was clear that we needed a highly experienced financial expert that we could trust to help us not only resolve the immediate fiscal problems but to put us on the right track for long term growth and financial stability. Carrie Wagner stepped in to quickly determine our financial position and recommended strategies to be employed to turn our financial situation around.  She was able to establish strong rapport with the FCMAT auditor who later became a lifetime supporter of our school.  Carrie turned what could have been an existential crisis for our school into a positive, making our school so much stronger in the long term. It is no under statement that without Carrie's level of financial knowledge, practical advice and genuine desire to see our school succeed in difficult times that we would not be here today... 18 years later we are thriving as a direct result of her very clear, very sound fiscal advice!” 

~Dr. Sharon Weir, Principal/Executive Director, New West Charter School

“I have known Carrie for over a decade and worked with her while she was at ExED and at GALS.  I have always found her to be extremely responsive and thorough.  I believe working with Carrie would be a positive experience for any charter school looking for quality service.  If I were not enjoying my retirement, I would love to work with her again myself.”

~Dr. Robert C. Perry, Ph.D., Administrative Coordinator (Retired), Charter Schools Division, Los Angeles Unified School District