Chris joined United Way of Central Alabama in 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He oversees the Finance Department and accounting functions of the organization. Chris has more than 20 years of experience providing accounting and advisory services to governmental and nonprofit organizations throughout the region. In addition, he has extensive experience with federal and state grant compliance requirements, employee benefit plans and audits of manufacturing and healthcare organizations. 

Before joining UWCA, Chris was an audit partner at Warren Averett, LLC, where he worked for 17 years and was a leader within the firm’s public sector practice group. Chris has earned MBA and BS degrees from Jacksonville State University and has been a Certified Public Accountant in Alabama since 2002. 

Chris and his wife Christie live in Hoover.