Melissa Mercer brings nearly 30 years of comprehensive accounting experience to Partners in Mission, offering a unique blend of corporate and nonprofit financial expertise. Before joining Partners in Mission, Ms. Mercer served as the Executive Vice President of Finance for the National Catholic Educational Association, where she oversaw the association’s financial operations and led the development of key financial infrastructure over a three-year period. Previously, Ms. Mercer spent more than five years as the Schools Finance Officer for the Diocese of Sacramento. In this role, she brought corporate discipline and financial infrastructure to more than 35 elementary schools. In addition to assisting in the adoption of a unified governance model, Ms. Mercer standardized the annual budgeting process, implemented accounting and tuition management systems, and established a shared services accounting center for elementary schools. Earlier in her career, Ms. Mercer held various financial leadership roles within publicly traded companies, gaining two decades of corporate experience in the areas of external financial reporting and technical accounting. Ms. Mercer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Missouri–Columbia and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in the State of Missouri.
