director, JoAnn Falletta, is retiring next June after leading the orchestra since 1991. The symphony also recently began


a fundraising campaign to establish an endowment. Donors want to know that their


Teresa Kraus says her mother inspired her and sisters to pursue careers in business and health care.


Kraus recalls. “She was my role model.” “Our family had six girls, no boys.


Half of us went into business and half into medical.” Kraus’ first job was in insurance


accounting, and she was once the control- ler of a small company. But she always was drawn to the nonprofit world, she says, where “you have the feeling you’re working for an organization where what they do really does matter.” A lot is taking place at the Virginia


Symphony. It will celebrate its centennial season in 2020-21. In addition, its music


money is being spent wisely, and Kraus says one of her jobs as CFO is to show that it is. “It’s always a financial challenge in


arts organizations,” she says, noting that one of her most satisfying duties is pro- viding the professional expertise to meet those challenges.


Driven and industrious Tracy Nguyen, CFO of Fairfax-


based Highlight Technologies, helped the technology services company grow from $8 million in annual revenues and 60 employees in 2014 to $35 million in revenue and 230 employees in 2018. Nguyen likes working for the


woman-owned business that serves federal government customers. A lot of her satisfaction comes from helping the company grow while keeping a sharp eye on the budget.


Congratulations!


Holly C. Powell, the CFO of Carpenter Co., for being nominated for a Virginia CFO Award. In her day-to-day interactions with her peers and colleagues, Holly exemplifies all the characteristics that distinguish Carpenter Co. as the leader in its field and we are very proud that she is receiving the recognition she deserves!


Tracy Nguyen says good fi nancial controls help a company stay competitive.


Good financial controls, she says,


help keep the company competitive while providing a wide range of benefits for its employees. Her best advice for women who


aspire to CFO positions is to be driven and industrious. “That’s what I do,” she says. “You just have to work hard to get where you are.”


Krause photo by Mark Rhodes Nguyen photo by Stephen Gosling


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