Alwynn has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and started her career in Public Accounting where she earned her CPA designation. After working as an auditor for several years, she served as the Finance Manager for an international relief and development organization where she had the opportunity to work in several third world countries. She has also been the Controller and then Chief Financial Officer of a start-up software company. Alwynn raised her children in Sequim and is originally from Fairbanks Alaska. She is really not the nerd you might think and loves to be outside or working on some creative project when she is not in her office.