Our Staff
Leadership Team
Priscilla Perkins
President and CEO
Priscilla was named President and CEO of Accounting Aid Society in January 2022. Priscilla brings more than 20 years of volunteer and professional experience in fundraising, leading teams and managing efforts supporting underserved populations. She came to the agency from her role as Senior Director of Development at Beaumont Health Foundation, where she guided major donors and family foundations in support of women’s and children’s programs and capital projects at Beaumont, Royal Oak. Priscilla and her team established a network of relationships that raised more than $20 million in major gifts annually, which supported new vital healthcare programs for vulnerable women and children. Prior to Beaumont Health Foundation, she was the Chief Development Officer for Lighthouse of Oakland County, an organization that strives to build equitable communities that alleviate poverty. She holds both an MBA and BA from Louisiana State University.
Harry Cook, CPA
Senior Director of Finance and Administration
Harry joined the agency in 2014 after 15 years of experience handling accounting and property management for several small businesses. As director of finance and administration, Harry handles operations and HR, bookkeeping, facilities, technology, and oversees the call center. He has a BA in economics from the University of Detroit, and a master of science in accountancy from Walsh College. A Certified Public Accountant, Harry is also an adjunct instructor in accounting at Walsh College.
Matt H. Hetherwick, MBA
Director, Individual Tax Programs
Matt began his career at Accounting Aid Society in January of 2018 as a tax site coordinator and was promoted to the role of Director of Individual Tax Programs in 2019. He is a mission-driven finance and accounting leader with over 12 years of experience in the realms of finance, business and operations. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University, Matt earned both his masters degree in finance and MBA from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.
Gabrielle Thomas, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Gabrielle became chief operating officer in 2015. She joined the agency’s development staff in 2005 and was promoted to director of development a year later. In 2012, she became director of operations and process improvement. In addition to development experience and business planning, Gabrielle has nine years of private sector experience in production supervision, project management and program development. She earned an MBA from University of Detroit-Mercy and a BS in Food Science from Michigan State University.
Team
Lamis Alnajjar
Tax Site Coordinator
lalnajjar@accountingaidsociety.org
Hugo Aguinaga
Tax Site Coordinator
haguinaga@accountingaidsociety.org
Dorthea Brown
Call Center Representative
dbrown@accountingaidsociety.org
Priscilla Copney
Tax Preparer
pcopney@accountingaidsociety.org
Amina Choudhry
Tax Preparer
achoudhry@accountingaidsociety.org
Priyanka Das
Tax Preparer
pdas@accountingaidsociety.org
Amber Edwards
Call Center Representative
aedwards@accountingaidsociety.org
Viviana Galvan
Accounting & Human Resource Assistant
vgalvan@accountingaidsociety.org
Ousama Ismail
Tax Preparer
oismail@accountingaidsociety.org
Rhonda Lodish
Operations and Human Resources Manager
rmccleese@accountingaidsociety.org
Bob Maguire
Tax Site Coordinator
rmaguire@accountingaidsociety.org
Miranda S. Marras
Development Associate
mmarras@accountingaidsociety.org
Tiffany Pierce
Executive Assistant
pierce@accountingaidsociety.org
Weronika Solecka
Tax Site Coordinator
wsolecka@accountingaidsociety.org
Shirley Witherspoon
Call Center Representative
switherspoon@accountingaidsociety.org