We are excited to welcome Danny Fish (they/them) to the Collins team in the new position of Accounting Associate! In this role, Danny will be responsible forthe accurate and timely processing of accounts payable to vendors and grantees, while resolving all issues in a prompt manner. They will support all functions required to produce financial reports for management and external reporting purposes and assist the team with all tax and audit deliverables.
Danny fell into bookkeeping at a grocery store where they worked as a cashier. From there, they did a paid internship with Brian Frank Consulting, a local Portland business. They worked with nonprofit and for-profit clients and started their own bookkeeping business.Their nonprofit roles have included B*tch Media, MetroEast Community Media, and Portland Street Medicine.
An accomplished musician, Danny has played in a band and served as a teacher and manager at the School of Rock,working with ages 6 and up. Danny identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA community who grew up in a conservative religious environment and as such learned the importance of building bridges between people “who typically have wide gulfs between them.” Danny says, “I encourage thoughtfulness and empathy so that people will see others in themselves and realize that liberation for the ‘other’ is liberation for yourself.”