Carrie Nepo
Background
Carrie joined Development Counsellors International in October 2003. Prior to working for the company, she progressed through the ranks of the corporate finance team at Ogilvy & Mather and moved on to Merkley Newman Harty to create and oversee the finance department. Carrie has her master’s degree in finance from C.W. Post College, an undergraduate degree in accounting/finance from State University of New York – Plattsburgh, and more than a decade of progressive experience in finance and accounting.
Carrie’s Passion for Places
With a high school language teacher as her father, Carrie was bitten by the travel bug at the tender age of five, when her dad took part in a foreign exchange teaching program at the Sorbonne and moved the whole family to Paris for a year. While there, Carrie attended kindergarten, became fluent in French, and drove across Europe with her family in a yellow VW station wagon.
Now, Carrie loves picking out new destinations throughout the world to explore, basing her choices on the gourmet food and wine these regions have to offer. But despite being a world traveler, she’ll always have a soft spot for Long Island, the place she calls home.
Notable Results
- Since joining DCI, Carrie has made it her mission to make finance fun – and understandable – for everyone in the firm. Although marketing and PR people often have an aversion to numbers, Carrie has made DCI’s financial system accessible to the lay person, so the entire company is able to answer client questions about contracts and billing.
- Carrie has successfully overseen all aspects of the company’s finances, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger and payroll.
- Carrie has also effectively managed DCI’s “open book” accounting system and prepared monthly reports for all DCI staff members to review. She has also prepared monthly account team productivity and ROI reports, and managed DCI’s incentive program, called “The Game.”
Up Close
Carrie’s French grandmother and Russian grandfather met in Morocco, where Carrie’s father was born. After moving to Long Island, her grandfather, an architect, built two homes, including the one in which she grew up. Carrie’s maternal grandfather came from Italy at the age of 12, landing in Brooklyn, where Carrie’s mother was born. With these strong European ties, Carrie became a “foodie” at a young age, trading her croissants and asparagus quiche for her schoolmates’ bologna and peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches.
Where You’ll Find Carrie on the Weekend
If she’s not out for a long run with her husband Casey, you might find Carrie tending her herb garden, next to her Cape Cod-style home in Locust Valley, Long Island.
Places that Carrie has Called Home
Bayville, New York
Paris, France
Plattsburgh, New York
Locust Valley, New York
Surprising Facts about Carrie
Two Pack-A-Day Habit. Gum That Is.
As a bubble-popping number cruncher, Carrie is a self-professed gum-a-holic. From vanilla-mint to watermelon and every kind in between, she’s tried them all. If you stop by her office, she might just let you sample the newest flavor on the market.
Move Over Betty Crocker
It all started with the Girl Scouts’ Bake-off when Carrie was seven. Come hell or high water, her clock cake was going to outshine all those other Brownies’ desserts for the blue ribbon. Since then, Carrie has only become more competitive, winning two baking contests with her apple Betty and raspberry-almond squares – much to the delight of her DCI colleagues, who get to sample these treats.
Lost in Europe
During the time her family lived in Paris, five-year-old Carrie managed to get lost at nearly every major European tourist destination. Whether being swept away by a crowd of Japanese tourists at the Eiffel Tower or nowhere-to-be-found on the cruise ship from the United States to France, curious little Carrie was always missing, regardless of the place.
