Lorri Zander serves as CFO of Cedarstone, where she brings deep financial expertise, thoughtful leadership, and a steady commitment to helping mission-driven organizations thrive. A CPA with more than 20 years of experience serving nonprofit organizations, Lorri has built her career around helping clients strengthen financial clarity, compliance, and long-term sustainability. Since joining Cedarstone in 2011, she has played an important role in shaping Cedarstone’s advisory and financial operations work, overseeing executive consulting, compliance, and supporting services with a focus on strong client relationships and practical, technically sound guidance.
Before joining Cedarstone, she spent 11 years with a large public accounting firm as a nonprofit auditor, developing particular expertise in nonprofit US GAAP compliance, audit readiness, financial reporting and analysis, accounting system structure, internal controls, and project management. She holds a BA in Accounting from North Park University. Outside of work, Lorri and her husband live in Wheaton and are “almost” empty nesters with five children and two grandchildren.