Legislative Update Series

Charles Pierce, Consultant, Pierce Company, LLC

Chuck Pierce, CPA, CGMA

Chuck is currently the managing member of Pierce Company, LLC.

Pierce provides consulting services to private companies, not-for-profits and associations in the areas of government relations, financial management and reporting, and financing solutions. The company represents client interest before legislative and governmental bodies, and has successfully provided clients with innovative financing solutions combining tax credits, public financing and private loans to fund property development and business expansion in Missouri.

Chuck has 30 years of professional experience in the areas of finance and governmental relations in a variety of governmental and private sector activities. His governmental experience includes terms as the Deputy State Auditor for Missouri, and a city finance director. His private sector experience includes positions as Controller and Chief Financial Officer for companies in the construction materials and real estate development areas. He has developed and conducted training courses for governmental and private sector auditors and accountants and regularly makes presentations before governmental boards, commissions, and committees.

Chuck is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Missouri and also holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant certification with the American Institute of CPAs. He belongs to several professional organizations and has served as the Chairman of the Missouri Society of CPAs

Patty Faenger, Executive Director, Missouri State Board of Accountancy

Ms. Faenger attended the University of Nebraska and the Community College of the Air Force later graduation from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO. She served in the United States Air Force stationed at Offutt Air Force Base where she was assigned to Air Force Global Weather Center which served Air Force bases all over the world.

Prior to her time with the Missouri State Board of Accountancy, her background was in the regulatory and operational aspect of healthcare. She spent 18 years working with Missouri veterans who were in need of skilled long term care services. She did this while serving as the Assistant Director of the Homes Program which was responsible for over 1300 veterans, employed over 1600 individuals and she had oversight responsibility for the 24/7 operations of seven large, complex nursing facilities.

She continues to work in the regulatory world with the Missouri State Board of Accountancy which she joined in June 2019 as the Executive Director.

Ms. Faenger resides in Rolla, Missouri with her husband.