IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017

Vanessa Lewis
Director of Reporting
Aquarium of the Pacific


Vanessa Lewis has over 30 years of experience in accounting and financial reporting, and currently serves as Director of Reporting for the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. She also provides financial reporting services to a number non-profit museum clients nationally as an independent consultant under the moniker ReportingMaven. She received her CPA experience with Ernst & Young, then developed reporting and planning skills at private and public manufacturing companies before finding her niche in the non-profit world. She spent over 8 years as the CFO of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach before transitioning to a more consultative role. She has a strong background in process improvement, short and long term planning and business intelligence. She received her BA in Anthropology from UCLA, and serves on the board of the Battleship IOWA Museum and Shared Science.

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