Central Atlantic Region IOFM Chapter Leadership

Debra Richardson, MBA, CFE, APM, APPM, CPRS
President 

Debra is an accounts payable speaker, consultant, and trainer with over 25 years of experience in AP, AR, GL, and financial reporting for Fortune 500 companies.
 
For over a decade, Debra has focused on Global Vendor Maintenance. As a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Debra works with vendor teams to add authentication, internal controls, best practices and validations to prevent fraud, fines and bad vendor data.
 
In addition to serving as the President of the Central Atlantic Region IOFM Chapter, she is an expert in the Vendor Master File category for IOFM’s Ask the Expert feature. 
 
She has a YouTube channel and a podcast “Putting the AP in hAPpy”.

Dawn Butler, APM, APPM, CPRS
 
Vice President

Dawn is an Accounts Payable Manager at HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) where she has been for the last 10 years.

She started her career in the HR arena, but switched to accounting and now has over 25 years of experience in AP. She is always pushing the envelope with automation and process improvement. 

Dawn has been an IOFM Member since about 2010. She has been APM Certified since 2018, APPM Certified since 2020, and CPRS Certified since 2018.

Erica Saumenig, APS, APPS, CPRS 
Membership Chair 

Erica Saumenig is a Senior Accounting Specialist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), where she has been employed since 2018.

Over the past 15 years, Erica has honed her accounts payable skills, focusing on implementing analytical insights to enhance accuracy and efficiency. She is committed to continuous education and is always seeking ways to improve her abilities and stay updated with the latest advancements in the field.

Erica became a member of the Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM) in 2018. She holds several certifications, including Accounts Payable Specialist Certification (2019), Procure-to-Pay Specialist Certification (2019), and Payment Reporting Specialist Certification (2022).

Abby Nass
Secretary 

Abby has been an Accounts Payable Specialist since 2024 at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a non-profit medical research organization headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

She started working in AP in 2023 before transitioning to HHMI, focusing on construction-specific software. 

Abby became an IOFM Member in 2025 and plans to obtain her AP Certification before 2026. 

She enjoys learning new skills and about new systems available to increase efficiency.

The Central Atlantic Region Chapter will network and share ideas regarding their processes, internal controls, compliance, and regulations.

The ideas shared in our IOFM Chapter will generate best practices and improvements that our members can use to overcome common business challenges.

Outside of our annual conferences, our chapter will provide our area financial operations community the opportunity to meet on a quarterly basis.

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Please contact:

Debra Richardson, [email protected]

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