Jela Basista
Jela earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Tourism Management from the Economic University of Bratislava in the Slovak Republic. She came to the United States in 1998. Once both of her daughters started school, Jela decided to restart her career and chose the accounting profession. She completed the necessary accounting coursework at CNM and became a licensed CPA in 2013. Since then, Jela has been working in public accounting, primarily as an auditor of governmental entities and non-profit organizations.
Jela joined 501(C)PA in February 2021 to become a member of the country’s only nonprofit CPA firm, and to be part of a team of dedicated specialists helping our nonprofit clients achieve financial stability and increase mission impact.
Roxanne Cuyler
Holly Dilts
Specializing in nonprofit accounting and payroll for over fifteen years, Holly understands the needs and complexities of nonprofit organizations. She is focused and dedicated to her craft and takes special pleasure in helping nonprofit administrators navigate the challenges of transaction coding and payroll cost allocations among multiple programs, grants, and projects. Holly’s warmth and professionalism inevitably make clients feel that she is on their side and part of their team. Holly is community oriented and active in her Church, serving the homeless, teaching Bible classes, presenting workshops on healthy lifestyles, and volunteering as a “Helping Hands” to assist the elderly and others in need. Other activities include bird watching, hikes in nature, and biking.
Sarah Dunn
Sarah is a Wyoming native but was raised and has lived most of her life in Albuquerque. She graduated from UNM with a degree in accounting and has more than 45 years of accounting experience. Sarah’s career has spanned senior management and leadership positions for engineering firms doing business nationally and with not-for-profit medical research and charitable organizations. She is pleased to now be taking a step back as a part-time Staff Accountant and enjoying a smaller role utilizing her extensive experience to support clients benefiting from the great services provided by 501cpa. Sarah and her husband have three children and three grandchildren, with whom she most enjoys her time. She enjoys playing golf, reading, time relaxing in Northern NM with family, and knitting and crocheting with a dog and cat in her lap.
Yvonne Enriquez
Yvonne was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, and has a deeply rooted love and respect for the culture and the great people of NM. She enjoys giving back to her community through church and other fellowship groups. She loves nature, the outdoors, traveling, cooking, caregiving and spending time with her family and friends.
Throughout a career of hard work and dedication, she has taken her passion for numbers and her natural aptitude for attention to detail and has honed her craft as a talented Accounting/Payroll Specialist. She constantly continues to develop and grow as she enjoys introducing herself to new ways of enhancing those talents.
Yvonne is excited about her future with 501(C)PA and looks forward to successfully and attentively serving the Payroll needs of all of our amazing nonprofit clients.
Diane Frey
Nathan Hopkins
Melissa Moncrief
Melanie Oglesby
Melanie Oglesby earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from Kaplan University. Past work history has included being at a couple of for-profit start-up companies where she was introduced to the wonderful world of accounting! She quickly developed a passion for accounting and ultimately made a career change to grow in accounting. Melanie is very excited to gain more knowledge in her chosen field and to join the non-profit accounting community. She’s also looking forward to learning more about her clients and helping them be as successful as possible. When she’s not doing accounting, Melanie loves Zumba and is a licensed instructor. She also spends time traveling and creating memories with her two daughters, husband, two cats and a dog!
Ben Pedneau
Ben earned his Masters of Accountancy at Colorado State University and they liked him so much they hired him to work as a benefits accountant in their human resources department! But, the desire to return to his home state of New Mexico was irresistible and in the summer of 2017 he relocated to Santa Fe and joined 501(C)PA shortly thereafter. Ben enjoys that his professional career is about helping nonprofits thrive and he takes special pleasure in assisting clients in understanding their financial reports. When at play, Ben enjoys photography, and he and his wife love to explore archaeology sites around New Mexico after doing a little research at the Archaeological Conservancy.
Regina Salazar
Christina Solaequi
Christina earned her Bachelor and Master of Accountancy degrees from New Mexico State University and began her career at a growing healthcare startup company in Las Cruces. After gaining a substantial amount of experience there, she wanted to work in a field where she would gain a sense of fulfillment and be a part of an organization that would benefit her community.
Before switching to nonprofit accounting and joining 501(C)PA in January 2022, Christina realized her dream of living in Seoul, South Korea, and attending language school there to perfect her Korean speaking skills. She is excited to learn more about the non-profit accounting field while also using her established expertise in accounting to help her clients move forward with realizing their goals.
When Christina has free time, she enjoys practicing her Korean language skills with her husband, swimming, playing video games, and spending quality time with her two cats.
Monica Stapleton
Monica grew up in New Mexico and, from an early age, was taught the value of community and what it meant to help each other. Monica’s accounting career began in high school as a bookkeeper for a family business. She then became an accountant at the University of New Mexico while studying computer programming. During her time as assistant controller at Mercy Hospital in Colorado, she earned a BS in Accounting with the University of Phoenix. Monica then worked for the Southern Ute Tribe as a Senior accountant. After relocating back to Albuquerque, Monica was employed as the Chief Financial Officer for the Notah Begay III Foundation and during this time, achieved certification as a Nonprofit Professional Accountant (CNPA).
Monica’s extensive experience has included tribal entities, health care, real estate development, and petroleum companies, but those early lessons in community service maintained her passion for the nonprofit sector. Monica’s desire to work for an organization where she could use her skills and knowledge to help many nonprofits succeed, and her years of nonprofit financial management experience, made 501(C)PA the perfect fit!
Katrina Trujillo
Katrina earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Accountancy from Colorado State University. She began her career in public accounting as an Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Denver, CO. After two and a half years with PwC, Katrina then made a career transition and became the Assistant Controller at Mi Casa Resource Center, a Denver nonprofit organization. With over five years of experience at Mi Casa, her career ultimately progressed into the role of Director of Finance. She earned her CPA license in Colorado and is an active member of the AICPA. She made the decision to move back to her home state of New Mexico at the end of 2018. Katrina is passionate about helping others understand financial information and enjoys seeing organizations thrive in their missions dedicated to serving the community. She loves spending time with her family and enjoys hiking and being outdoors.