Graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Washington University in 2001 with B.A. in Business Administration, Professional Accounting; Certified Public Accountant, State of Idaho, License CP-4110; Certified Valuation Analyst, NACVA Member 33922; Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts. Currently she is the owner of Chatters, Metzger and Co., PLLC which allows her to pursue her passion of assisting clients achieve their financial goals and dreams. She performs advisory services in the areas of business valuation, exit planning, litigation support, and all types of tax services to businesses, trusts, non-profits and individuals. She also serves as a treasurer to a private, closely held corporation and providing trustee services. Suzanne also is currently a Member of the Board of Directors, of Bank CDA. Prior to this, Suzanne worked for a regional public accounting firm from 2000 to 2010 (with a brief hiatus in private industry September 2005-September 2006) where her final position was Manager - Tax Services. She performed services in the areas of Business Advisory, Business Valuation, Audit, Accounting, Tax Services – Individual, Business, Non-Profit, and Fiduciary. There she also performed services as expert witness in marital dissolution cases and assisted clients with calculations of present values and lost income damages to assist in negotiations under marital dissolution and insurance claims. From 2010 to October 2012 she was the Financial Services Manager at a local law firm specializing in trust accounting, business valuation and consulting services. When Suzanne is not pursuing her passion for cooking or spoiling her dog Ace rotten, she enjoys serving on the boards of Kootenai Humane Society, Turkeys for All, Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, and her local homeowners association. She is also proud to be a Coeur d'Alene Commodore, and enjoys attending local and regional parades.