Julia Karl *

CFO, Goodwill of Central & Northern Arizona (GCNA)

Vice Chair and Advisory Board Member

Julia Karl serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Goodwill of Central & Northern Arizona whose mission is to end poverty through the power of work. As the CFO, Ms. Karl oversees fiscal operations assuring alignment with strategic direction and goals of the organization. In this role, she also oversees financial mergers and financing for growth. Since 2017, Ms. Karl successfully executed many major capital projects and negotiated financing totaling over $40 Million.

Prior to her current role, Ms. Karl served as the CFO for Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health and was in charge of all financial activities, revenue cycle, and compliance with federally-funded programs. Ms. Karl brings more than 20 years of experience with risk assessment, policy and procedure design, non-profit financial management and leading organizations
through various developmental phases.

Before joining the FQHC and healthcare industry, Ms. Karl served as the Regional Finance Director, stationed in Mozambique, and Internal Auditor for a large federally-funded, international development organization. Earlier in her career, Ms. Karl served as Director of Finance for the Arizona Opera Company. She also served as a Senior Auditor at a CPA firm in Bethesda, Maryland which specializes in not-for-profit organizations.

Ms. Karl holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Colorado State University. She is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Virginia.