Buikema to Lead Finance at Covenant Retirement Communities.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004 Elizabeth Baur Buikema has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer of Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. One of the nation's largest not-for-profit retirement community organizations, Covenant Retirement Communities has $558 million in total assets and serves nearly 5,000 residents in 15 communities nationwide. Buikema will report to President Rick K. Fisk. A certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. , Buikema joined Covenant Retirement Communities in 1997 and served as associate vice president of accounting services before her current appointment. She is a 1988 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and was with KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Peat Marwick, Chicago, before she joined Covenant Retirement Communities. "Beth's commitment to our mission complements her financial background and acumen," said Fisk. "Her leadership will help us maintain the sound financial base that underpins the security of present and future residents." In addition to her responsibilities at CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. , Buikema serves on the financial advisory panel for the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission/Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the independent agencies that accredit To give official authorization or status. To recognize as having sufficient academic standards to qualify graduates for higher education or for professional practice. In International Law: continuing care retirement communities and rehabilitation facilities. She is a member of the Illinois CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Society and lives in Chicago. Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities is associated with the Board of Benevolence of the Evangelical Covenant Church The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) is an evangelical Christian denomination of more than 750 congregations in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. . For more information, visit www.covenantretirement.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: Photo available by e-mail. Contact: claxtonc@bellsouth.net |
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