Email: chrissie.powers@powersforensic.com
Practice: Powers Forensic Accounting, LLC
Suite 216
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Chrissie Ann Powers
– Financial Professional
As a Neutral Financial Professional, I work with the family and the collaborative team to reach a positive outcome for your family’s new normal. The team and family calmly and respectfully discuss your interests and common goals. The parties may express their financial concerns separately or in a joint meeting with me. I will work to balance and resolve the needs and wants, and financial realities of the parties. Depending on the families’ understanding of their finances, my role can vary significantly. I can prepare a marital balance sheet, assist with budgets, run support scenarios, trace separate property, etc.
I love teaching and assisting families in understanding their finances, both now and in the future.
Fields Of Professional Practice
I am able to provide the following collaborative divorce services:
- Prepare the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth
- Identify and trace separate property
- Determine economic income for support purposes
- Provide tax analysis of support and property settlements
- Compile and analyze current and future budgets
- Provide financial scenarios and options for peaceful resolution
- Assist in client education of finances
- Urbana University, BSBA, Accounting, 1998
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Ohio, 2000
- Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), 2008
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2002
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), 2005
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Forensic & Valuation Services Section of AICPA
- Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- Central Ohio Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners
- National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)-Central Ohio Network
- Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals (COACDP)
- Columbus Bar Association
- FBI Cincinnati Citizens Academy Alumni Association
- Women’s White Collar Defense Association
- Central Ohio Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners: President (2006-2010), Vice President (2015-2017), Treasurer (2002-2004), Past President (2010-2015), Board Member at Large (2004-2006)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Central Ohio Network: Treasurer (2007-2012)
- The Ohio Society of CPAs Women’s Initiative Committee, Columbus Committee Member (2011-present)
- Westfall Soccer Club, Treasurer (2015-2017)
- Lost Isles Estates Resource Management Company, S.A., Treasurer (2026-present)
- Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals (COACDP)
- 2009 Multidisciplinary Basic Interdisciplinary Training, CTS, 13 hours
- 2010 Advanced Interdisciplinary Training: Taking It To The Next Level, Pauline H. Tesler JD, 13 hours
- 2012 Advanced Interdisciplinary Training: Navigating Emotional Currents, CPTI, 12 hours
- 2013 Basic Mediation & Uniform Mediation Act Training, Supreme Court of Ohio, 14 hours
- 2019 Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training, CACP, 12 hours
- 2019 Collaborative Divorce Professionals Symposium: Tackling the Tough Stuff, Forrest Mosten, 12 hours
- 2020 ADR: Specialized Family or Divorce Mediation Training, Supreme Court of Ohio, 32.25 hours
- 2021 The New Brain Science, Pauline H. Tesler JD, 6 hours
- 2022 Collaborative Introductory Learning Program, My Collaborative Team, 9 hours
- 2022 ADR: Avoiding Mediation Pitfalls, Supreme Court of Ohio, 3 hours
- 2023 ADR: Mediating High Conflict Disputes, Supreme Court of Ohio, 3 hours
- Forbes’ 2026 America’s Best-in-State CPAs
Mother of two boys, scuba diving instructor, and enthusiast of sailing, camping, fishing, volleyball, and soccer.