Biography:

Dr. Sweet is currently serving as a tenured Associate Professor of Business for Northwest Nazarene University. She received her BS in Business from Miami University, majoring in Accounting and HR, her MBA from Northwest Nazarene University, and her PhD in Financial Management from Northcentral University. She is a CPA and a CMA (Certified Management Accountant). She holds a SHRM-SCP certificate and the Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate from the AICPA.

She teaches accounting courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Before transitioning to higher education, Dr. Sweet worked as a corporate accountant in various fields. These include working on the Profit and Loss team for a grocery giant and serving as an accountant and HR Director for a leading Title company. She has led sessions at “Smart Women, Smart Money” conferences and continues to work as a consultant. She is especially interested in forensic accounting and served as a forensic accounting consultant on a $1.8 million embezzlement case.

Dr. Sweet serves as Treasurer for the Board of Families, ETC. and is Chair of the Northwest Christian Credit Union Supervisory Committee. She and her husband, Brian, have 3 beautiful children and reside in Eagle, ID.

What is your favorite thing about working at NNU? I love working with and for the students! In the College of Business, part of that collaboration requires students to participate in an internship. One of my greatest joys is watching students light up as they connect the concepts learned in the classroom with the real life work in the internship.

Share a few facts about your specific area(s) of expertise that you bring to the classroom: I worked as a corporate accountant before transitioning to higher education. I also continue to work as a consultant, specifically in forensic accounting. I a able to bridge the gap between textbook learning and real world application.
I am also a CPA and CMA – both key credentials in the accounting field. I can help students understand what portion of the classroom teachings will also be on these professional exams. I also help students learn how to study for these exams with tips and tricks.

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