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Published on: 3/9/2009
Last Visited: 3/9/2009
Financial Director - Paul Arand
Paul, our Financial Manager, is a CPA who hails from a small town in Illinois.
He completed his bachelor's of Arts at Cornell University and his master's in Business at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
He earned the coveted President's award while attaining an associate's degree in Computer Networking from Skagit Community College, and did further study to attain a certificate in technical writing from the University of Washington.
Paul started his accounting career as an auditor with Grant Thornton in Chicago.
After his family moved to the Seattle area, he continued as a personal tax accountant before joining the Waldorf School staff in 2002.
Paul has a strong connection to sports and the arts.
He has served for 10 years as the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation Commissioner, has been the South Whidbey High School girl's varsity soccer coach since 1997, is the acting Director of Coaching for the South Whidbey Youth Soccer Club, has performed trumpet for local church services, and plays/composes music on the piano.
Paul and his wife Betsy have 3 children all of whom have attended the WIWS beginning in the 3-day kindergarten.