Bridgette Hodges - Grant Thornton LLP
Bridgette Hodges - Grant Thornton LLP
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<strong>Bridgette</strong> <strong>Hodges</strong><br />
CPA<br />
Partner-in-Charge, SEC Regulatory Matters<br />
National Professional Standards Group<br />
<strong>Bridgette</strong> is a Partner in the National Professional<br />
Standards Group with over 20 years of experience<br />
in financial reporting and compliance combined<br />
with solid operational experience. Her focus<br />
pertains to SEC regulatory, financial reporting<br />
and compliance issues. <strong>Bridgette</strong> became the<br />
Partner in Charge of the SEC Regulatory Matters<br />
group during 2009.<br />
Experience<br />
<strong>Bridgette</strong> began her career in the audit practice of<br />
a large public accounting firm. After three years,<br />
she left the public accounting profession to work<br />
in industry. <strong>Bridgette</strong> worked for 12 years in<br />
industry, all with publicly-traded companies<br />
ranging from entrepreneurial environments and<br />
foreign private issuers, to a Fortune 500 New York<br />
Stock Exchange listed company. Her industry<br />
experience includes educational software<br />
companies, a government contractor (aerospace<br />
and defense), and a hospitality real estate<br />
investment trust.<br />
<strong>Bridgette</strong>’s experience includes the following:<br />
• Vice President of Financial Controls and<br />
Compliance, MeriStar Hospitality<br />
Corporation (previously one of the top<br />
hospitality REITs)<br />
• Director of External Reporting and<br />
Corporate Accounting, General Dynamics<br />
Corporation<br />
• Vice President of Finance, Innovative<br />
Technologies in Education ($3 million U.S.<br />
sales, marketing and distribution subsidiary of<br />
Israeli-based, foreign private issuer,<br />
educational software company)<br />
• Controller, Edunetics Corporation ($15<br />
million U.S. sales, marketing and distribution<br />
subsidiary of Israeli-based, foreign private<br />
issuer, research and development educational<br />
software company)<br />
• Audit Senior, Arthur Andersen <strong>LLP</strong><br />
<strong>Bridgette</strong>’s responsibilities have included<br />
compliance with generally accepted accounting<br />
principles (or GAAP) and SEC rules and<br />
regulations, including corporate-wide application<br />
of new accounting pronouncements, SEC<br />
regulatory filings, as well as corporate governance<br />
matters. At MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, she<br />
also assisted in the launch of an internal audit<br />
function and their Section 404 compliance<br />
program. <strong>Bridgette</strong> has experience in M&A and<br />
disposition activities, including due diligence work<br />
and technical application of appropriate GAAP.<br />
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She has solid operational experience, having<br />
established and managed the corporate-wide<br />
functions of administration, accounting, treasury<br />
and human resources while employed by the<br />
educational software companies.<br />
Professional qualifications and<br />
memberships<br />
• Member, American Institute of Certified<br />
Public Accountants<br />
• Committee Member, Center for Audit<br />
Quality, SEC Regulations Committee<br />
• Task Force Chair, SEC Regulations<br />
Committee, Audit Practices Task Force<br />
• CPA, Commonwealth of Virginia<br />
Education<br />
BS in Commerce, Concentration in Accounting<br />
University of Virginia, McIntire School of<br />
Commerce<br />
Contact details<br />
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW<br />
Suite 400<br />
Washington, DC 20036-2660<br />
T: 202-861-4149<br />
F: 202-833-9165<br />
E: <strong>Bridgette</strong>.<strong>Hodges</strong>@us.gt.com<br />
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