Lovepreet Buttar is a Managing Director with Mercadien’s Nonprofit and Human Services Group and has over 10 years of experience performing and overseeing audit engagements for various nonprofit clients, including associations, schools, private foundations, and health and human services organizations. She is passionate about helping these organizations support their constituents and achieve their mission.

Whether supervising her team of staff, servicing her clients, or responding to urgent inquiries from either, Lovepreet is known for being thorough, as well as calm and cool under pressure. Her soothing manner, collaborative nature and keen insights lend themselves to a favorite aspect of her job – educating and consulting with nonprofit professionals to ensure they understand and are prepared to meet changes affecting their industry and organizations. Not surprisingly, Lovepreet is frequently asked to speak at conferences and events hosted by various organizations, such as the New Jersey Association of Community Providers, the Council of Nonprofits, the Center for Nonprofits of New Jersey, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Princeton Community Works, to name a few. She leads numerous internal and external training seminars and regularly writes articles for the firm’s newsletter, Nonprofit Outlook, on financial reporting, tax and compliance topics in which she is highly proficient.

Driven by giving back, Lovepreet commits much of her free time to serving on boards and committees for various organizations, including the Princeton Area Community Foundation, Philadelphia VIP and the Burlington County Women’s Advisory Council. She is also a past board and executive committee member of the West Windsor Arts Council and continues to seek other volunteering opportunities where she can lend a helping hand.

Lovepreet enjoys traveling and has been to five countries so far, a count she hopes to grow each year. In her free time, she enjoys reading, being outdoors and exploring new towns with Starbucks in hand.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance, Rutgers University & Master of Business Administration, Rutgers University

Sherise Ritter is a managing director of The Mercadien Group and principal of Mercadien, P.C., CPAs, Sherise Ritter has a broad base of experience and expertise in the performance of audits, reviews and compilations of nonprofit organizations, government entities, colleges and universities. She works regularly with clients that receive funding from the State of New Jersey Depts. of Human Services, Children and Families, and Education and has robust knowledge of their rules and regulations. She also has extensive tax planning and preparation experience for individuals, for-profit businesses and exempt organizations. Sherise is proficient in the tax exemption determination process and maintenance of exemption for both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) entities, including addressing unique tax issues. She also focuses on business planning and consulting for nonprofit entities and businesses, in such areas as budgeting, cash flow management, accounting systems design, and board governance training.

Ms. Ritter frequently works with organizations that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or behavioral health issues. Not only does Sherry work with the agencies themselves on accounting, compliance oversight and taxation matters, she also serves as an advocate for these agencies with their funding sources, helping the sources to understand financial and governance issues. For the last several years, Ms. Ritter has helped numerous human service agencies build their compliance oversight and billing platforms in a new fee-for-service billing and payment model.

Ms. Ritter co-leads the firm's Nonprofit & Human Services Group, which is dedicated to identifying industry trends and meeting the changing needs of clients in the nonprofit sector. She regularly authors articles for the firm’s newsletter, Nonprofit Outlook, and other publications, and is an active affiliated member of the NJ Association of Community Providers, ASAH, the NJ Association of Independent Schools, and the NJ Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies. She is a frequently-requested speaker on a variety of exempt organization topics at industry conferences and events.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Rider University