Shannon King Nash, Esq., CPA





Shannon Nash is a seasoned attorney and CPA who has practiced with a Fortune 50 corporation, several large law firms and a big six accounting firm. She has served clients and practiced on both the east and west coasts and recently completed an international assignment in Europe where she provided counsel to affiliates in 20 countries. She has also served as counsel to a large corporate foundation.

Ms. Nash has participated on many panels and written several nonprofit, tax and business related pieces. She authored the The Vault Guide to Tax Law Careers, a book published by Vault Inc in the spring of 2004 and which provides an in-depth overview of the tax legal profession. She also wrote, Helping The Nonprofit Client, a user-friendly guide on tax and corporate law issues affecting tax-exempt organizations and published by Kleinrock Publishing in 2004.

Ms. Nash is very active in professional organizations. She served as the Secretary of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Tax Section, a professional organization representing over 20,000 members, making her the first African-American officer and the youngest officer since the ABA Tax Section’s inception in 1878. She also served as chair of the National Bar Association’s Tax Committee for eight years. She previously served as a co-chair to the ABA Tax Section’s Diversity Committee and received one of the ABA Tax Section's 2000 Nolan Fellow Awards, bestowed upon professionals of achievement and promise.

Ms. Nash also chaired the Tax Exempt Tool Kit program for the ABA Tax Section. This pro-bono program is designed to help small nonprofit organizations work through the maze of laws, accounting and finance records and operational issues that face them. The first Tax Exempt Tool Kit program was held in August 2001 in Chicago, followed by a second program in May 2002 in Washington, D.C., and third program in October 2002 in Los Angeles. It is now an annual program, held every May in Washington DC. The materials from the Tax Exempt Tool Kit are available free of charge on the ABA Tax Section’s website and are being translated into several languages.

Ms. Nash serves her community and volunteers her time in several charitable organizations. She was appointed by the Thousand Oaks California City Council to serve on the Community Events Funding Committee, a committee responsible for awarding grants to various 501(c)(3) organizations for community events and sports facilities. She also serves on the board of the Reachable Heights, a Ventura County parent education charity and volunteers with Cure Autism Now, a national research nonprofit.

Ms. Nash received her Bachelor’s degree in accounting and her law degree from the University of Virginia. She is a member of the state bars of Virginia and D.C. and holds a C.P.A. license from the State of Virginia. Ms. Nash has two children and in her spare time likes to read, write non-fiction books and advocate for children with disabilities. Contact her at skingnash@hotmail.com.