Cheryl A. Dugas Ethier

CFP®, CDFA™, CPA/PFS

Cheryl joined SK Wealth Management, LLC in the fall of 2006. She provides comprehensive financial planning for clients to assist them in achieving their long-term financial goals. Recently, Cheryl has completed the Certified Divorce Financial AnalystTM (CDFATM) certification. This allows her to work with individuals, couples, attorneys and other professionals to provide scenarios of the short-term and long-term financial impact of different settlement proposals

Before joining the firm, Cheryl worked in not-for-profit organizations in the areas of Operations/Finance Management and Strategic Planning/Business Development. Her experience in business management, contract negotiation, insurance and pension management is an asset to her financial planning skill set.

In addition, Cheryl has taught a course on Retirement and Employee Benefits at Rhode Island College. She is a member of the SK Wealth Management Investment Committee and chairs the SK Women's Initiative.

Education

  • Rhode Island College, Masters of Professional Accountancy degree with a concentration in financial planning
  • Bryant University, Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration

Credentials

Current Professional Affiliations and Charitable/Civic Involvement

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
  • Financial Planning Association, member
  • Friends of Hearthside, Inc., treasurer
  • Institute for Divorce Financial AnalystTM, member
  • Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, member
  • Rhode Island Financial Planning Association, member
  • Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, member
  • SKNOW, executive committee member