Instructor
Tamara W. Vandenberg
- Courses5
- Reviews7
- School: Davenport University
- Campus: Kalamazoo
- Department: Accounting
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Location:
643 S Waverly Rd
Holland, MI 49423 - Dates at Davenport University: March 2014 - January 2020
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Professor Vandenberg talks about her Tesla too much. She doesn't stay on her lecture topics.
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The class of Professor Vandenberg was probably the most difficult class I've taken so far. If you struggled with the first two tests, don't panic. The rest of the tests are easier. And the project can really improve your grade too. Asking questions can save you so much time and hassle. Absolutely, I would take another class with her.
Biography
Davenport University - Accounting
With professional and academic experience in both accounting and finance, Tamara VandenBerg serves as the Associate Department Chair for the accounting and finance department in the Donald W. Maine College of Business. In this role she is engaged in the campuses she serves in ensuring that the accounting and finance students are served well in their classes and learning outcomes are met while working to promote the program.
Tamara started working as a bookkeeper in two small enterprises as a teenager and fell in love with accounting. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Tamara worked for over 11 years at a small poultry equipment manufacturer, starting as a clerk and working her way to being the top U.S. accountant for the company, working in international accounting and becoming a consolidation specialist for their Germany and Brazil parent and subsidiary companies. Tamara also had additional responsibilities in managing the foreign currency risk exposures and using her minor in Spanish to work with collecting funds from Latin American countries. Tamara also spent 6 years working as an Accounting Manager for a third party logistics company, providing accounting and financial support directly to 12 large warehousing operations. Her clients included Target, Sara Lee, Kraft Foods, other specialized food companies. Tamara was also the consolidation specialist for the company managing the consolidations into the parent company, as well as budgeting and capital asset management. Tamara has also spent 4 years as the business manager for multiple local newspapers fixing significant issues with the accounting, managing accounting system conversions as well as creating procedures for improving the accounting internal controls.
Professor VandenBerg is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) through the Institute of Management Accounting (IMA). The CMA designation shows that the holder demonstrates advanced management accounting as well as financial management skills, including financial planning, cost control, decision support, and a strong training in the critical thinking required to demonstrate strong professional ethics. She teaches accounting courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level in the Accounting and Finance Department, which is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
Tamara is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Management with a focus in Accounting from Capella University. Current research is in the incidence and ethics of taxation for low income people as well as a comparison of accounting information presented to the public according to generally accepted accounting principles versus accounting information presented to the public using cost accounting techniques, which is normally reserved for internal performance review.
Resume
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Certified Management Accountant
Certified Management Accountant: CMA®
Virtual In-Seat Learning Instructor Certification
Davenport University
2018
Leadership Academy
I was invited to participate in Leadership Academy
which is a way that Davenport University recognizes its' current leaders and future leaders
providing them with additional leadership training and tools. Some of the highlights of the Academy was a three day intensive seminar using 360 degree feedback and Covey's Leadership training and a three day intensive seminar on crucial conversations and how to have difficult conversations that are effective. There were also seminars on leading across generations
a project that was completed using six sigma techniques
and working on implicit bias and leadership issues.
Organizational Leadership
Davenport University - Leadership Academy
Online Instructor
Davenport University
2014
Currently Pursuing PhD - am ABD
I'm currently pursuing my Doctorate in Business Management with a focus in accounting. I have completed all course work and comprehensive examinations and am now A.B.D. - all but dissertation. My dissertation topic involves a complex analysis of an existing data set to understand what actually is happening as opposed to what is assumed to be happening based on theory and incomplete models.
Business management with a focus in accounting
Northcentral University
2013
Post Graduate Certificate
An additional 18 graduate credit hours in finance in topics including derivatives & risk management
corporate & shareholder taxation
advanced financial management
investment management
money & capital markets
and international financial strategies.
Finance
General
Davenport University
A
2008
Davenport University
I teach accounting and finance courses.
Davenport University
Accounting Manager Operations
Continuing expanding responsibilities including management of dedicated facility accounting
directly providing accounting support for 15 warehouse operations
increasing responsibility in corporate reporting including consolidations with large company and work in Epicor (Hyperion) systems and Lawson systems.
Total Logistic Control
Institute of Management Accountants
2015 Annual GREAT award winner
Annually Davenport University gives 3 GREAT awards to employees who show excellent customer service by Greeting promptly with a smile
Responding in a timely manner
Exceeding expectations
Actively listening to understand needs
and Thanking people. I received this award for assisting students in a course they were struggling with that they were taking from a different instructor by listening to their issues
helping them understand key finance topics
and working with them to be successful in their course.
Davenport University
2004
Masters of Business Administration
Accounting
Davenport University
1994
Big Dutchman
Total Logistic Control
Continuing expanding responsibilities including all fixed asset accounting
management of accounts payable
preparation and analysis of financial statements
preparation and analysis of budget data
preparation and analysis of various manufacturing reporting
management of banking relationship including line of credit
cash management
and foreign currency transactions
preparation of consolidations with Brazilian subsidiary
prepare for consolidations with German parent company
preparation of financial statements under IASB methodology.
Big Dutchman
Holland Sentinel/Gatehouse Media
Holland
Michigan
Business manager for the Holland Sentinel. My responsibilities included the accounting and internal financial reporting
as well as ad-hoc reporting and analysis
budgets
inventory accounting
accounts receivable management
payroll management and some HR responsibilities. Responsibilities have expanded to include the same responsibilities for the Ionia Sentinel Standard and Flashes Publishing in Allegan.
Business Manager/Controller
1989
QST Consultations
Holland Sentinel/Gatehouse Media
Data Entry
Payroll
Billing
Accounts Payable
Sales and Use tax law compliance
small business accountant which equates to everything and anything that needed doing from an accounting and office management standpoint.
QST Consultations
Davenport University
Holland
MI
Kalamazoo
MI
I am responsible for managing the accounting and finance programs at the Holland
Kalamazoo
and Traverse City campus. I also teach a wide variety of accounting and finance classes and assist students in their learning.
Associate Department Chair
Bachelors
Accounting
I help the Ultimate Cycle Challenge with teams
working with the group to encourage people to form teams
assist with managing registration of teams
making sure the teams have the equipment they need at the event
and helping to check in riders for the event
Ultimate Cycle Challenge
Teams
Site Coordinator
I help students prepare tax returns for middle to low income taxpayers for Free. For more information see www.taxhelp.davenport.edu. I make sure that our tax clients have a good experience in having their taxes prepared and optimize available credits.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Management
Consolidation
Financial Reporting
Process Improvement
Accounts Payable
Financial Analysis
Budgeting
Leadership
Finance
Excel
Budgets
Reconciliation
International Accounting
Financial Statements
Payroll
Microsoft Excel
General Ledger
Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Account Reconciliation
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