Barbara Sauer was named senior vice president of Finance in 2022 after serving as vice president of finance and corporate controller. In her current role, she is responsible for financial strategy and financial operations of the company. She oversees corporate finance; accounting; financial planning, analysis and reporting; taxes; operations support and payroll. She provides financial support for mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, real estate development, investments and special initiatives. Before joining LeChase as assistant corporate controller in 2011, Barbara spent more than 20 years at local and regional organizations, serving in roles that ranged from accounting manager to CFO and vice president of finance. Barbara has served as a director on several non-profit boards. She earned an executive MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a BS in accounting from St. John Fisher University.