Janae Downey

Janae Downey is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with an extensive background in accounting and a proven track record of financial leadership, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the Foundation.

As CFO, Janae manages the Foundation's overall financial health and strategic financial planning. Additionally, she directs and administers programs including the awarding and distributing of annual college scholarships.

She holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she graduated with a 4.0 GPA and received an Honors Medallion. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Before joining The Rogers Foundation, Janae worked at Marrs Bergquist CPAs specializing in individual, partnership, corporation, and not-for-profit tax return preparation. She also served as an accountant at Layton, Layton & Tobler LLP CPAs from October 2013 to June 2018, where she prepared financial statements and monthly compilations, performed audit and review procedures, and handled quarterly payroll tax and monthly sales tax return preparation. Her earlier experience includes her role as an accountant at Jason L. Downey, DDS. Additionally, she served as an accountant at Arthur Andersen in California.

Originally from Utah, Janae and her husband moved to Las Vegas in 1999. They have five children and are a very musical family, playing various instruments including the piano, violin, cello, organ, and French horn. Downey also volunteers as the Controller for Zion’s Youth Symphony and Chorus.

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