The Course Faculty for the program will consist of individuals from the list below. All are Government contract accounting professionals from the national accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

Deborah Nixon
Deborah Nixon is a partner in Ernst & Young’s Government Contract Services group operating out of the Washington, DC area. With over twenty years of experience as a career dedicated Government contracting professional, she assists clients conducting business with the US Federal Government. Client services encompass litigation support which includes providing expert witness testimony and preparing cost analyses before Government administrative boards, court of claims and arbitration proceedings in addition to internal investigations and voluntary disclosure efforts including multiple award schedule contracts. Deborah is a frequent national presenter and instructor.

Deborah has extensive experience assisting contractors implement business systems for accumulating costs under Government contract accounting requirements. She has assisted contractors resolve system deficiencies and develop indirect cost rate structures. She frequently facilitates contractor’s indirect rate strategy sessions and leads engagements involving indirect rate submissions, contract pricing and accounting systems reviews. Deborah routinely performs Cost Accounting Standards Disclosure Statement reviews, identifying and quantifying changes to cost accounting practices. Her analyses have facilitated Defense Contract Audit Agency acceptance of client cost impact proposals. 

Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Deborah held management positions with both large and emerging growth Government contractors. She was responsible for the coordination, preparation and management of cost proposals and the administration of international and domestic contracts, including multiple award schedule contracts.

Deborah earned her B.S. in Finance and Economics from the University of Maryland. She completed graduate accounting course work at the American University. She is a licensed CPA in the District of Columbia and Virginia. She was appointed to Federal Publications Board of Advisors in 2009. She is a past chapter president of the Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the American Bar Association, National Contract Management Association, American Institute of CPAs and Greater Washington Society of CPAs where she has chaired the Government Contracting Council and is a member of the Board of Directors.