Carolyn Lister
Carolyn grew up in L.A. and moved to Ketchum in the 1980’s. Carolyn taught herself computer coding and developed the ambulance billing program for the City of Ketchum, became a firefighter and an advanced EMT when women were not welcome in these services, and obtained a 501(c)(3) status for the Ketchum Sun Valley Volunteer Firefighter Association. Carolyn served on the board of this charity and donated bookkeeping services. Carolyn began working for a private client handling large assets worldwide, and was eventually promoted into an Accounting position. The non-profits ERC and The Sawtooth Botanical Garden grew out of that organization while Carolyn was on staff. In the mid 90’s, Carolyn became the Chief Financial Officer. In 2006, Carolyn created her current company, Sage Bookkeeping Inc. to provide the community with a consistent and standardized bookkeeping service. Carolyn has grown this company from 1 employee and a handful of clients to 10 employees and over 200 clients across the nation, and is currently the largest service in Idaho. Carolyn teaches bookkeeping classes and provides continuing education and consulting for other bookkeepers. Carolyn is on the board of Rotary Hailey and the IWF Idaho, to whom donates bookkeeping services.