Virginia Hauser

Virginia Hauser offers financial consulting services to improve the operations of small businesses and non-profit organizations. She teaches both credit and continuing education courses at Austin Community College, focusing on Quickbooks and support for small businesses. She was the Executive Director of Chase House, a large Social Services agency in Chicago. Chase House provided care for about 1,000 children each year, offering Head Start and other child care programs. Chase House also offered a food distribution program (distributing about 20,000 pounds of food each month), education and job-training programs for adults, and a family care program for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Virginia led a staff of 165 and managed a budget of $7 Million. Her experience in training, staff development, and finance were keys to her success in this operation. She moved to Austin in 2004. She has a Master of Science Degree in Accounting from DePaul University in Chicago and was a CPA in Illinois.