Cypriana Hicklen comes to NCRC with 17 years of nonprofit experience. Prior to NCRC, Cypriana worked at the Textile Museum for 17 years, where she served as Accounting Manager. Cypriana also brings with her 20 years of tax professional services experience. She is currently enrolled in University of Maryland Global Campus pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

DeWayne Johnson is NCRC’s Staff Accountant. DeWayne has over 24 years of progressive accounting experience. During his accounting voyage, he has assisted IBM, SAIC, Wachovia, Citrin Cooperman and a host of others in streamlining processes, value-adding report content and increasing efficiency. He has constantly kept an eye on decreasing expenses, more efficient spending and cutting costs through a myriad of measures, including automation. DeWayne has excellent initiative, quick to assist other team members, has high expectations for himself, and holds himself accountable. He is always willing to roll his sleeves up and assist in any accounting task. 

Mark Eden is NCRC’s Controller. His career spans both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors for over twenty years, with exposure to organizations operating in U.S., UK and European business environments 

Initial experience in the software sector with Applied CAE, BIX and Optimad Media Systems lead to the opportunity to specialize in education, which included GM and Charter Schools, together with adult, elementary and early childhood education establishments. 

The focus on mission-driven organizations continued as the Director of Finance at Behavioral Ideas Lab overseeing five-fold growth during his tenure and as a nonprofit specialist with CliftonLarsonAllen’s business outsourcing division. 

Mark is a graduate from the University of Sheffield where he majored in Accountancy and Financial Management, and is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.