Melinda J. DeCorte, CPA, CFE, CGFM, PMP

Principal at Sikich

Melinda DeCorte has 25 years of accounting, auditing and government financial management experience. She directs, manages, and serves in a quality assurance capacity for financial statement audit engagements conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAS). She also has extensive advisory experience for multiple governmental agencies, primarily focusing on internal controls and risk assessments, financial statement preparation, financial system implementation, and evaluating agencies for audit readiness and compliance with internal control standards and generally accepted accounting principles.

In addition to client engagements, Melinda’s corporate leadership roles include serving on the Sikich Board of Managers, and as the leader for government audit services.

Ms. DeCorte is an active member of AGA and will assume the role of AGA National President-Elect in July 2025. She previously served on the National Governing Board as a Director for Chapters (Area 3) from July 2019 through June 2022 and as Chair of the AGA’s Professional Ethics Board from July 2019 through June 2022.

Melinda was recently named on Forbes inaugural list of America’s Top 200 CPAs. Prior to her career in public accounting, Melinda served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Finance Corps.