Sandra N. Berlin Passes Away

Long before there was Quickbooks or other sophisticated forms of financial software, there were financial experts, people who knew their stuff inside and out. One such financial genius was Sandra N. Berlin, a finance specialist for the American Anthropological Association until her retirement in 2006. Berlin, who had previously served as the organization’s deputy director and chief financial officer, passed away on August 22, 2013. Her untimely death—Berlin was only 63—took place at the Sibley Memorial Hospital. The cause of death was reported as complications from multiple myeloma.

Though Berlin’s death is unfortunate, what she did in her lifetime is anything but. In addition to her work for the Anthropological Association, she served as an independent management consultant for Benton Foundation, American Security Bank and Trust, and several other financial organizations. Her unfortunate death should serve as a warning to Naperville residents to back up the advice and practices of their financial advisors using modern software such as Quickbooks.