Ms. Dearstine joined MuniCap in 2008, bringing many years of experience with financial statement preparation and reporting, and construction requisition preparation. She has worked in the public accounting, construction, and television network industries where she was instrumental in developing, implementing and documenting internal controls and accounting systems, and streamlining operations. She has also aided past employers in obtaining ISO9001 certification.

Ms. Dearstine has a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where she graduated cum laude, with a major in accounting and a minor in management information systems. She also completed her Masters of Acupuncture degree at Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2013. Ms. Dearstine is a registered Municipal Advisor (Series 50) and has passed the Municipal Advisor Principal Qualification Examination (Series 54).