Our Experts
Are you are looking for a strong leader in finance? BVI Venture Services is here to help. BVI’s experienced professionals fulfill instrumental financial functions, provide careful analysis of business issues at all levels and add value to your operations.

David A. Buckel, CFO & Managing Director
Dave is CFO & Managing Director of BVI Venture Services. His extensive finance and leadership background includes public and private Board of Director roles. He has chaired and been a key member of both the audit and compensation committees for numerous public companies. His bottom-line focus in the areas of corporate strategizing, financial management, forecasting / budgeting, growth expansion, financial compliance, investor relations and financial compliance skills have proven him to be a valuable resource for a multitude of companies and corporations. Dave’s drive for operational efficiency coupled with his genuine interest in helping people and companies thrive, led him to founding BVI Venture Services.
Throughout Dave’s career at pre-revenue start-up, revenue based start-up and longstanding companies, Dave has developed hands-on experience in creating accounting and control systems and processes, financial statements, business development, robust financial forecasting, capital markets and debt financing, managing operations, communication with board of director and investors, financial and operating metrics, dashboards, cash flow forecast, budget processes, trend analysis and dealing with auditors.
Dave also has extensive experience with SEC reporting companies, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, deal structure and investor presentations, investor relations management, both buy side and sell side M&A, including developing business cases, financial forecasting and the capital markets. He has presented in Europe and worked with foreign entities.
Dave is a Certified Management Accountant with an MBA in Operations Management and Finance from Syracuse University and a BS in Accounting from New York’s Canisius College.
Increasing the Impact of Nonprofits
Executive searches, change management, fundraising, interim services, accounting, finance, human resources, and administrative support

Michelle A. Turman
Executive Search, Organizational Management & Fundraising Associate
Michelle Turman, MA, CFRE is the CEO of Catalyst Consulting Services whose mission is to facilitate positive change in the areas of executive searches, organizational management, and fundraising. With over twenty-seven years of nonprofit experience, Michelle established Catalyst Consulting Services and has been responsible for increasing the impact and best practices of nonprofit organizations she serves and has raised over $72 million for the Tampa Bay community through her professional and personal philanthropic efforts.

Angela Bernard
Recruiting & Placement Associate
Angela Bernard (Ang) is the founder and CEO of Stocker & Associates (Stocker). Ang started the firm in 2014 because she saw an opportunity to serve area businesses better. She noticed that so many businesses forget the human element as they carry out their day to day operations. Stocker & Associates was born with the promise to never stray away from what really matters: people. After all, people are the heartbeat of a firm. Under Ang's steadfast leadership, Stocker helps organizations find the people that they need to thrive.
Why Go It Alone?
Whatever your venture, let our expert executive services add value, expediency and effectiveness to getting there.

Bridget Donovan
CLO Associate
Bridget, Founder and CEO of media-ecology, designs transformative learning programs that meet the needs of growing organizations, diverse talent and global teams. Bridget brings operational leadership, business strategy, management and instructional design experience from 20+ years leading teams, technical projects, programs, courses and platforms. Her work has garnered Telly, Webby, Interactive Media Award and British Film Council recognition.

Helene Bradley
CFO Associate
Across Helene’s career in Accounting, she has served in many leadership roles including CFO and director level roles in the insurance industry. Prior to that, she managed CPA teams at Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche. Today, Helene applies her financial consulting and CFO skills to help our customers in her many areas of expertise. Helene is a Certified Public Accountant (Florida) and holds a Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Florida.
Organizational Evolution
We are a nimble, cost-effective network of associates. We put clients first and complete projects quickly. Our promise to customers is an honest assessment of the situation with solutions that will enable your problems to be fixed and for you to continue to grow. We also work hard at training others so you won’t need to rely on us throughout your growth process, but we will always be there when you need us. Some competitors try to turn their work into an annuity meaning they never leave. We do our job, step aside and remain available as you may need.