Craig Ater,
Senior Vice President, Finance

Craig Ater, CPA, is the Senior Vice President of Finance for Heritage Enterprises, Inc. Craig has been with Heritage for 11 years and is responsible for all accounting, budgeting, reimbursement, financial reporting, and information technology. In addition, he is involved with merger/acquisition analysis and financing and bank relations. Prior to joining the Heritage team, he worked for Frost and Company in Little Rock, Arkansas as an audit manager where he was responsible for clients in health care, financial institutions and agri-business. He also worked for Peat Marwick in Peoria, Illinois. Craig earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Millikin University.

Craig is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants. He previously served as President and Treasurer of the Center for Human Services.