GFOAz May Training

Registration is now open for the GFOAz May Training!

The May Training will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Surprise City Hall Community Room 16000 North Civic Center Plaza Surprise, AZ 85374

The training is $30 for members, $45 for non-members and includes 5 CPEs.

For more information and to register, please click here.

GFOAz Board of Directors

Welcome the 2019 GFOAz Board of Directors!

Elected to serve two-year terms as members at-large were Brandi Flores, Process and Policy Analyst, Surprise and Donna Meinerts, Finance Director of Apache Junction.

They join fellow board members-at large Christy Eusebio, Assistant Finance Director of El Mirage, Mindy Russell, Budget and Management Assistant for the City of Peoria and Ken MacFarland, Accounting Operations Manager, La Paz County.

The GFOAz Education Committee Chair is Kirsten Lennon, Accounting and Budget Manager for the City of Cottonwood and the GFOAz Membership Committee Chair is Jerry Hart, Retired Member.

The 2019 President is Sean Kindell, Deputy Finance Director for Peoria. He has served on the GFOAZ Board since February 2016 and serves on the GFOAz Membership Committee.

113th Annual GFOA Annual Conference in Los Angeles

The GFOA Annual Conference will be held May 19 – 22, 2019 in Los Angeles! The GFOA Conference is a great opportunity to meet with other public finance professionals, share ideas, learn about new programs and technologies, and take away new skills to bring back to your community. For more information and to register, please visit the conference webpage.

GFOAz Reception at GFOA
GFOAz is once again hosting a reception at the GFOAz Annual Conference!

This year’s reception will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at Prank Bar. Registration is free, but an RSVP is required to attend. Please RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GFOA19

GFOA also offers scholarships to first-time attendees! 50 scholarships are offered per state and there are still scholarships available for Arizona. If you have not attended in the past and are interested in going this year, please visit the scholarship page.

New Website

Have you checked out the new GFOAz website? GFOAz members were sent an email with instructions on setting up their new account. If you did not receive an email, please go to the website login and select “forgot password”. An email will then be sent to you for account set up. This email will be from “WordPress” so make sure to check your junk/spam folder. All membership usernames will be the email provided for membership.

The new website has an exciting new feature- a discussion board. This means you will be able to pose questions to other members or provide advice. Once logged in, you will be able to view the discussion board or add a new topic.

Thank you to our GFOAZ Sponsors!

Thank you to our GFOAz Sponsors for their continued support of our organization, trainings and conferences! We appreciated having so many attend at the Annual Winter Conference and are looking forward to networking with them at the Summer Conference in Tucson.

GFOAz Sponsors help GFOAz provide high-quality, affordable training events and conferences to government finance professionals throughout Arizona. Their support also enables GFOAz to maintain a strong professional network and share information and knowledge quickly and effectively.

Click here to see a list of GFOAz Corporate Partners.

GFOA Updates

GFOA Member Facebook Group
You can now connect with GFOA and our members like never before by joining the new GFOA “Members-Only” group on Facebook. This group will allow you to easily interact with members from across the United States and Canada and GFOA staff.

All you have to do is click here and log in to Facebook to join.

GFOA Best Practices
GFOA Best Practices identify specific policies and procedures that contribute to improved government management. They aim to promote and facilitate positive change or recognize excellence rather than merely to codify current accepted practice. GFOA has emphasized that these practices be proactive steps that a government should be taking. Best practices are applicable to all governments (both large and small). Best practices are approved by the GFOA executive board and represent the official position of the organization.

View a full list of GFOA’z Best Practices here: http://www.gfoa.org/best-practices