CHAIR: Karen M. Rhodes-Whitley, Budget Director ,City of Plano, TX

VICE-CHAIR: Melissa Rackers, CFO, Missouri Local Government Employee Retirement System, Jefferson City, MO

Other Committee Members

Riley Akervik - Finance Director, North Dakota - Central Valley Health District, ND

Lara Andrake - Chief, Shared Services, Enterprise Risk Management & Analytics, County of Albemarle, VA

Kent Austin - Transportation Finance Administration, City of Dallas, TX

Rob Dolphin - Chief Financial Officer, Utah Retirement Systems, UT

Norman Eckstein - CFO, Township of Boonton, NJ

Doug Farmen - Director of Finance and Administration, City of Cherry Hills Village, CO

Doug Fiddler - Senior Actuary, South Dakota Retirement System, CO

Daniel Gopalan - Chief Financial Officer, City of Milwaukee Employees' Retirement System, WI

Jason Gordon - Financial Services Manager, Washington State Investment Board, WA

Michael Gossman - Assistant City Manager, City of Oceanside, CA

Anna Henthorn - Accounting Director, City of Scottsdale, AZ

Tina Lausier - Director of Accounting, County of Milwaukee, WI

Amy McInerny - Chief Financial Officer, San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association, CA

Kenneth Oliven - Finance Director & Treasurer, Village of Niles, IL

Eki Oyegun-Ighile - Montgomery County, MD

Tammy Queen - Director of Finance, City of Kansas City, MO

Amy Reynolds - Director of Research, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, IL

Karen Spence - Comptroller, Arlington County, VA

Jennifer Starr - Director of Finance, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, OH

Regina Story - Fund Accountant, Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund, OK

Adetutu Talabi - Accounting Manager, Employees' Retirement System, City of Baltimore, MD

Stephen Timberlake - Special Projects Manager Finance, City of Boca Raton, FL

Barbara Whitehorn - Director of Financial Services, City of Sedona, AZ

Advisors

Carlos Oblites, Senior Portfolio Strategist, Chandler Asset Management, Novato, CA

Todd Tauzer, National Public Sector Retirement Practice Leader, Segal

Leslie Richmond, VP, Pension Actuary, Build America Mutual

Noreen Jones, Chief Financial Officer, New York State Teachers' Retirement System

Mr. John H. Ogden, CPA, Board Member, MERS of Michigan

Ex-Officios

David Schmiedicke, Finance Director, City of Madison

Ember Strange, Chief Financial Officer, City of North Little Rock, AR

GFOA Staff

Eric Roach, Manager, Certified Public Finance Officer Program, Research and Consulting Center, Chicago, IL

Galen McDonald, Federal Policy Associate, Federal Liaison Center, Washington, DC