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Save the Date
September 21
ACMA Field Demonstration
Preparation, Security and Municipal Services for a Successful Super Bowl
Glendale Arena
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
October 26
Forecasting Forum
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location TBA
November 2
CPFO Exam
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
Phoenix, AZ
November 30
Deadline - Professional Development Scholarship
The GFOAz Board established a professional development fund to assist members with financial support
to attend educational courses, programs, and conferences sponsored by GFOAz or GFOA.
The GFOAz Board renewed its commitment in FY07-08 by setting aside $3,500 for the Professional Development Scholarship
Program. Scholarships are awarded in the form of reimbursements to members that qualify. Award recipients will receive a
maximum reimbursement of $500 towards the cost of attending a program.
To qualify for the Professional Development Scholarship applicants must be an Active member of GFOAz. Preference will
be given to applicants whose organizations do not cover travel or registration costs for the specific trainings or
conferences the applicant is interested in attending.
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Motivational Quote
When someone asks you, a penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other
penny?
- George Carlin
With over 180 members in attendance, the GFOAz Summer Conference held at the beautiful Loews Ventana
Canyon Resort in Tucson on August 8-10 was an awesome success! On Wednesday morning the conference stated with the golf
tournament sponsored by Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given followed up with a diverse line up of speakers.
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Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given Tournament Results
1st Place
Shelia Mills, City of Goodyear
Robert Gannon
Grant Anderson, Willdan-MuniFinancial
Grant Hamill, Stone & Youngberg
2nd Place
Jim Stricklin, Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given
James Cox, City of Benson
Larry Lange, City of Goodyear
Don Waite
3rd Place
Lauren Brant, PFM Assest Management
Brian Wright, City of Eloy
Mike Lavalle, Stone & Youngberg
Karen Proctor, Bond Logistix
Longest Drive
Lauren Brant, PFM Asset Management
Closest to the Pin
Brent Mattingley, City of Peoria
Longest Putt
Grant Anderson, Willdan-MuniFinancial
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By Kevin Sweeney
Leadership Expert, Pilot, Professional Speaker
Introduction
We all face pressure in our daily lives both personally and professionally. How do we do a better job of handling our
pressures? The key is putting ourselves into a better position for handling the pressure whenever the pressure comes
into our life.
Mistake #1
Putting yourself into a known position of pressure. Look ahead, when you have that important presentation, get to the
presentation room early. Survey the room; check out the audio visuals, if something is amiss you have time to fix it.
You have plenty of time to call the audio visual person to help you.
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By Marnie Green, Principal Consultant and President
Management Education Group
Most managers suffer from the same problem. They think they know the answers and that their employees
should listen. However, the best managers know it is the other way around. To gain employee support and
buy-in, great managers do more listening than talking. They ask more questions than they make statements
and they believe that others have good ideas to offer. Here are five ideas to help you be a better
listener and gain the support of your employees.
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By Patrick Ibarra
The Mejorando Group
You've attended the conferences where a presenter (possibly me) spoke about it. You've read the articles
which focused on the impacts from it. You've scanned a number of web sites to learn more about what your
agency can do to address it. You've discussed it at staff meetings. The topic at the center of all this
is the unprecedented number of retirements currently happening within public sector organizations.
Retirement parties used to be an occasional office event, nowadays they occur almost weekly, or so it
seems. I have dubbed this phenomenon the "(baby) boomerang" effect: the impacts resulting from the exodus
by baby boomers from government agencies. As these seasoned employees depart and take with them their
judgment and problem-solving capabilities, (two areas essential to continued effectiveness for an
organization), the question arises about what you can do to replace them and their talent? In two words:
Succession Planning.
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Sherry Schurhammer, Director, Management & Budget Department, City of Glendale
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Terri McHaney, Budget Manager, Arizona Supreme Court
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Jorge Trevino, Finance Director & City Treasurer, City of Douglas
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Yiannis Kalaitzidis, Finance Deputy Director, Pinal County
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Cathy Pool, Senior Analyst, City of Surprise
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Lindsey Duncan, Budget Analyst, City of Surprise
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Kimberly Bryant, Utilities Accountant, Town of Quartzsite
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Ryan Patterson, Finance Director, Apache County
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Carolin Rios, Senior Accountant, Superior Court of Pima County
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Milda Johnson, Finance Specialist, Central Yavapai Fire District
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Maria Gastelum, Senior Accountant, Santa Cruz County
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Guadalupe Duran, Accounting Specialist, Santa Cruz County
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Kim Marsh, Loan Officer, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
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Rivera Veronica, Communications Director, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
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Diane Bosio, Assistant to the Fire Chief, Sun Lakes Fire District
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Commercial
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Bruce Ely, Regional Director, MBIA Asset Management Group
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Myra Jefferson, Principal, Lion-S Financial Group
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Mark Jensen, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank, NA
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Accountant
City of Avondale
Where are you originally from?
I grew up in Culver City, CA for five years before my family moved to Fontana, CA. I left Fontana, CA in
1998 to attend Cal State University, San Bernardino and lived there all my life before relocating to
Arizona two years ago.
Why did you decide to pursue a career in local government?
I was able to land a job with San Bernardino County, Office of the Auditor/Controller throughout my
sophomore year in college. Eventually, I made that job into a career in the government sector.
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| Government Finance Officers Association of Arizona 2007 Executive Board |
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Stacey Lemos
President
Finance Director
Town of Oro Valley
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Linda York
President-Elect
Finance Director
Town of Chino Valley
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Jeffrey Tyne
Immediate Past President
Budget Director
City of Peoria
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Steven J. Baumgardt
Member At-Large
Finance Director
City of Tolleson
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Jeanine Jones
Member At-large
Senior Accountant
City of Peoria
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James Menlove
Member At-Large
Finance Director
Navajo County
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Larry Rains
Member At-Large
Finance Director
City of Casa Grande
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Vicki Rios
Education Committee Chair
Acting Revenue Manager
City of Peoria
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Government Finance Officers Association of Arizona
1820 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 258-5786
Fax: (602) 253-3874
www.gfoaz.org
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| GFOAz News is published by the
Government Finance Officers Association of Arizona. Forward your comments or
suggestions to the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, Attn: Tom Belshe, 1820 W.
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, Phone: 602-258-5786, Fax:
602-253-3874, email: tbelshe@azleague.org |
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