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Motivational Quote
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
- Bill Cosby
GFOAz 2010 Summer Training is just around the corner!!
Close your eyes and picture this ... a beautiful room in a hotel nestled in the foothills of the mountains north of
Tucson, a round of golf or an invigorating hike in the cool morning hours, fascinating presentations by
world-renowned speakers (earning you a total of 13 CPE credits), mouth-watering cuisine, and the opportunity to
network with your colleagues (possibly beating them at a game of Wii Bowling!). How can you possibly pass this up?
The GFOAz 2010 Summer Training is back at our favorite spot - Loews Ventana Canyon Resort!!
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Fall GFOAz Training: Annual Budget Forum
The 2010 GFOAz Annual Budget Forum will take place on October 22, 2010. Be sure to save the date for this
informative annual event!
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Western Jobs Still Worsening, but Worsening More Slowly
Published: June 01, 2010 in Knowledge@W.P. Carey
By Lee McPheters
With four months of figures for 2010 now available, analysts are beginning to grow (slightly) more optimistic about the
employment picture for the nation and the Western states this year.
The bad news is that non-farm employment is lower now than last year in practically every state and for the nation as a
whole. Moreover, over-the-year job growth has been negative every month so far this year for all Western states.
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GFOAz Members on the Move
Do you have a recent promotion or transition that you would like to announce? This new section of the newsletter
recognizes members who have recently been promoted or have recently transitioned. If you would like your name to be
featured in this section of the newsletter, please contact Liisa Laikko at 602-258-5786 or email:
llaikko@azleague.org.
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GFOAz Welcomes New Members
Meghan Doherty, Finance Manager, Town of Marana
Mary Martin, Accounting Supervisor, Town of Fountain Hills
Samantha McPike, Senior Financial Services Analyst, Town of Queen Creek
Roxanne Neal, Senior Accountant, Town of Marana
Rey Sanchez, Account Clerk, City of Tolleson
Corrine E. Wilcox-Cornn, Finance Director, CAAG
Dennis Woodrich, Pricipal Auditor, City of Tucson
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GFOAz Board of Directors
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Vicki Rios
President
Revenue Manager
City of Peoria
James Menlove
Immediate Past President
Finance Director
Navajo County
Jerry Hart
Member At-Large
Financial Services Manager
City of Tempe
Rudy Rodriguez
Member At-Large
Finance Director/Treasurer
City of Cottonwood
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Brian Wright
President-Elect
Finance Director
City of Eloy
Joe Duffy
Member At-Large
Finance Director/Asst City Manager
City of Williams
Scott Holt
Member At-Large
Director - Financial Services
Yuma County
Mindy Russell
Education Committee Chair
Management Assistant
City of Peoria
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August 4-6, 2010
GFOAz Summer Training
Loews Ventana Canyon
Tucson, Arizona
August 24-27, 2010
League of Arizona Cities and Towns Annual Conference
Renaissance Glendale Hotel
Glendale, Arizona
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Pinal County
Accountant I
City of El Mirage
Senior Accountant
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GFOAz Newsletter Advertising
Contact Mary Vinzant at
(602) 258-5786 or
mvinzant@azleague.org
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: Liisa Laikko, 1820 W. Washington Street,
Phoenix, Arizona 85007, Phone: 602-258-5786, Fax: 602-253-3874, email:
llaikko@azleague.org
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