Central Kentucky AGA Newsletter August 2016 President s Message Phil Nally I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as Central Kentucky Chapter AGA President this year. This will be my third term, having served in 1989 and 2002. For those who don t know me, I ve been active in the chapter almost 30 years, and have served in most chapter offices. I have been fortunate to serve as the Southeast Region Vice-President, in 2007 and again in 2014. The Southeast Region covers chapters in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. I also was part of AGA s National Executive Committee from 2009-2012, serving as the Senior Vice-President for Regional Services, working with AGA s Section IV, which includes the Capital, South Atlantic, and Southeast Regions. AGA has been very rewarding in both my professional and personal life. My year as President began with training in April at the Sectional Leadership Meeting in Baltimore, where 175 chapter and regional leaders met with national leaders to learn about the structure of AGA and share ideas to better our chapters. Dr. Jannett Bradford, this year s RVP, is very enthusiastic about working with the chapters in our region. She is planning to host the Regional PDT in her home area of Brunswick, Georgia, in the Spring. Brunswick is south of Savannah, so I know some of you will want to make the effort to attend. The week of July 17th was spent in Anaheim, California, along with 1,800 members of my AGA family at AGA s Annual Professional Development Training. The PDT offers a great opportunity to learn about the latest activity in Government Financial Management, visit with old friends, and make new ones. Josh Winfrey, a Young Professional member from our chapter, was selected to serve on the Host Committee. Our chapter donated a basket for the Community Service raffle and over $18,000 was raised for AGA s Community Service efforts. Locally, we have an exciting training opportunity on August 29 to hear Diane Edelstein update us on Uniform Guidance. This training offers eight CPE hours and will take the place of our regular August chapter meeting. We will also have our 25 th Annual Accounting and Auditing update in October. Also, Program Chair Lisa Lunceford has a great year scheduled for our monthly meetings! I m excited for the upcoming year. I hope you can advantage of the many training opportunities the Central Kentucky AGA has to offer. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Upcoming Chapter Professional Development August 29th Single Audit Training (8 CPE Hours) Speaker Biography: DIANE E. EDLESTEIN, CPA, Partner at Maher Duessel Certified Public Accountants Ms. Edelstein began her public accounting career in 1990 and joined Maher Duessel in 1996. She is the Director of Quality Control for the firm and is responsible for assuring our compliance in the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center. She serves as Partner to a broad base of clients including municipalities, human service providers, and agencies receiving HUD funding. Ms. Edelstein has a B.A. in Accounting (with Distinction) from George Mason University. She began speaking over 10 years ago on topics of Single Audit, Non-Profits and Governments. Please visit the Central KY AGA website at ckyaga.com/news/ to learn more about Ms. Edlestein through her resume or register for this summer training event. (Register by Wednesday, August 24th, space is limited) September 8th Citizen Centric reporting Initiative (1 CPE Hour) Speaker Evie Barry, Consultant, AGA Biography Forthcoming Upcoming National Professional Development 2016 Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Training (14 CPE Hours) Sept. 20 21, 2016 Washington or Virtual This event has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and the government finance profession. The agenda includes a range of timely and valuable information including: fraud detection, data analytics, improper payments and risks with government payment cards. 2016 Shared Services Summit (7 CPE Hours) October 4, 2016 Washington The summit will bring together more than 400 individuals from across the federal CXO community (acquisition, financial, HR, IT, performance). This event will focus on shared services and sustaining progress through the presidential transition. The event is cosponsored by AGA, ACT-IAC and the Shared Services Leadership Coalition.
Central KY AGA Receives National Recognition! In June, Central KY AGA was applauded by the National AGA organization for submitting a Citizen- Centric Report that provides accountability and transparency to other chapters as well as its members. The National AGA encourages governments at all levels to improve how financial and performance information is presented to taxpayers. Through innovative graphics, clear vision, mission and objectives, the Central KY AGA Chapter would like to share this accomplishment with all of its members and we look forward to keeping the kudos coming! Pictured from the left at the Annual National AGA PDT in Anaheim, CA: Phil Nally and Marilyn Monroe (Taken by Josh Winfrey) Phil Nally receiving the Chapter Recognition Award on the behalf of Central KY AGA Southeast Region Leadership Central Kentucky AGA CEC Members President Phil Nally, CGFM phil.nally@ky.gov Immediate past president Jetta Collett jetta.collett@ky.gov Treasurer Christina Keyes christina.keyes@ky.gov Secretary Laura Johnson lauraw.johnson@ky.gov Membership/awards Catherine Hunt, CGFM catherine.hunt@ky.gov Programs Lisa Lunceford lisa.lunceford@ky.gov Education Sandra Rudic sandra.rudic@ky.gov Community service Vacant Webmaster Amy Small, CGFM amy.small@ky.gov Newsletter Krista Jackson krista.jackson@kysu.edu Accountability Lisa Lunceford lisa.lunceford@ky.gov Historian Tommy Richie tommy.richie@ky.gov CGFM Rebecca Bowman, CGFM rebecca.bowman@ky.gov Young professionals Lee Ann Watters, CGFM leeann.watters@mcmcpa.com
Kentucky State Government Job Opportunities Website: https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/home.aspx? partnerid=20101&siteid=5031 Accountant III State Treasury Accountant IV Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Kentucky State University Website: http://apps.kysu.edu/transitionalfiles/job_openings.cfm Accountant I Purchasing Manager Accounts Payable Clerk Please view the above websites for Accounting-related career opportunities as well as directions on how to apply. If you have articles, pictures or known career opportunities that you would like to share in the Central Kentucky AGA monthly newsletter, please email krista.jackson@kysu.edu. If you would like to volunteer your time to the betterment of the Central KY Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants, please email phil.nally@ky.gov.