Mark Gassaway CPA, MAcc, MBA

Finance Director, Clark County, Washington

Mark Gassaway CPA, MAcc, MBA

Mark has worked in local government finance for more than twenty years, all with Clark County, Washington. He has been the county's Finance Director since January 2013. Mark served as a member of GFOA’s AACFR Committee for six years. He has presented at the GFOA conference several times and has been a guest instructor at GFOA trainings. At Clark County, he is a member of the Finance Team, and past Chair of the County’s Strategic Leadership Team. Previous to working in government, he worked 18 years in private industry including public accounting and major corporations. He is a licensed CPA. In the community Mark referees high school and club soccer and in the summer guides whitewater raft trips on several Pacific Northwest rivers.