Karen Rhodes-Whitley

Karen Rhodes-Whitley, is currently the Director of Budget & Research for the City of Plano, Texas, and has over 40 years of financial budgeting experience. She has been with the City of Plano for 35 years, 24 of which she has served as the Budget Director. In addition to her Budget duties, she was appointed Chair of the CORBA Committee with GFOA. She is also Past-President of the Government Financial Officers Association of Texas and past member of the Economic Development and Capital Planning Committee and Budget Committee for Government Financial Officers Association plus is a Budget Reviewer. Karen holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MPA from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also a Certified Public Manager and a Registered Tax