James Phillips is a Senior Program Manager in GFOA’s Technical Services Center (TSC), where he is responsible for administration of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (Certificate Program) and the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CAnFR) Program. He also performs reviews for the Certificate Program and serves as staff for the GFOA’s Committee on Canadian Issues.  James holds a Bachelor’s degree from DePaul University and joined the GFOA staff in 1992.