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Members of the CORBA Committee

  • CHAIR: Sandy Matheson, Executive Director, Maine Public Employees Retirement System, Augusta, ME
  • VICE-CHAIR: Darlene Malaney, Chief Operating Officer of Finance, Palm Beach County - Clerk & Comptroller, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Cindy Chao, Controller, Rancho Murieta Community Service District, Rancho Murieta, CA
  • Alexandre Espinosa, CFO, County of Stafford, Stafford, VA
  • Michael Gossman, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance, City of Oceanside, CA
  • Luke Huelskamp, Senior Finance Manager, MERS - Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Lansing, MI
  • Joan Jadali, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance, CEBS, Assistant City Manager, City of Webster Groves, MO
  • Noreen Jones, CFO, New York State Teachers' Retirement System
  • Michael Kennington, Chief Financial Officer, City of Mesa, Mesa, AZ
  • Tina Lausier, Fiscal Officer, Milwaukee County Employees Retirement System, Milwaukee, WI
  • Amy McInerny, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association (SBCERA), San Bernardino, CA
  • Lawrence Mundy, Accounting/Reporting Manager, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA), Denver, CO
  • Mark F. Nannini, Chief Financial Officer, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Oak Brook, IL
  • Kenneth Oliven, Finance Director & Treasurer, Village of Niles, IL
  • Duane R. Pitcher, CPA, Director of Finance, City of Ames, Ames, IA
  • Melanie Purcell, Finance Director, Town of Pecos City, Pecos City, TX
  • Melissa Rackers, CFO, Missouri Local Government Employee Retirement System, Jefferson City, MO
  • Karen M. Rhodes-Whitley, Budget Director, City of Plano, Plano, TX
  • Clara Santos, Department Fiscal Administrator, City of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  • Brenda Shott, Assistant CEO, Finance & Internal Operations, Orange County Employees Retirement System, Santa Ana, CA
  • Tim Skillman, Assistant Division Chief Financial Office, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, CA
  • Mrs. Lori Thomas, Finance and Insurance Manager, City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill, SC
  • Diane Waldron, Comptroller, City of Bristol, Bristol, CT
  • Mark Edward Whelan, CFO, Teacher's Retirement System, Frankfort, KY
  • Yan Yan, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Maryland/Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans, Rockville, MD

 Advisors

  • Paul Angelo, Senior Vice President & Actuary, Segal Consulting, San Francisco, CA
  • Natalie Cohen, President, National Municipal Research, Inc., New York, NY
  • Kate Grangard, CPA, COO, CFO, Gehring Group, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
  • Amy McDuffee, Founder/CEO, Mosaic Governance Advisors, LLC
  • Marcus Wu, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, San Diego, CA

Ex-Officios

  • Rafiu Ighile, Director of Finance, City of Gaithersburg, MD
  • Amelia C. Merchant, Director, Department of Finance, City of Roanoke, VA

GFOA Staff