Knowing which type of time is being wasted in your organization opens up the possibility of managing [...] meetings differently and getting more time back in your workday.A GFOA poll asked members to identif…
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Maryjane Malavasi brings energy, motivation, and versatility to her roles—whether serving as director of finance [...] in Guilford, elected treasurer in East Haddam, or treasurer of the Connecticut GFOA fo
Jul. 4, 2025 1. Moratorium on New and Existing Provider Taxes Prohibits states from establishing any new [...] Medicaid provider taxes or from increasing the rates of existing taxes 2. Lower Cap for State Di
Mark began his career in local government at the City of Houston, TX, and moved on to serve stints with both the City of Rowlett, TX and the City of Fort [...] Worth, TX. He is currently the City Administrat
Reality is complicated. Mental models simplify it. A “mental model” is a representation used to understand or reason about the world. An [...] example of a mental model is when reserves or rainy-day funds ar…
Judith M. Marte is the Chief Financial Officer for Broward County Public Schools. [...] Previously, Mrs. Marte was the CFO of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and was the district for over 15 years holding [...] n…
Megan McCoy Gomez is a Deputy Human Resources Director at the County of Riverside in California, and has 17 [...] years' experience in governmental budgeting, accounting, and finance. Megan was the driving f
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Municipal Bond Modernization
Small Issuer Exception
Government Finance Review
Master Your Mindset
…You have 60,000 thoughts a day and 80 percent of them are negative. They come in the form of doubt, worry, and stress, and are linked to poor attitudes, [...] declining engagement, and poor performance.Most
Government Finance Review
Where's My Money!?
Federal grants—you might have heard about a few in the last year and a half! With the Bipartisan [...] Infrastructure Law and the American Rescue Plan Act in full force, grant opportunities are appearing rig
Michele Mark Levine serves as the Director of GFOA's Technical Services Center. (TSC) [...] Prior to joining GFOA, Michele served as Deputy Comptroller for Accountancy and Chief Accountant of the City of New…
Mildred M. Chua recently retired from New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest transportation organization in [...] North America — comprised of six operating agencies and supported by ove
Marion Gee has served as the Finance Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District since September 2015. Prior to assuming [...] San Antonio for four years. Prior to joining the City of San Antonio, …
…1. Eligibility: The GFOA Mental Model Makeover Challenge is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada who [...] submit the entry form on the contest page on the GFOA website. Entrants must…
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’…
Melinda M. Gildart is the owner and founder of GilFlo Consulting Services, based in [...] Austin, TX. With Gilflo Consulting, Melinda strives to assist states and local governments with their backoffice [...] finan…
120th Annual Conference Sessions
Money, Myths, and Misinformation: Making Government Finance Make Sense
In an era of misinformation, skepticism toward institutions, and “AI-generated everything,” public trust in [...] government has never been more fragile—or more essential. As communities face growing fiscal