Board of Directors

MDGFOA has an exceptional team of volunteer Officers, Directors, Standing Committee Chairs, and Educators who are diligent in assuring that all MDGFOA members and associates experience the best services all year.

2024 Report of the Nominating Committee

Board Portal

Officers

Rafiu Ighile, President
Director of Finance
Howard County Government
Ellicott City, MD

Martha Darling-Sparks, Secretary
Director of Finance
Talbert County Government
Talbert, MD

Letitia Carolina-Powell, President-Elect
Budget Division Manager
WSSC Water
Laurel, MD

Michael Walther, Treasurer
Investment and Debt Management Administrator
Baltimore County
Office of Budget and Finance, Towson, MD

Diane Fox, Past President
Director of Treasury
Frederick County Government
Frederick, MD

Directors

Michael Coveyou - At Large
Chief, Division of Treasury in the Department of Finance
Montgomery County
Rockville, MD

Todd Feeley - Associate
M&T Bank

Bill Early - Associate
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Baltimore, MD

VACANT - Eastern

Brian Schenck - Southern
Financial Operations Supervisor
Anne Arundel County, Office of Finance
Annapolis, MD

Kelcee Mace - Western
CFO
Washington County, MD

Angela M. Price - At Large
Deputy Director of Finance
Howard County Government
Ellicott City, MD

William Seymour - Associate
Founding partner at SB & Company, LLC

Jennifer Hobbs - Central
Comptroller
Carroll County Government
Westminster, MD

Janice Hartman - Municipalities
Director of Finance
City of Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg, MD

Jonathan Martin - State
Chief Deputy Treasurer
State of Maryland
Annapolis, MD

Lisa Sesny - GFOA Representative
Accountant Auditor Supervisor
Montgomery County Government
Rockville, MD

Cindy Bucci - At Large
Associate Director, Chief of Treasury
Office of Finance, Treasury Division
Largo, MD

Linda Ginty - Associate
Wells Fargo

Robert Preston - County
Deputy Director
Office of Budget & Finance, Baltimore County Government
Towson, MD

Alexander Strate - Public Education
Senior Auditor
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, MD

Linda Allen - Washington Metro
Deputy Director of Finance
Prince George's County Government
Largo, MD

Dawn Mitchell Parks - Delaware
Finance Director
Town of Ocean View, DE

Executive Staff

John Vu - Program Co-Chair
Fiscal Specialist II, Department of Finance
Howard County Government
Ellicott City, MD

VACANT - Program Co-Chair

Standing Committees

Dawn Mitchell Parks - By-Laws

Diane Fox - Long Range Planning

Todd Feeley - Membership

Jennifer Diercksen - Partnerships

Linda Allen - Communications

Bill Seymour - Education/Continuing Prof.

Diane Fox - Nominating Committee

Diane Fox - Lloyd Jones Scholarship

Affinity Group Chairs

Investment and Treasury Management

Robert Burk, Chair

Budget and Fiscal Policy

Letitia Carolina-Powell, Co-Chair

Robbie Sandlass, Co-Chair

Debt

VACANT

GASB Affinity Group

Bill Early, Chair

Retirement

Marty Jacobs, Chair

Tax / Revenue

Eric Jackson, Co-Chair

Daniel Lewis, Co-Chair

Pension

Rafiu Ighile, Chair

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Board of Directors

Officers

Rafiu Ighile, President Director of Finance Howard County Government Ellicott City, MD

Martha Darling-Sparks, Secretary Director of Finance Talbert County Government Talbert, MD

Letitia Carolina-Powell, President-Elect Budget Division Manager WSSC Water Laurel, MD

Michael Walther, Treasurer Investment and Debt Management Administrator Baltimore County Office of Budget and Finance, Towson, MD

Diane Fox, Past President Director of Treasury Frederick County Government Frederick, MD

Directors

Michael Coveyou - At Large Chief, Division of Treasury in the Department of Finance Montgomery County Rockville, MD

Todd Feeley - Associate M&T Bank

Bill Early - Associate Principal CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Baltimore, MD

Kelcee Mace - Western CFO Washington County, MD

Angela M. Price - At Large Deputy Director of Finance Howard County Government Ellicott City, MD

William Seymour - Associate Founding partner at SB & Company, LLC

Jennifer Hobbs - Central Comptroller Carroll County Government Westminster, MD

Janice Hartman - Municipalities Director of Finance City of Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, MD

Lisa Sesny - GFOA Representative Accountant Auditor Supervisor Montgomery County Government Rockville, MD

Cindy Bucci - At Large Associate Director, Chief of Treasury Office of Finance, Treasury Division Largo, MD

Linda Ginty - Associate Wells Fargo

Alexander Strate - Public Education Senior Auditor Baltimore County Public Schools Towson, MD

Linda Allen - Washington Metro Deputy Director of Finance Prince George's County Government Largo, MD