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.
Officers
Rob Burk, President
CFO
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, Maryland
Eric Jackson, Past President
Chief of Treasury
Charles County Government
LaPlata, Maryland
Diane Fox, Treasurer
Director of Treasury
Frederick County Government
Frederick, Maryland
Stephen McGibbon, President-Elect
Director of Finance
Prince George's County Government
Largo, Maryland
Rafiu Ighile, Secretary
Director of Finance
Howard County Government
Ellicott City, MD
Directors
Tim Hayden- State
Controller
Maryland Department of Transportation
Hanover, Maryland
Vacant- Southern
Director of Finance
Town of LaPlata
LaPlata, Maryland
Jennell Rogers- At Large
Chief, Bureau of Treasury Management
City of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
Janice Hartman - Municipalities
Director of Finance
City of Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tammy Kennedy-Nichols- Associate
Senior Vice President, Director
Public Sector Banking, Global Banking & Markets
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bill Early- Associate
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Edward Leiter- Central
Financial Analyst II
Carroll County Public Library
New Windsor, Maryland
Daniel Fox- Eastern
Accounting Assistant III
County Commissioners of Caroline County
Denton, MD
Michael Walther - At Large
Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst
Baltimore County Auditor's Office
Baltimore, MD
Letitia Caroline-Powell- At-Large
WSSC
Laurel, Maryland
Christina Osborne- Associate
Vice President
Government Banking
M&T Bank
Lisa Sesny - GFOA Representative
Accountant/ Audit Specialist
Montgomery County Government
Vacant- Washington Metro
Corporate Budget Manager
M-NCPPC
Riverdale, Maryland
Katie Barkdoll- Western
Budget Director
City of Frederick
Frederick, Maryland
Courtenay Desabaye- Public Education
Special Assistant to the CFO in Office of the CFO
Baltimore City Public School System
Baltimore, Maryland
Caroline Sturgis - County
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Montgomery County Office of the County Executive
Rockville, MD
Jennifer Diercksen- Associate
First Vice President
Public Finance
Davenport & Company LLC
Dawn Mitchell Parks- Delaware
Finance Director
Town of Ocean View, DE
Executive Staff
Mike Walther- Program Co-Chair
Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst
Baltimore County Auditor's Office
Towson, Maryland
Alex Strate- Program Co-Chair
Senior Auditor
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, Maryland
Standing Committees
Dawn Mitchell Parks- By-Laws
Eric Jackson - Long Range Planning
Christina Osborne- Membership
Tammy Kennedy-Nichols- Partnerships
Ed Leiter - Communications
Jennifer Diercksen- Education/Continuing Prof.
Eric Jackson- Nominating Committee
Eric Jackson - Lloyd Jones Scholarship
Affinity Group Chairs
Investment and Treasury Management
Tim Hayden, Co-Chair
Robert Burk, Co-Chair
Budget and Fiscal Policy
Letitia Carolina-Powell, Co-Chair
Robbie Sandlass, Co-Chair
Debt
Anton Voinov, Co-Chair
Jennell Rogers, Co-Chair
GASB Affinity Group
Bill Early, Chair
Retirement
Marty Jacobs, Chair
Tax / Revenue
Eric Jackson, Co-Chair
Daniel Lewis, Co-Chair
Pension
Rafiu Ighile, Chair
Get Involved!
Interested in volunteering on the Board or Committee? Email us at mdgfoa@mdgfoa.org for information regarding upcoming board vacancies and committee opportunities.