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.

2023 Report of the Nominating Committee

Board Portal

Officers

Stephen McGibbon, President
Director of Finance
Prince George's County Government
Largo, MD

Rob Burk, Past President
CFO
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, MD

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

Diane Fox, President-Elect
Director of Treasury
Frederick County Government
Frederick, MD

Timothy Hayden, Secretary
Controller
Maryland Department of Transportation
Hanover, MD

Directors

Vacant - State

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

Jennell Rogers - At Large
Chief, Bureau of Treasury Management
City of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

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

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Bill Early - Associate
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Baltimore, MD

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

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 Carolina-Powell - At-Large
Chief Financial Officer
WSSC Water
Laurel, MD

Christina Osborne - Associate
Vice President
Government Banking
M&T Bank

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

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

Katie Barkdoll - Western
Budget Director
City of Frederick
Frederick, MD

Courtenay Desabaye - Public Education
Special Assistant to the CFO in Office of the CFO
Baltimore City Public School System
Baltimore, MD

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

Alex Strate - Program Co-Chair
Senior Auditor
Baltimore County Public Schools
Towson, MD

Standing Committees

Dawn Mitchell Parks - By-Laws

Eric Jackson - Long Range Planning

Christina Osborne - Membership

Vacant - Partnerships

Jennifer Diercksen - 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

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Board of Directors

Officers

Stephen McGibbon, President Director of Finance Prince George's County Government Largo, MD

Rob Burk, Past President CFO Carroll County Public Schools Westminster, MD

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

Diane Fox, President-Elect Director of Treasury Frederick County Government Frederick, MD

Timothy Hayden, Secretary Controller Maryland Department of Transportation Hanover, MD

Directors

Vacant - State

Jennell Rogers - At Large Chief, Bureau of Treasury Management City of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

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

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Bill Early - Associate Principal CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Baltimore, MD

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

Letitia Carolina-Powell - At-Large Chief Financial Officer WSSC Water Laurel, MD

Christina Osborne - Associate Vice President Government Banking M&T Bank

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

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

Katie Barkdoll - Western Budget Director City of Frederick Frederick, MD

Courtenay Desabaye - Public Education Special Assistant to the CFO in Office of the CFO Baltimore City Public School System Baltimore, MD

Jennifer Diercksen - Associate First Vice President Public Finance Davenport & Company LLC