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Government Finance Officers Association of Texas

Program Development Committee

The mission of the Program Development Committee is to plan and execute valuable educational programs for GFOAT members to meet their educational, professional development and technical needs.

Goals

In order to fulfill this mission, the GFOAT Program Development Committee has established these goals:

Secure input from members regarding their desired area of training

Assemble and review evaluations of conferences and be responsive to desires of the members

Obtain professional disciplinary diversity in speakers to cover all topics of interest

Strive to obtain knowledgeable and acknowledged presenters for all sessions

Provide social events to enhance interaction and networking among members

Develop, where appropriate, multi‐year program “tracks” and courses that meet the beginner, intermediate and advanced knowledge subject matter needs of members

Stay current in knowledge/awareness of technical and professional developments in the Government

Finance profession

Co‐Chairs

Kent Austin, Director of Finance, University Park; 214-987-5310; kaustin@uptexas.org

Michael Rodgers, Director of Finance, Webster; 281-316-4102; mrodgers@cityofwebster.com

Sidney Kirk, Assistant Director of Finance, Weatherford; 817-598-4223; skirk@weatherfordtx.gov