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Silicon Valley Chapter is proud to garner the 1st Place Award in the AGA Chapter Newsletter Competition for five consecutive years - 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

  

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LATEST ISSUE:

 

January 2012

Prosecuting Government Fraud - Jeffrey Nedrow, Assistant United States Attorney

GASB News Release

Call for Chapter Leadership Nomination

Why earn CGFM?

ARCHIVES:

 

  November/December 2011

AGA National President's Message

Member Spotlight - Tad Tsukada

AGA Past National President Sam McCall Appointed to FASAB

Community Service Event

GASB Proposes Financial Projections for Assessing Economic Conditions of Government

August/October 2011

Major Surprises in Bay Area Economy - Tracy Herrick, Chief Economist Emeritus,  Avid Bank

AGA Silicon Valley Chapter Received National Awards

AGA Compensation Survey Result

GASB Proposes Major Improvements for Pension Reporting

Painting with Numbers - Randall Bolten, MBA

Yellow Book Update - Sefton Boyars. CGFM, CPA

 

 

December 2010

Zero to Breakthrough! Living a Breakthrough Life

Chapter Plan

Member's Spotlight

Member's Promotion

September 2010

  • Financial Reporting to State Controller's Office: Compliance, Requirements & Common Deficiencies - Michael Adams, State Controller's Office

  • President's Message - David Bullock, CPA

  • A Look Ahead the Next 10 Years - William Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA

  • Seven Keys to Leadership - Pat Williams, Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic

  • Calling for Nominations

  • Outgoing Message from Regional VP - Alex Guiang, CGFM

  • Silicon Valley Chapter - Recipient of Two National Awards

March 2010

  • Cash Management and Investing Public Funds - Arn Andrews, City of San Jose

  • Controller's Corner - Thomas J. Sadowski, CGFM, CPA

  • Chapter Membership Drive

  • Membership Renewal

  • Dream. Learn. Achieve... And Get Ready for AGA's 59th Professional Development Conference, 7/11-7/14, 2010, Orlando, Florida

  • CGFM Sample Questions - Governmental Environment Examination

  • Ten Good Reasons to Join AGA

February 2010 Issue

January 2010 Issue:

  • The Value of Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report and Citizen Centric Report - Lynda Flores Brouchoud, City Auditor, Palo Alto, CA

  • Now That The Audit is Over, The Hard Work Begins - Andrew Lewis, CGFM, CPA

  • From :Good to Great" and from "Great to Demise" - The Blog That Is! - William Morehead, Ph. D., CGFM, CPA

  • GASB Issued Statement No. 57 and 58, OPEB Measurements by Agent Employers and Agent Multiple-Employer Plans, and Accounting and Financial Reporting for Chapter 9 Bankruptcies, respectively

  • CGFM Examination Sample Questions - Government Environment

December 2009 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Ethics in Government - William (Billy) A. Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA

  • A look at Early Career National Survey

  • Audits by GAO will Compromise Fed Independence

  • New Criteria for AGA's Annual Newsletter and Web Site Contests

September 2009 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Ethics in Government - Jerry Gandara, JD, MBA

  • AGA National President's Message - William A. (Billy) Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, CPM

  • Remembering GASB - Relmond P. Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, AGA Executive Director

  • Silicon Valley Chapter Received Platinum Award, 1st Place Newsletter and 1st Place Web Site Award

  • Standards-Setters' Changes & Challenges - Tom L. Allen, CPA

  • Finance Case Challenge

  • City of Palo Alto - SEA Award Recipient, first in the Nation to receive the Circle of Excellence Award

June 2009 Issue:

May 2009 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Fighting Fraud in Today's Technology - Kathryne Daniels, CTP - SVP, Bank of America

  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - First Quarterly Report of the US  Vice President

  • AGA's 58th Annual Professional Development Conference,  New Orleans - How to register

  • Active CGFM Holders Published in the Web

  • AGA Weblog - Hey citizen... We want you - By: Rebekah Stephens

  • GASB news release - GASB 56

  • Chapter membership drive

April 2009 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Generational Diversity (Gen X - Y) in the Workplace: From Collision to Collaboration - Kelly Spivey, MPA

  • AGA SILICON VALLEY CHAPTER OFFERS $500 CGFM SCHOLARSHIP

  • AGA Weblog: Whether You're Ready or Not, We're Millennial-Bound: Recruiting and  Motivating Today's Millennial Generation - Andrew C. Lewis, CGFM, CPA 

  • Governmental Accounting Standards Board News Release - GASB 54 and 55

  • Federal Accounting Corner: Reporting Prior-Year Adjustments on the Statements of Net Cost and Changes in Net Position - Simcha Kuritzky, CGFM, CPA

  • Governmental Agencies: Anonymous Hotlines and Open Records - Business Controls, Inc

March 2009 Issue:

February 2009 Issue:

  January 2009 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Data Analysis: Audit and Accounting Tool in Improving Internal Control - Bill Perone, CIA

  • CGFM Training Courses - San Francisco, CA

  • Cheering on Obama as He Cuts Spending, Stimulates Economy - Anna Lafferre, Director of the Center for Government Performance

  • $500 CGFM Scholarship Offered

  • Chapter member earns CGFM Designation

  • CGFM of the Year Award, Accepting Nomination

  • GASB News Release -  Postemployment Benefits and Service Efforts Accomplishments Reporting

December 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Making a Transitional Triumph from Manager to Leader - Karen Walker-Tunao, Resiliency & Results Expert

  • Talent Management: How to Compete and Win the War for Talent - By William Kilmartin, CGFM, and Breck Marshall, CGFM

  • 7th AGA Leadership Conference, Washington DC

  • Member's Corner: Humanitarian Aid - Impact Laos, Bill Brown

 

November 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Best Practices in Data Analytics - Claudine Hu, Account Executive, ACL Services, Inc

  • Why Certification Matters.  Why CGFM. - By John Radford, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Oregon State Controller

  • CGFM Review Training is coming to Northern California

  • Interviewing: The Power of Two - By Sefton Boyars, CPA, CGFM

  • Increasing Transparency in State and Local Government Purchasing - By Stephen B. Gordon, Ph.D., CPPO, FNIGP

 

October 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Effective Supervision, Learning from our Mistakes - Robert Gray, CGFM, CIA, CFE

  • A True Financial Markets Meltdown or Simply an Accounting Problem? - Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, CGFM, CPA, CFE

  • City of Stockton Honored with National Accountability Award

  • September 2008 Professional Development Meeting Recap of Property Tax 101

  • Quiz - Government Financial Management

 

September 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Property Tax - Overview and apportionment Process - Vinod Sharma, CPA

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  • Why the Difference? Government-wide Versus Fund Statements - By: Bruce W. Chase, Ph.D., CPA, Robert L. Taylor, Ph.D., and Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.

  • Norwich University and Rutgers University offer CGFM Program

  • Transfer of accounting and financial reporting guidance from AICPA to GASB

  • National Executive Committee and California Leadership

  • Around 2,000 attended AGA's 57th Annual Professional Development in Atlanta - July 27 to July 30, 2008

July 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Sox Implementation in Government - Jerry G. Mikolajczyk, CIA, CGA

  • Meet the Chapter Executive Board

  • Keys to Success in any Profession - Julia Ranagan, CGFM, CPA

  • Community Service - KTEH TV Membership Drive

  • National Awards Recipient - Gold-All Star Chapter Award, 1st Place Newsletter Award and 1st Place Web Site Award

  • Accounting and Auditing:  Its Art, Innovativeness and Creativity

* April 2008 Issue:

  • Meeting topic: Ethics and Public Accountability - Mayor Jose Esteves, City of Milpitas

  • Consequences of Inadequate Staffing - John D. Webster, CGFM, CPA

  • GASB Issues an Exposure Draft seeking input on proposed changes to Concepts Statement No. 2, Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting

  • AGA Membership Drive and Renewal

  • CGFM Proclamation - Photos

* March 2008 Issue:

  • CGFM Proclamation Month - California, Santa Clara County, Milpitas, Sunnyvale

  • CGFM of the Year Award - Sharon W. Erickson CGFM, CIA

  • CGFM Message from AGA National President - Rick Fair, CGFM, CPA

  • Meeting topic: Tax Updates - Roger Oakland, CPA, Franchise Tax Board

* February 2008 Issue:

  • Property Market Condition - Lawrence Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor

  • Guide to obtaining CGFM Certification

  • Membership Drive

  • Sacramento Chapter News - Angie Lowi-Teng, State Controller's Office

* January 2008 Issue

  • Meeting topic: Where in the World is Accounting Convergence - William O'Brien, CPA

  • CGFM News - Guam Chapter

  • FASAB -  Accrual Basis Financial Statements

  • GASB 52, Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments by Endowments

* October 2007 Issue

  • Meeting topic: Risk Management, Governance and Compliance Technology - Ken Marshal, Ernst & Young

  • FASAB - Reporting Gains and Losses from Changes in Assumptions and Selecting Discount Rates and Valuation Dates

  • GASB - Performance Reporting

  • CGFM Gets Boost in Tennessee

* September 2007 Issue

  • Meeting topic:  Statement on Auditing Standards - SAS 112 - David Bullock, CPA

  • Meet the Chapter Executive Board

  • GASB 51 -  Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible Assets

  • National Awards Recipient - Platinum Chapter Award, 1st Place Newsletter Award and 1st Place Web Site Award

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