41st Annual NYGFOA Conference 2020 | New York State Government Finance Officers' Association | 1 April 2020 | Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205, USA

The NYGFOA Annual Conference offers a valuable, cost-conscious investment in your professional growth and knowledge that you can bring back to your municipality. Throughout the conference, there are multiple opportunities to connect with peers, share ideas, and inspire the professional development of those around you. With over 20 sessions touching on a range of government finance issues and topics to choose from, there is something for everyone. In addition, there will be a Keynote Speaker, two receptions, a banquet, and Game Night

The NYGFOA Annual Conference (AC) is a multi-day event to learn, network, share ideas, celebrate member accomplishments and grow together as a community. The Annual Conference is a highly anticipated event within the NYS local government finance community with over 600 government finance professionals and private sector representatives throughout New York State coming together in the Capital city.

Who Should Attend?
The NYGFOA Annual Conference is centered around NYS government finance officers, as well as private sector members from respected organizations and services within the government finance industry. Whether you are nearing retirement, just beginning your career, or in between, we invite you to join us and take part in the various learning and networking opportunities.

2020 Speakers

KEYNOTE:

Matt Episcopo

PRESENTERS:

Austin Aldag
Ph.D. Student, Cornell University

Jamie Blundell
Director: Public Sector, NOVAtime Technology, Inc.

Brendan Kennedy, CPA
Partner, BST & Co. CPAs, LLP

Marc O’Hearn
Director of Government Banking, Evans Bank, N.A.

Karen McLaughlin, CMFO
Treasurer, Village of Rhinebeck

John Dawson
Product Strategy Manager, Tyler Technologies, Inc.

William Jackson
Esq., Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood, LLP

Robert Smith, Esq.
Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

Andrea Goldberger
Deputy Comptroller, NYS ERS

Steve Schultz
Managing Director, Envision Strategy, LLC

Dianne Browning
Director, Envision Strategy, LLC

Scott Oling, CPA
Partner, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

Jeff Shaver, CPA
Partner, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

Michael Grinnell
Vice President, CPI-HR

Kirsten Tudman
Vice President, CPI-HR

August Urgola
Consultant, US Bencor, Inc

Jennifer Brown
Assistant Director-Compliance Services, Office of Unclaimed Funds, Office of the State Comptroller

Jacquelyn Earley
Assistant Director of Reports Processing, Office of Unclaimed Funds, Office of the State Comptroller

Harry Meyer, CPA
Principal, Craig, Fitzsimmons Michaels, LLP

Jeffrey Smith
President, Municipal Solutions, Inc

Jade Clarice
Vice President, J.P. Morgan

Michele Mark Levine
Director of Technical Services, GFOA of the U.S. and Canada

Linda Hannigan
CPA, Director of Government Audit Services, RBT CPAs, LLP

Jennifer George, CPA
Partner, RBT CPAs, LLP

Rajesh Chainani
Managing Director, New York Liquid Asset Fund

Michael D’Arcy
Director: Public Finance, Fitch Ratings

Robert Weber
Vice President/Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service

Nora Wittstruck
Director, S&P Global

Robert Megna
Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer, State University of New York

Francis L. Gorman
Member-Cannabis Industry Group, Harris Beach PLLC

Meaghan Feenan, Associate-Cannabis Industry Group, Harris Beach PLLC

MODERATORS:

Dawn Donovan
Comptroller, Town of Eastchester

Janet Plarr
Village Administrator, Village of Blasdell

Scott Adair, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

Lyn Derway
Regional Director-Marketing, NYCLASS

Robert Daniele, CPA
Partner, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

Kathleen Mitterway, CPA
Vice President-Audit, Long Island Power Authority

Charles Rankin
Bookkeeper to the Supervisor, Town of Groton

Patricia Caporale
Comptroller, Town of Yorktown

Karen Christie, CPA
Treasurer, County of Jefferson

Catherine Paget
Business Director, Northern Westchester Joint Water Works

Charlene Kagel-Betts
Chief Auditor, Town of East Hampton

Anita Gilbert
Chief Deputy Commissioner of Finance, County of Putnam

Jeff Shaver, CPA
Partner, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

William Jackson, Esq
Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

Carol Mark
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan

David Schoen
Retired, New York City Dept. of Finance

Kathleen Cannon
Business Manager, Jericho Water District

Tim Doyle, CPA
Partner, Bonadio & Co., LLP

Brendan Kennedy, CPA
Partner, BST & Co. CPAs, LLP

Jennifer Mulligan, CPA
Business Office Manager/Controller, Questar III BOCES

George Phillips
Comptroller, Town of East Greenbush

2020 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Three + One

GOLD:
• Bank of America
• BankUnited
• Build America Mutual
• Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
• M&T Bank
• Marks Paneth LLP
• Munistat Services, Inc.
• NYCLASS
• Roosevelt & Cross, Inc.
• RSM US LLP

SILVER:
• D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP
• NBT Bank, N.A.
• NYS Comp Alliance
• NYS Public Entities Safety Group 497
• Raymond James & Associates, Inc
• Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

BRONZE:
• BNY Mellon
• Fiscal Advisors & Marketing Inc.
• Flushing Bank
• RBT CPAs, LLP

WELCOMING RECEPTION:
• Key Bank, N.A.

THURSDAY BREAKFAST:
• Lumsden & McCormick, LLP

KEYNOTE SPONSORS:
• Capital Markets Advisors, LLC
• Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

THURSDAY MORNING COFFEE BREAK:
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

LUNCH;
• PKF O'Connor Davies

AFTERNOON ICE CREAM & COFFEE BREAK:
• Munistat Services, Inc.

SCHOLARSHIP DINNER:
• NYLAF

CASINO NIGHT REFRESHMENTS:
• J.P. Morgan

FRIDAY MORNING COFFEE BREAK:
• Chemung Canal Trust Company

WIFI:
• TD Bank, N.A.

CONFERENCE APP:
• Capital One Bank

HOTEL KEY CARDS:
• Albrecht, Viggiano & Zureck & Co.

CHARGING STATIONS:
• Moody's Investor Services

BADGE LANYARDS:
• Three + One

CONFERENCE TOTE BAGS:
• Norton Rose Fulbright

CONFERENCE APP ADVERTISERS:
• Capital One Bank
• Corporate Synergies
• PKF O'Connor Davies
• Three + One

EXHIBITORS:
• AccuFund Inc.
• Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co., P.C. (AVZ)
• Andrews Technology
• Armory Associates, LLC
• BankUnited
• BNY Mellon
• BPAS Healthcare Consulting Services
• Brown & Brown Insurance
• Build America Mutual
• Capital Markets Advisors, LLC
• Capital Region BOCES Pharmacy Purchasing Coalition
• ConnectOne Bank
• CPI-HR
• D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP
• Edmunds GovTech
• Enterprise Fleet Management
• Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
• Fiscal Advisors & Marketing Inc.
• Fitch Ratings
• Flushing Bank
• Freedom Systems Corp
• General Code
• GovDeals, Inc.
• Govolution
• Harris Local Government
• Honeywell Building Solutions
• IC System
• Invoice Cloud, Inc.
• Key Bank, N.A.
• Lease Query
• LeaseAccelerator
• M&T Bank
• Marvin & Company, P.C., CPA's
• Metropolitan Commercial Bank
• Moody’s Investors Service
• Municipal Leasing Consultants
• Munistat Services, Inc.
• NYCLASS
• NYLAF
• NYS Comp Alliance
• NYS Public Entities Safety Group 497
• PCSB Bank
• Penflex, Inc.
• Plante & Moran, PLLC
• Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC
• Public Employer Risk Management Assoc., Inc.
• Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP
• S&P Global Ratings
• Sound Actuarial Consulting, LLC
• SpringBrook Software
• TD Bank, N.A.
• Tyler Technologies
• U.S. Bank, N.A.
• Ulster Insurance Services
• UMB Bank Corporate Trust & Escrow Services
• US Bencor, Inc. / US Employee Benefits Services Group
• VALIC
• Webster Bank
• Workiva
• NYS Office of Information Technology Services
• NYS OGS- Procurement Services
• NYS OSC- Oil Spill Fund
• NYS OSC- Local Government & School Accountability