GFOAA 30th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
February 24 – 26, 2014
Highways and Bayways to Financial Stability
Monday, February 24
1:00 – 2:00 Consumer Use and Rental Tax: Things You Might Not Understand
Debbie West & Jerry Green, Sales & Use Tax Division, Baldwin County Commission
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:45 The Ever-Changing Landscape of Healthcare Reform
Jack Tew, Senior Vice-President, S. S. Nesbitt & Company
3:45 – 4:00 Break
4:00 – 5:15 Ethics Law in Alabama 101
Ricardo Woods, City of Mobile Attorney
6:00 – 8:00 Reception and Parade - Schooner Room
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel / 64 South Water Street
Tuesday, February 25
7: 00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:15 – 8:30 Mayor’s Welcome Address – Colby Cooper, Chief of Staff, City of Mobile
8:30 – 10:00 GASB Update
Billy Daniels & Lee Parks, CPAs, Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:45 Shibboleths and Secrets: Practical Security Policies for A Dangerous New World
Glenda Snodgrass, Lead Consultant & Project Manager, The Net Effect, L.L.C.
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch and Annual Business Meeting
1:00 – 2:10 Team Building
Gigi Armbrecht, Regional Director, AT&T, Mobile District
2:10 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:30 Grants Management and Compliance
Jeremy Jefferys, CPA and Casi Poslajko, CPA, Beason & Nalley, Inc.
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 – 5:00 White Collar Crime
Katheryn Scott, Forensic Accountant, Federal Bureau of Investigation
6:00 – 9:30 Reception, Dinner, Parade & Entertainment – Crystal Ballroom
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa | 26 North Royal Street
Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 Advantage Mobile
Bill Sisson, President and CEO, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
9:30 – 9:50 Break
9:50 – 11:00 Financial Statement Fraud
Greg Prescott, Senior Instructor of Accounting, University of South Alabama
11:00 – 11:45 Pensions - GASB 67 & 68
Diane Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Retirement Systems of Alabama
11:45 – 12:00 Closing Remarks & Door Prizes