Understanding Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Awards & How to Get One (Local Governme

Michele Mark Levine, CPA
Director, Technical Services Center
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
 
As GFOA’s Technical Services Center Director, Michele oversees GFOA products and services related to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting, including training, the annual conference program, publications, newsletters, web resources, award programs, and other content; advocates for state and local government by monitoring the GASB’s technical activities and keeping GFOA members and other interested parties informed of current and pending developments. Michele and the TSC staff support to GFOA’s standing Committee on Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting (CAAFR) which helps define best practices and develop advisories to guide policy and practices in governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting.

Michele holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Summa Cum Laude) from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University.