IGFOA Volunteer Wall of Fame

Thank you to the many volunteers that contribute their time, talent and experience to IGFOA members

2009 Wall of Fame

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2008 IGFOA WALL OF FAME VOLUNTEERS
First Name	Last Name	Government/firm	Recognized for
John	Thissen	Advisory Business and Consulting	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Taylor	Anderson	Anderson Legislative Consulting	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Taylor	Anderson	Anderson Legislative Consulting	speaking at the Downstate Chapter Autumn Seminar in Edwardsville
Letitia	Dewith-Anderson	Anderson Legislative Consulting	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Corinne	Larson	Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Theodore	Roman	Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Richard	Potter	Becker, Burke Associates	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Robert	Taylor	Central Lake Co. Joint ActionWater	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Janet	Nelson	Certified Facilitator	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
David	Park	CFP, ICMA-RC	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Pat	Curtner	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Pat	Curtner	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Lynda	Given	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the March 20th Interim Financing Alternatives for Local Government Seminar
Lynda	Given	Chapman and Cutler	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Kelly	Kost	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Tim	McGree	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Larry	White	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Larry	White	Chapman and Cutler	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Sean	Durkin	Charter One Bank	serving on the Associate Forum term completed 2008
Todd	Sholeen	Charter One Bank	moderating the March 20th Interim Financing Alternatives for Local Government
Todd	Sholeen	Charter One Bank	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Cynthia	Evangelisti	Chicago Park District	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Cynthia	Evangelisti	Chicago Park District	coordinating 2008 Downtown Networking Luncheons and Training
Melinda	Molloy	Chicago Park District	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Brian	Caputo	City of Aurora	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Brian	Caputo	City of Aurora	serving on the 2008 Nominating Committee
Brian	Caputo	City of Aurora	speaking at the Intermediate Governmental Accounting Seminar
Stephanie	Walker	City of Berwyn	contributing files to IGFOA Resoure Center
Robert	Scott	City of Brookfield, WI	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Jennifer	Johnson	City of Champaign	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Barbara	Ramsay	City of Champaign	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Richard	Schnuer	City of Champaign	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Richard	Schnuer	City of Champaign	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Jim	McDonald	City of Chicago	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Paul	Volpe	City of Chicago	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Mark	Nannini	City of Crystal Lake	moderating at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Charles	Cox	City of Farmers Branch, TX	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Kathy	Reinertsen	City of Lake Forest	planning and speaking at the October 2008 Capital Improvement Planning Seminar
Chris	Black	City of McHenry	speaking at the October 2008 Basic Budgeting Seminar
Michael	Daun	City of Milwaukee	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Doug	Krieger	City of Naperville	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Melissa	Gallagher	City of Rolling Meadows	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Dallas	Whitford	City of Springfield	organizing at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Chris	Minick	City of St. Charles	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Ron	Eldridge	City of Urbana	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Mark	Horton	City of Wheaton	speaking at the April 17th Powerful Professional Presentations Seminar
Mark	Horton	City of Wheaton	speaking at the August 22nd Utility Billing Seminar
Mark	Horton	City of Wheaton	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
Mark	Horton	City of Wheaton	speaking at the November 2008 Basic Governmental Accounting Seminar
Sam	Blahnik	Civic Systems	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Joseph	Schwieterman, Ph.D.	DePaul University Chaddick Institute	speaking at Downtown Chicago Network luncheon
Tim	Sexton	Director of Finance, Village of Lombard	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Deborah	Utecht	Downers Grove Park District	speaking at the October 2008 Basic Budgeting Seminar
Thomas	McCarty	Eau Claire County	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Bill	Stafford	Evanston Township Schools, IL	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Don	Storino	Fidelity Consulting Group	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Wendy	Flaherty	First Trust	speaking at the March 20th Interim Financing Alternatives for Local Government Seminar
Wendy	Flaherty	First Trust Portfolios, L.P.	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Melanie	Shaker	Fitch Ratings	speaking at the March 20th Interim Financing Alternatives for Local Government Seminar
Melanie	Shaker	Fitch Ratings	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Melanie	Shaker	Fitch Ratings	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
David	Bean	GASB	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Spencer	Stern	GFOA	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Robin	Jones	Gorski & Good LLP	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Girard	Miller	Governing Magazine	providing the keynote address at the Illinois Public Pension Institute
Greg	Ichel	Grant Thornton LLP	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Gregg	Ichel	Grant Thornton LLP	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Tina	Smigielski	Gurnee	speaking at the August 1st Local Government Finance Seminar
Dennis	Bautista	Horton Group	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf
Tim	Stratton	Ice Miller	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Katrina	Clingerman	Ice Miller LLP	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
David	Richardson	IGFOA Legislative Committee	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Scott	Brandt	IL Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Scott	Brandt	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
Cecil	Denton	Illinois Department of Revenue	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
Joe	McCoy	Illinois Municipal League	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Joe	McCoy	Illinois Municipal League	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Larry	Frang	Illinois Municipal League	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
Steve	Colaizzi	Illinois Secretary of State	speaking at the May 30th Records Management Seminar
Richard	DeCleene	IMRF	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Walt	Koziol	IMRF	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Jean	Parson	IMRF	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Joyce	Reinsma	Internal Revenue Service	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
Ted	Knapp	IRS	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf
Susan	Floetl	JP Morgan Chase	speaking at the August 22nd Utility Billing Seminar
Nicholas	Greifer	Kane, McKenna & Associates	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Nick	Greifer	Kane, McKenna & Associates	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Phil	McKenna	Kane, McKenna Capital Inc.	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Susan	Griffin	Lake Bluff	speaking at the August 1st Local Government Finance Seminar
Gary	Gordon	Lake County	speaking at the August 1st Local Government Finance Seminar
Julie	O'Brien	Lake County	speaking at the August 1st Local Government Finance Seminar
Bonnie	McLeod	Lake County Forest Preserve	chairing the Technical Accounting Review Committee term completed 2008
Allison	Barrett	Lauterbach & Amen	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Allison	Barrett	Lauterbach & Amen LLP	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
Robin	Jones	Law Offices of Gorski & Good	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Mike	Mandler	Mandler Consulting	speaking at the May 30th Records Management Seminar
Linda	Abernethy	McGladrey & Pullen, LLP	speaking at the October 2008 Capital Improvement Planning Seminar
Diane	Grigg	Mediator and Life Transition Coach	speaking at South Metro Chapter Leadership Seminar in Tinley Park
Diane	Swonk	Mesirow Financial	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf
Ted	Damutz	Moody's Investors Service	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Ted	Damutz	Moody's Investors Service	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Marry Ann	Boyle	MWRD	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Al	Ambrose	Northern Trust	speaking at Assistants Network meeting
Al	Ambrose	Northern Trust	speaking at the Interim Financing Alternatives for Local Government Seminar
Al	Ambrose	Northern Trust	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Al	Ambrose	Northern Trust	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Karl	Ottosen	Ottosen, Britz, Kelly, Cooper & Gilbert, Ltd.	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
Shawn	Flaherty	Ottosoen, Britz, Kelly, Cooper, Gilb	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Jeff	Schroeder	PFM Asset Management	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Bob	Lewis	PMA Financial Network	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Courtney	Rios	PMA Financial Network	speaking at the April 17th Powerful Professional Presentations Seminar
Courtney	Rios	PMA Financial Network	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Michael	Zimmermann	Raysa & Zimmermann, LLC	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
Joanne	Malinkowski	RBC Capital Markets	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Joanne	Malinkowski	RBC Capital Markets	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Trisha	Steele	Retired	Members Exchange bulletin board moderator
Joshua	Schwartz	Retirement Plan Advisors	guest editor and author for Illinois Public Pension newsletter
Tom	Gavin	Robert W. Baird & Co.	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Drew	Kanyer	Robert W. Baird & Co.	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Stephan	Roberts	Robert W. Baird & Co.	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Stephan	Roberts	Robert W. Baird & Co.	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Tom	Sawyer	Sawyer Falduto	speaking at the April 25th Illinois Public Pension Institute Seminar
Dave	Zahller	Securities Benefit Group of Companies	guest editor and author for Illinois Public Pension newsletter
Fred	Lantz	Sikich LLP	speaking at the Intermediate Governmental Accounting Seminar
Brian	LeFevre	Sikich LLP	speaking at the November 2008 Basic Governmental Accounting Seminar
Chad	Lucas	Sikich LLP	speaking at the Downstate Chapter Autumn Seminar in Edwardsville
Larry	Maholland	Sikich LLP	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Megan	Pierce	Sikich LLP	speaking at the October 2008 Basic Budgeting Seminar
Karen	Sanchez	Sikich LLP	speaking at the 2008 Payroll Seminar
William G.	Schmidt	Skokie Park District	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Randall	Wilson	SMART Business & Advisory LLC	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Randall	Wilson	Smart Business Advisory and Consulting, LLC	speaking at the Downstate Chapter Autumn Seminar in Edwardsville
Barbara	Chevalier	Speer Financial	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Daniel	Forbes	Speer Financial	speaking at the October 2008 Capital Improvement Planning Seminar
Kevin	McCanna	Speer Financial	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Spiro	Hountalas	Standard & Poor's	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
John	Kenward	Standard & Poor's	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
John	Kenward	Standard & Poor's	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Helen	Samuelson	Standard & Poor's	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Daniel	Hynes	State of Illinois Comptroller	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Rita	Miotti	State Treasurer’s Office	speaking at South Metro Chapter Leadership Seminar in Tinley Park
Ivan	Schraeder	The Lowenbaum Partnership, LLC	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
Ron	Hill	Town of Normal	speaking at the June 6th Downstate Regional Meeting
Ray	Fricke	Ungaretti and Harris LLP	speaking at the May 1st Basic Debt Management Seminar
Tony	Clement	University of Illinois	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Tom	Kuehne	Village of Arlington Heights	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Jeff	Martynowicz	Village of Bartlett	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Kathryn	Booth	Village of Bartlett (retired)	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Kathryn	Booth	Village of Bartlett (retired)	serving on the 2008 Nominating Committee
Kathryn	Booth	Village of Bartlett (retired)	speaking at the April 17th Powerful Professional Presentations Seminar
Stan	Helgerson	Village of Carol Stream	coordinating the 2008 Joint Conference for IGFOA and WGFOA
Stan	Helgerson	Village of Carol Stream	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Stan	Helgerson	Village of Carol Stream	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Peg	Hartnett	Village of Clarendon Hills	moderating at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Robert	Fialkowski	Village of Deerfield	chairing the 2008 Nominating Committee
Rachel	Musiala	Village of Hoffman Estates	coordinating 2008 Assistants Network meetings
Daniel	McCollum	Village of LaGrange Park	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
David	Erb	Village of Mount Prospect	serving as the Chicago Metro Chapter Representative to the Executive Board
David	Erb	Village of Mount Prospect	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
David	Erb	Village of Mount Prospect	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
David	Erb	Village of Mount Prospect	serving as the Chicago Metro Chapter Representative to the Executive Board
David	Erb	Village of Mount Prospect	speaking at Chicago Metro luncheon in Schaumburg
Kim	Auchstetter	Village of New Lennox	moderating at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Kim	Auchstetter	Village of New Lennox	speaking at the November 2008 Local Government Revenue 101 Seminar
Bill	Hannah	Village of North Aurora	speaking at the November 2008 Basic Governmental Accounting Seminar
Jason	Batalden	Village of Northbrook	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Jeff	Rowitz	Village of Northbrook	speaking at the July 10th Basic Revenue Seminar
Steve	Noble	Village of Northfield	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Kent	Oliven	Village of Palos Park	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf
Mary	Dankowski	Village of Park Forest	moderating at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Mary	Dankowski	Village of Park Forest	speaking at the September 2008 Budgeting 101 seminar
Traci	Pleckham	Village of Plainfield	speaking at the October 2008 Capital Improvement Planning Seminar
Kevin	Wachtel	Village of Riverside	planning and speaking at the October 2008 Basic Budgeting Seminar
Jodie	Andrew	Village of Schaumburg	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Jodie	Andrew	Village of Schaumburg	coordinating 2008 Assistants Network meetings
Mary	Johnson	Village of Streamwood	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Mary	Johnson	Village of Streamwood	coordinating the Records Management seminar
Dave	Richardson	Village of Streamwood	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Dave	Richardson	Village of Streamwood	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Sue	Stanish	Village of Willowbrook	speaking at the April 17th Powerful Professional Presentations Seminar
Sue	Stanish	Village of Willowbrook	moderating at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Ed	McKee	Village of Winnetka	speaking at the December 2008 Illinois Public Finance Law Institute
Ed	McKee	Village of Winnetka	speaking at the November 2008 Local Government Revenue 101 Seminar
Ed	McKee	Village of Winnetka	speaking at Chicago Metro luncheon in Schaumburg
Barbara	Maziarek	Village of Worth	speaking at the September 2008 Budgeting 101 seminar
Barbara	Maziarek	Village of Worth	serving as the South Metro Chapter Representative to the Executive Board
Alex	Gibson	Virchow, Krause & Company LLP	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Cary	Tessman	Waukesha County Technical Coll .	speaking at the May 15-16th IGFOA/WGFOA Joint Conference
Rita	Trainor	Wheaton Park District	speaking at the April 17th Powerful Professional Presentations Seminar
Rita	Trainor	Wheaton Park District	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Aleks	Granchalek	William Blair	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Tom	Lanctot	William Blair	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Peter	Raphael	William Blair	speaking at the September 7-9th IGFOA Annual Conference
Kelly	Zabinski	Zabinski Consulting Group	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf
Kelly	Zabinski	Zabinski Consulting Group	serving on the Associate Forum term completed 2008
Teri	Svec	Zabinski Consulting Services	speaking at the July 23-24th IGFOA Downstate and South Metro Summer Conf