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1. Think Big! Act Courageously! Make a Difference! 2009 – 2010 Goals & Theme Billy Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA AGA National President-Elect General title

2. General paragraph and bullets Think Big! "Where there is no vision the people perish." — Proverbs 29:18 Act Courageously! "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success…" — Henry David Thoreau Make a Difference! "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." — Michelangelo

3. Vision AGA is the premier association in advancing government accountability. Mission AGA servesgovernment accountability professionals by providingquality education, fosteringprofessional development and certification, and supportingstandards and researchto advance government accountability. General paragraph and bullets emphasis added

4. Strategic Themes (we’re ACES!): • Accountability • Certification • Education and Research • Service General paragraph • “Leadership is a choice, not a position”— Stephen Covey • Core Values (SAIL On!): • Service • Accountability • Integrity • Leadership “Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do." — Max DePree

5. Think Big! • AGA is in the “service” business… – as such, we must: • Be Member/Chapter-Driven • we have excellent membership services – can we/should we do more? • 2,010 in 2010!!! • Be Mission/Results-Focused • review & update our Long-Range Strategic Plan (last version was adopted in June 2003) • performance measurement & performance management driven General paragraph and bullets

6. General paragraph and bullets • Think Big! • Continuously seek & explore new ways to Advance Government Accountability • Citizen Centric Reporting • Education Task Force • Radio show • Maintain our solid financial foundation • Internal review & risk assessment

7. Act Courageously! • Lead the way! Be BOLD! (CEAR / SEA; Early Careers; Citizen Centric; CGFM Certification; Performance Management; Intergovernmental Collaboration) • Continue to “Step up to the plate” in the “Era of ARRA” (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) • Education Task Force • Influence Others! General paragraph and bullets

8. General paragraph and bullets Promoting CGFM … • Continue to work with the CGFM Board to enhance CGFM image • Build further support for certification in the government financial management employment market • Many thanks to the governmental entities and private sector organizations who recruit CGFMs and offer pay incentives for completion of the CGFM!!!

9. Make a Difference! • Education Task Force - Education & Training; Faculty Shortage, Retirement Tsunami, Bridge Programs, Textbooks • Citizen Centric Reporting • Standards Setting & Research • Performance Management (SEA & CEAR) • Service General paragraph and bullets

10. General paragraph Education Task Force: • Continue Excellence in Education • PDC 2009 – June 22 – 24, 2009, New Orleans • IC & FC – September 16 – 17, 2009, DC • PMC – November 5 – 6, 2009, Seattle • NLC – February 18 – 19, 2010, DC • PDC 2010 – July 12 – 14, 2010, Orlando • Education Courses & Training • Audio Conferences • The Journal of Government Financial Management

11. General paragraph Education Task Force: • GFM Courses & Training • CEAR & SEA Review & Training • Academy for Government Accountability • Empirical Research • Applied (Practical) Research • Faculty Shortage • Textbooks • Internet & Self-Study Courses • Chapter & Regional Conferences

12. Standards & Research • AGA’s FMSB responds to all proposed government accounting, auditing, and financial management standards, providing input to the standard-setting process • AGA Corporate Partners have joined forces to provide research to the government • Academy for Government Accountability links government, business and academia to support research and education initiatives in leadership, transparency and accountability in government financial management. General paragraph

13. General paragraph Citizen Centric Reporting • 80,000 governmental units • 50 +/- reports so far (fed/state/local) • Fostering communication between governments and their citizenry • Details government finances in a visually appealing, clear & understandable four-page document • Makes governments more accountable to their citizens • Helps Americans become better educated and better able to participate in government activities

14. AGA Serves Others… • AGA National Community Service Fund (NCSF): • Numerous Charities • 9/11 • Hurricane Katrina • Habitat for Humanity • Three Annual Trips (and counting…) – 2007, 2008, 2009 General paragraph AGA 3.5 Habitat for Humanity Day – Thursday, June 25, 2009 – New Orleans

15. General paragraph and bullets “…In between…” New Orleans and Orlando… "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant and a debtor." — Max DePree

16. Think Big! Act Courageously! Make a Difference! General title Contact Information: Billy Morehead AGA National President-Elect 662-846-4180 wmorehed@deltastate.edu www.AGACGFM.org