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I am the auditor and fiscal officer for Greene County. Being the County Auditor entails being the tax assessor, fiscal officer, sealer of weights and measures and other varied duties in the issuance of licenses for the County. As Auditor, I also serve as a member of the Budget Commission, Board of Revisions, Data Processing Board, Tax Incentive Review Board and Microfilm Board.
A resident of Greene County since 1939, I graduated from Xenia High School in 1957. I attended classes at Miami Jacobs Business College and Sinclair Community College focusing on real estate law, accounting and computer courses. In addition to these courses, I have attended numerous professional conferences, seminars and classes put on by the Auditor of State, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, State Department of Taxation, County Auditor's Association of Ohio and many others.
The following is a list of professional organizations and associations I belong to:
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Internal Association of Assessors
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County Auditor Association of Ohio (executive committee)
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Government Finance Officers Association (National and State)
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Former President of Business Professional Women Organization
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Past Officer of Republican Clubs of Greene County, Fairborn, Beavercreek and Xenia
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Chambers of Commerce of Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook and Spring
Valley
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Greene County Farm Bureau
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Farm Forum
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Charter Member of the Northside Christian Church
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Committee member of the Xenia Old Fashion Days for eight years
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Kentucky Colonels
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Past Worthy Matron of the Ohio Eastern Star # 262
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Past President of the State of Ohio Council of County Officials
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Past President of the Southwest District Auditors Association
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Appointed to serve
on the statewide Executive Committee of the County Auditors'
Association of Ohio (CAAO)
I have worked in the Greene County Auditors Office for
46 years, I was the Chief Deputy Auditor for 14 of those years and have spent the last
19 years as the County Auditor. I was elected to my first term as County Auditor in 1990, and I pledge to continue to perform the duties of the Auditor diligently.
During my tenure as Auditor, the County has received an award for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report each year from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
since 1986. In addition, the County has received an award for its Popular Annual Financial Report from GFOA every year since 1997.
In 2009, I received the Richard J. Makowski Award for Outstanding County Auditor
of the Year
from the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio (CAAO).
As Auditor, I have promoted a number of changes in the Auditor's Office.
We continued to change the office to improve the manner in which the public is served. Changes have ranged from the office layout, the use of computers by staff to perform their functions and the development of a Greene County website. The website provides information about various County departments and forms and applications which can be accessed by the public. In addition to this,
we developed and implemented the Geographic Information System (GIS) so you can access real estate information through the County website (www.co.greene.oh.us). The GIS system includes property tax information, assessments, surveys, maps, topography and other information pertinent to valuing and maintaining tax information related to real estate.
The Auditor's Office received an
award from the International
Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) on October 14, 2002 for
it's Public Information Program.
One of the outstanding recent awards
was the ESRI
Special Achievement Award presented to Greene County, Ohio in 2003.
Just
recently included in the 2006
Global Directory of Who's Who. In recognition of my hard work,
dedication, perseverance and for demonstrating leadership and
achievement in my occupation, industry and profession.
My commitment to ensure the public continues to be served in a professional and efficient manner with honesty and integrity.
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