Biography of Shayne Kavanagh

Shayne Kavanagh is the Senior Manager of Research for GFOA and has been a leader in developing the practice and technique of long-term financial planning and policies for local government. He started GFOA’s long-term financial planning and policy line of research in...

Biography of Jamie Black

Jamie Black is President of F.H. Black & Company Incorporated. For the last 20 years, he has consulted and trained finance officers, auditors & accountants in government, higher education, and corporations throughout Canada and the U.S. His work focuses on...

Biography of Carol Mason

Carol was appointed Commissioner/CAO in June 2012. She oversees a staff of 1,600 and provides overall management of Metro Vancouver’s utility and regional district services serving a population of over 2.5 million with a 2019 operating budget of $831.4 million and...