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PDC Under Way in San Diego AGA kicked off its 55th Annual Professional Development Conference & Exposition in San Diego Monday morning with an elaborate opening ceremony and a discussion of government transformation by two leaders in the accountability profession.
Next, James A. Zingale, the executive director of the Florida Department of Revenue, discussed two very different stories of government transformation within his department of more than 5,000 employees, who handle not only tax and revenue collection but child support enforcement as well. Read the full story. The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher P. Gardner, founder, president and CEO of Gardner Rich & Company, Inc., and author of “The Pursuit of Happyness,” shared his riveting tale of rising from homelessness to being the subject of a Will Smith film due out later this year. He described his current life as being, “out of control. They are making a movie out of my life with one of the biggest movie stars in the world.” Gardner said handling fame and success is a challenge in and of itself. “Being a millionaire is a highly overrated experience,” he said. The news show “20-20” followed him for three days from New York to San Francisco to Chicago and then cut the three days down to 16 minutes. “You hope it’s the best 16 minutes of your life.” The day after the interview aired in 2003, Oprah called and asked him to be on her show and he said no. The rationale, he said, was the “20-20” thing went well, now leave it alone. “I’d been five minutes away from Oprah Winfrey for 15 years and she never said hi to me,” said Gardner, a longtime resident of Chicago where Winfrey’s production company is headquartered. “I said, no, I’m not going.” Then he received a call from a producer wanting to do a reality show on homelessness that offered lots of fancy prizes. “Homelessness is not a game and if you think it is, I’ve already won so send me the money,” he told the producer. Read the rest of Gardner's story. View the photos from Sunday's National Board of Directors meeting. View the photos from Monday, June 19.
AGA's Past National Presidents</ strong> held their annual meeting on Sunday, June 18 in San Diego. Left to right, WA Broadus Jr., CGFM, National President-Elect Jeffrey Hart, CGFM, William J. Anderson Jr., CGFM, Richard V. Norment, CGFM, Jullin Renthrope, CGFM, Douglas K. Haywood, CGFM, Jeffrey Steinhoff, CGFM, Virginia Robinson, CGFM, Clyde G. McShan II, CGFM, Virginia Brizendine, CGFM, Charles Harrison, CGFM, Gerald Murphy, CGFM, Thomas Sadowski, CGFM, National President Sam McCall, CGFM, and Immediate Past National President Bobby Derrick, CGFM.
AGA's Past National Treasurers held their annual meeting June 18 in San Diego. Left to right, National Treasurer Elect- Designate Dave Bennett, CGFM, National Treasurer-Elect Thomas Sadowski, CGFM, William Morehead, CGFM, Immediate Past National Treasurer Jeanne Erwin, CGFM, Richard Norment, CGFM, Evelyn Brown, CGFM, Charles Culkin Jr., CGFM, Eva Williams, CGFM, Richard Bunce, CGFM, Diane Dudley, CGFM, and John Webster, CGFM. |
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