Alexandria, VA — AGA is proud to announce the election of new officers to its National Governing Board. The board confirmed Sarah Cunningham, CGFM, PMP, as national president-elect; Carla Flores, CGFM, PMP, as national treasurer-elect; and Cecelia Smith, MBA, as director-at-large. The three leaders will serve two-year terms beginning July 1, 2026.
Cunningham is a partner at Summit, where she brings a deep and respected reputation in government financial management, enterprise risk management, federal credit budgeting and execution, and policy analysis. Previously, she served as CFO for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, overseeing a team of over 130 staff members and a $1.9 billion dollar operating budget. Her prior federal career saw her serve as acting deputy CFO at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and as a senior policy analyst for the Office of Management and Budget. She holds an MPP from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College.
Flores currently works as an executive consultant with MSI Consulting, directing enterprise transformation initiatives for public-sector clients. She also leads the design and implementation efforts for HUD’s Enterprise Data Governance and Execution system. Previously, she worked at the IRS, Office of the CFO, in the role of financial systems modernization project lead. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting from the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce.
Smith recently retired as management controls officer for NASA’s Langley Research Center, Office of the CFO. With more than 25 years of experience across the federal government and private sector, she brings extensive expertise in audit and risk oversight, internal controls, financial stewardship and enterprise governance. A former two-time acting GS-15 at NASA, she chaired institution risk review forums and briefed senior leadership on organizational risk posture, mitigation strategies and control effectiveness. She holds an MBA from the University of West Florida and a bachelor’s degree from Bethune-Cookman University.
