ALGA Lifetime Achievement Award Winners ( ) Count Year Recipient Jurisdiction Contributions

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Recipient

Jurisdiction

Contributions

35 2020

Sherri Idle

City of Overland Park, KS

Missouri State Auditor’s

Office

• Integral member of ALGA’s leadership team for

many years, serving as a Board Member, Treasurer, President, Committee Chair, and Committee Member

• Led ALGA in developing its first online

benchmarking survey and first peer review training video

• Encouraged small audit shops to participate in

ALGA and focused on growing ALGA’s membership in all 50 states and Canada

• Guided ALGA’s expanded influence, particularly

with ALGA’s recommendations for Comptroller General’s Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards and participation in the IIA’s Global Initiatives Project

34 2020

Susan Nicewander

Oklahoma State

Treasurer’s Office

City of Oklahoma City, OK

• Attended ALGA’s inaugural conference in

Philadelphia and signed ALGA’s Charter at that first meeting

• Served as the fifth President of ALGA as well as a

Board Member and Committee Chair

• Served as the chair of the Standards Review

Committee (now the Professional Issues Committee) and drafted ALGA’s first position paper on professional issues affecting local government auditors

• Participated in ALGA’s Peer Review Program

during its formative years

33 2020

Paula Ward

_{Washoe County School}

District, NV

Nevada Division of

Internal Audits

• Served as an ALGA Peer Review Committee

coordinator, giving hours of support to organizations requesting peer reviews, ALGA member peer review volunteers, and to peer review committee members

• An active member of the ALGA Publications

Committee since its inception

• Represented local government auditing through

participation in ALGA and the IIA, serving as president of the Northern Nevada IIA Chapter for several years

• Co-authored a publication for the Local

Government Auditing Quarterly and provided training at several of ALGA’s annual conferences

32 2019

Erin Kenney

Los Angeles Fire and

Police Pensions, CA

Los Angeles Police

Department, CA

• Key contributor to the high quality and success of

ALGA’s peer review program

• Developed and led numerous trainings both

regionally and at the annual ALGA conference in past years to help train new reviews for the program

• An enthusiastic, highly effective co-instructor for

numerous peer review workshops, a skillful and professional coordinator for countless peer reviews, an exceptional leader as Committee Chair

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Contributions

• Continues to serve, now in her tenth year, as a

trusted advisor to the Peer Review Committee

• Encouraged many members to expand their

knowledge of the GAS Yellow Book and pursue development opportunities as a peer reviewer

31 2019

Harriet Richardson

City of Palo Alto, CA

City of San Francisco, CA

City of Berkeley, CA

• Dedicated her career to the advancement and

support of performance auditing and routinely demonstrates a commitment to improving local government performance and accountability

• Served on the Board for many years and with

distinction as ALGA’s 2005-06 President

• Served as the chair of the Professional Issues

Committee and as ALGA’s representative on the Government Auditing Standards Advisory Council

• Frequent presenter at ALGA regional trainings,

webinars, and the annual conference; has authored several articles in the Local Government Auditing Quarterly; and has led and participated in many peer reviews

• Served on the Association of Government

Accountants' Financial Management Standards Board, which facilitated an important relationship for ALGA

30 2019

JC Squires

Orange County

Auditor-Controller, CA

City of Long Beach, CA

• An active member, committee member, Board

member, and ALGA’s thirteenth president; provided energy and leadership during the late ‘90s and early ‘00s—a critical time in ALGA’s growth

• Saw the opportunity to solidify ALGA’s position as

the preeminent authority on local government auditing and he provided leadership to advance that goal

• His work on drafting and implementing our

strategic plan was instrumental in moving ALGA to the “next level”

• Working with a graphic artist, he created the logo

we use today

• Hosted the 2001 conference in Long Beach, where

he worked as Assistant City Auditor; it was the first ALGA conference to draw over 300 attendees

• Created the long-term conference planning

committee and served as the first chair

29 2018

Leslie Ward

City of Atlanta, GA

• Held various Board leadership positions in ALGA,

including President and At-Large Board Member

• Served on several committees and task forces,

including Conference, Conference Planning, Awards, Advocacy, Strategic Planning, Membership, and NALGA’s Future

• Conducted ALGA’s first Peer Review in 1990 and

served as the Peer Review Committee’s Regional Coordinator

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Contributions

• On Leslie’s watch as ALGA’s eighth President,

ALGA began the Lennis Knighton Award,

implemented a benchmarking survey, constructed the internet homepage, and secured ALGA’s position as the voice of local government auditing

28 2018

Drummond Kahn

U.S. GAO

Oregon Department of

Transportation

City of Portland, OR

• Served on the Board for six years and as ALGA’s

25th President

• Chaired the Conference and Nominating

Committees

• Was an active participant in the Education,

Advocacy, Membership, Professional Issues, and Strategic Planning committees

• Has been a conference and webinar presenter

many times

• Led and served on multiple ALGA peer review

teams

27 2018

Ann-Marie Hogan

City of Berkeley, CA

• Served as a Board Member and on several other

committees over the past 15 years

• Was a chair, member, and advisor to the

Advocacy Committee since 2002, assisting more than 30 jurisdictions in efforts to establish or strengthen the audit function

• Contributed to numerous publications to promote

independent, local government auditing, including the last three revisions of ALGA’s Model

Legislation and Guidance on Outsourcing

• Presented at numerous conferences for ALGA and

other professional associations

26 2017 Doug Jenkins

Milwaukee County

_{Comptroller, WI}

• Instrumental in the early success of the Local

Government Auditing Quarterly, the Peer Review Program, and ALGA annual conferences

• Served on the Editorial board, as LGAQ Editor,

ListServ Moderator, and Peer Review Team Member

• Contributed numerous articles to the LGAQ, and

planned, attended, and spoke at many ALGA conferences

• His contributions laid the groundwork for and

shaped the way ALGA members network and share information

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Contributions

25 2017 Mike Taylor

Hanover County, VA

City of Stockton, CA

City of Roanoke, VA

• Served as ALGA President and Treasurer; chaired

the Professional Issues, Nominating, and Peer Review committees over 16 years; and served as a member of and review coordinator on the Peer Review Committee, as well as a member on the Long-Term Conference Planning Committee

• Served as ALGA’s representative on the

Comptroller General’s Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards.

• Has attended every ALGA conference since 1994,

which is the second longest active streak behind Mr. Jerry “Iron Man” Heer

24 2017 Bill Greene

City of Phoenix, AZ

• Served as ALGA President, Treasurer, and Board

Member

• Chaired the Long-Term Conference Planning

Committee and was a member of the Peer Review Committee, having helped draft guidance for local government audit organizations, and served as a Peer Review Coordinator for Region III

• Presented at numerous ALGA conferences, and

even starred in ALGA’s first peer review training video

23 2016 Jerry Shaubel

Toronto, ON

• Served as ALGA President, Treasurer, and Board

Member

• Served on five peer reviews and has published

quite a few articles in the Local Government Auditing Quarterly

• Frequently served as a presented and moderator

at annual conferences

22 2016 Jerry Heer

Milwaukee County, WI

• Served as ALGA President from 1996-97

• He was also a member of the Board of Directors as

well as serving on a number of committees including the Conference Committee, the Advocacy Committee, and the Strategic Planning Committee

• He was the recipient of the 2009 David M. Walker

Excellence in Government Performance and Accountability Award

• Has attended every annual audit conference

21 2016 Alan Ash

City of Gainesville, FL

Toronto, ON

• Served in numerous capacities at ALGA, including

President, the Board of Directors, and as a member and chair of the Education committee

• Planned the 2000 conference in New Orleans,

where he even entertained member by playing bass with a jazz band during the Monday evening event

• He was an active peer reviewer, serving on nine

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Contributions

20 2015 Beth Breier

Tallahassee, FL

President, the Board of Directors and four committees

• Taught sessions at multiple ALGA conferences and

regional training events

• Instrumental in establishing ALGA as a member of

the Government Accounting Standards Advisory Council

19 2015 Gary Blackmer

Portland, OR

President, the Board of Directors, and six committees

• Served 10 years as Portland’s elected City Auditor

• Served two four-year terms as Multnomah County

• Auditor

• Multiple time Knighton winner (2005, 2006, 2007,

2008)

• Teacher and mentor to many auditors in the

Pacific Northwest and across the country

18 2014 Jeff Griffiths

Toronto, ON

• President, the Board of Directors and five

committees, and served as Chair on two of these committees

• First Canadian to attend an ALGA conference

• Conference Chair in 2003 when Toronto became

the first and only city outside the U.S. to host the annual conference

• Promoted ALGA to Canadian municipalities and

was instrumental in persuading a number of them to join and participate in ALGA

17 2013 Deborah (Debbie)

_Taylor

Jackson County, OR

• Maintained an active membership in ALGA since

signing the Charter in 1989

the Board of Directors and at least eight different committees. She has been a member of six peer review teams, has been a speaker and facilitator at ALGA’s conferences, and helped write some of ALGA’s publications

• The letters of support noted her advocacy for and

leadership on issues and challenges faced by small local government audit organizations

16 2012 Albert Scaperotto

City of Philadelphia, PA

• A founding member of ALGA, and was ALGA's first

Treasurer, a position he held from 1989 to 1994

• He was also an active participant in many of

ALGA's professional endeavors, including the Knighton Award

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15 2012 Doug Norman

City of Portland, OR

• Served as the Peer Review Committee

Chairperson from 1989 to 2001, during which time he pioneered ALGA's Peer Review program

• Developed the first processes for member offices

to undergo peer reviews, keyed those processes to current standards, and led the efforts to professionalize ALGA peer reviews

14 2012 Elizabeth C. Moore City of Memphis, TN

• Served as an ALGA Board Member and as the

Education Committee Chairperson

• Led and worked on major education initiatives

such as regional training conferences, online peer review training, continuing professional education quizzers, and the education web page

13 2009 James Kaplan

Fairfax County, VA Public

_Schools

Established N.A.L.G.A.’s World Wide Web

12 2008 Gerald A. Silva

San Jose, CA

N.A.L.G.A.’s fourth president (1992-1993)

11 2008 Joanne Griggs

Virginia Beach, VA

N.A.L.G.A.’s seventh president (1995-1996)

10 2007 Colleen Waring

City of Austin, TX

• • Chair of Professional Issues Committee Co-author of IIA Practice Guide titled “The Role of

• Auditing in Public Sector Governance”

9 2007 Mark Funkhouser

Kansas City, MO

• Second editor of Newsletter / Quarterly (1990 -

1999)

• Author of “Funkhouser on Auditing” articles

• Recipient of AGA’s Eithorn-Gary Award for

outstanding contribution to advancing government accountability

8 2006 Joe Harris

City of Detroit, MI

Board member (1999 - 2001) and Chair of the _{Awards Program Committee (1999 – 2000)}

7 2005 Richard C. Tracy

City of Portland, OR

• N.A.L.G.A.’s second president (1990-1991)

• Formed the Model Legislation Committee to assist

other local jurisdictions in developing an audit function

• Served the government audit community on the

Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards and the Government Accounting Standards Board

6 2004 Robert O. Johnson Jacksonville, FL

• N.A.L.G.A.’s third president (1991-1992)

• Board Member (1989)

• Served as N.A.L.G.A.’s appointed representative to

the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum from 1993 to 1997

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5 2003 Susan Reed

Missoula, MT

• NALGA Treasurer and Board Member for 3 years

• Developed paperwork for NALGA’s incorporation

and tax exempt status

• Co-authored “Small Audit Guide to Peer Review”

• Participated on five peer review teams, and was

leader on three of the five

• Served on the Membership, Education and Peer

Review Committees

• Speaker and moderator at national conferences

4 2003 Marilyn Mayr

Milwaukee County, WI

• • N.A.L.G.A.’s first president (1989-1990) Her audit shop was the first to have a peer review using the N.A.L.G.A. Quality Control Review Guide

3 2003 Roland Malan

King County

State of New York Office

of State Comptroller

In Winter 1986, started publishing the Local Government Auditors’ Newsletter (NALGA was established in 1989) to bring the local government auditing community together to share their audits of note, and to communicate issues

2 2003 Peter Babachicos

Massachusetts Water

Authority

Officer and Board Member