The 79th Annual County Auditors Conference

Conference Information 

The 79th Annual County Auditors Conference is right around the corner! This year's theme is 21st Century Financial Stewardship. 

The conference is scheduled to take place October 22 - 24, 2024, at the Boardwalk's Cocoanut Grove Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA. 

We look forward to seeing all of you at the conference!

Conference Program 

• Conference Program Agenda

Contact Information

For conference registration questions, please contact Edith Driscoll and the conference team at: ACTTCAdmin@santacruzcountyca.gov or (831) 454-2683.

For all other questions, please contact the State Controller's Office at: LocalGovPolicy@sco.ca.gov.   

Conference Materials and Biographies

• The Honorable Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
• The Honorable Edith Driscoll, Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector, County of Santa Cruz
• The Honorable Gail Pellerin, California Assemblymember, District 28
• The Honorable Bruce McPherson, Board Supervisor, County of Santa Cruz, District 5

Day One

• A Conversation with California’s Fiscal Leaders
  • Moderator - The Honorable Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
  • TBD California State Senate Representative
  • The Honorable Jesse Gabriel, California Assemblymember, District 46
  • Joe Stephenshaw, Director, California Department of Finance

• Modernizing Government Payments with Digital Disbursements
  • Moderator - Stacy D. Nakintu, Senior Analyst, National Association of Counties
  • The Honorable Scott G. Erickson, County Clerk and Recorder, Knox County (Illinois)
  • Curtis Webb, Senior Director, Visa Direct North America, Visa, Inc.

Day Two

• Present State of Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work
  • Kory Asfour, IT Business Systems Analyst, County of Santa Cruz

• California State Controller’s Office Updates
  • Christopher Ryan, Senior Management Auditor, California State Controller’s Office
  • Ken Howell, Senior Management Auditor, California State Controller’s Office
  • Scott Freesmeier, Senior Management Auditor, California State Controller’s Office
  • Anthony Pok, Cost Plans Analyst, California State Controller’s Office
  • Sandeep Singh, Manager, California State Controller’s Office

• The Trials and Tribulations of Claim Processing
  • Chad Rinde, CPA, Director of Finance, County of Sacramento
  • The Honorable Joe Paul Gonzalez, Auditor-Controller, County of San Benito
  • The Honorable Nathan M. Black, CPA, Auditor-Controller, County of Sutter
  • The Honorable Joe Harn, CPA, Auditor-Controller, County of El Dorado

• GASB Update
  • Lisa Parker, CPA, CGMA, Senior Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board

• California's Current Outlook
  • Dr. Somjita Mitra, Chief Economist, California Department of Finance

Day Three

• Speak with Confidence
  • Gloria Cohn, Founder, Gloria Cohn Consulting

• Unlock the Magic of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Automation in Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports and Beyond
  • Gail Gray, Technology Partner, Lance, Soll & Lunghard, LLP

• High Impact Financial Crime—Unemployment Insurance Fraud by County Government Employees
  • Robert G. Campbell, CIA, CFE, CRMA, Assistant Auditor-Controller and Chief Audit Executive, County of Los Angeles
  • Greg Hellmold, Chief, CPA, CIA, CFE, Office of County Investigations, County of Los Angeles