Meet the New President-elect and Executive Board Members.

• Position: Government Finance Officers Association election winners

This spring, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) members selected by mail ballot a president-elect and five new members-at-large of the GFOA Executive Board. The association is governed by the 18-member Executive Board, which consists of 15 members-at-large serving staggered three-year terms, the current president, the previous year's president, and the president-elect. This year's president-elect and newly elected members-at-large are profiled in this article.

President-elect Timothy Grewe, Director, Office of Finance and Administration, Portland, Oregon, began serving on GFOA's Executive Board in 1997 and is a 21-year GFOA member. He served on the GFOA Committee on Governmental Budgeting and Management for six years and was vice chair of the committee in 1997. Grewe was part of the GFOA task force which led to the creation of the National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting (NACSLB). In 1996, he was co-chairman of the Portland Local Conference Committee.

Grewe has three major goals he would like to see GFOA pursue.

1) Continued Implementation of the NACSLB Practices. A great prior effort will take continued leadership if it is to remain alive in the future. Specific activities during his tenure will include continued integration of these practices into GFOA programs; development of a training program that can be jointly offered with other professional organizations; and development of an application tool to help GFOA member jurisdictions apply the practices.

2) Improved Use of Technology. By the end of his tenure as President, it is his hope that all membership services provided by GFOA will be Web-based. That is, at the touch of a key board, members will be able to register for GFOA programs; order publications; conduct research; communicate with other members on common issues; and conduct committee business.

3) Continued Development of Standing Committee Practices. One of the more significant services that GFOA provides to its membership is the publication of practices developed by GFOAs standing committees. This is the mechanism that is used to provide recommendations on how best to conduct the business of public finance. He will continue to advocate for development of meaningful practices and policies that provide guidance to GFOA membership.

In addition to these areas, he also will continue to keep a heightened focus on the activities of GASB, particularly any efforts related to SEA and performance measurement...