Editor’s Alley | March 2022
| First off, I want to say “hello” to all our CSMFO government, student, and commercial members statewide and introduce myself. My name is Will Fuentes and I am the new Chair of the Communications Committee; coming off a three-year term on the CSMFO Board. Second, I want to sincerely thank our former Communications Chair, James Russell-Field, for all his hard work and dedication and bringing informative, quality, and useful content to our members. He did a fantastic job this past year and has been invaluable to me, Vice-Chairs Jennifer Becker and Kofi Antobam, and the entire Communications Committee during this transition. |
It was also great seeing so many of you in person at the annual conference last month in San Diego. Like many, these past two years have been hard for me and I missed the human connection. I am very much a people person and loved seeing everyone again, re-establishing bonds and friendships, learning, and of course, having some well-earned fun. I also met a number of people that are either interested in writing articles for the CSMFO News or volunteering their time on the Communications Committee. If that may also describe you, please send us an e-mail at [communications@csmfo.org]. Whether you have a GASB update, technical recommendation, success story, or leadership advice to share, we want to hear from you. Or if perhaps, you want to volunteer and have contacts with industry leaders that could provide informative articles, we want to hear from you. We look forward to whatever help you can provide and I look forward to many more in person learning and networking opportunities over the year and as we build towards another fantastic conference in Sacramento in February 2023. I hope to see you all there. I’ll be the one dancing!
| Will Fuentes, Communications Chair and Finance Director for the City of Campbell. Will has also served on the Board of Directors and was previously a Vice-Chair of the Career Development Committee. Prior to working for the City of Campbell, Will has served in roles at the City of Milpitas (Finance Director), City of Hayward (Deputy Finance Director), City of San Leandro (Assistant Finance Director), and City of Union City (Revenue and Budget Manager). In his free time, Will loves to hike, run, workout, go dancing, and cheer on the University of Notre Dame and the Buffalo Bills; as a former mid-westerner and New Yorker. |
