| 22 | Stephanie Nagel | Finance colleagues, I look forward to continuing my work on the MFOA Board in the role of Vice President for 2025.
I am a seasoned professional in municipal finance and have been on the MFOA Board as a Director for the last four years. I have enjoyed the experience and see value in the organization. I believe the training opportunities including the annual conference are essential to municipal finance staff and MFOA is a much- needed resource center that can bring us all together on joint issues.
I have been working in municipal finance for over 25 years and have a wide range of experience. I have my accounting designation CPA, CGA (2001) and I completed a master’s in public administration (MPA) from the University of Western Ontario’s local government program (2012). I am from Niagara Region and attended Brock University for my undergraduate business degree. I am currently employed with the City of Welland as General Manager Corporate & Enterprise Services/CFO. However, for background, I started my career in municipal government as a Deputy Treasurer in my hometown of Lincoln, from there I was Deputy Treasurer in Welland then Treasurer in West Lincoln (with a short stint as CAO). My first role in Peel Region was as Manager, Billing then Manager of Development Charge Financing and Financial Policy. I left Peel and worked in Hamilton as Manager, Accounting Services for a brief period and then came back to Peel as the Treasurer, Director of Corporate Finance for 6 years. I left Peel in the Fall of 2023.
My experience in all sizes and structures (lower, upper and single tier) really gives me a unique perspective. In general, no matter what size or structure many of our concerns are similar and MFOA as an organization can assist on advocacy and working with everyone in municipal finance. I am a huge advocate for stakeholder relations and training/development, and I believe collaboration is the key to success for the municipal finance sector.
MFOA is a massive resource for many finance staff across municipalities in Ontario and a great association that brings together local government finance officers in a very complex and constantly changing environment. I am honoured to be part of the Board of MFOA, and I am looking forward to my next 3-year term where I will serve in 2025 as Vice President. I am happy to continue my journey with MFOA and apply my knowledge and experience to assist my Board colleagues and the staff to serve the needs of my fellow municipal finance professionals.
Thank you and enjoy your summer! I hope to see you all in September at the conference. | stephanie.png | Finance colleagues, I look forward to continuing my work on the MFOA Board in the role of Vice President for 2025.
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