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Expand your Training with our Strategic Partners

Thursday, March 20, 2025  

CSMFO thrives on strategic partnerships that enhance member engagement and professional growth. CSMFO’s partnerships provide member pricing and valuable insights across five states. Attend the CMTA Conference (Apr 22-25) or GFOA Conference (Jun 29-Jul 2). 

       Author: Margaret Moggia
 

Expand your Training with our Strategic Partners 

An important part of CSMFO's success is the strategic partnerships formed with our counterparts in the association space. Through continuous conversations, we are continuing to build out how we can support each association. Each association brings insight and perspective that enhances member engagement. 

The West Coast Alliance is currently comprised of five states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) with the objective of increasing one's exposure to each other's conferences with the benefit of attending at their member pricing. Learn from their technical knowledge on the similarities and differences between how the states engage in local government. The dates for those conferences are shown on the CSMFO Events Master Calendar.

Need to expand your knowledge on treasury, debt and investments, consider attending the California Municipal Treasurer Association conference to be held April 22-25 in Monterey. We are also fortunate to build relationships at the national level, and appreciate the dialogue with Government Finance Officers Association. We are fortunate to have so many of their key leaders participate in our conference sessions that expand our knowledge on advocacy, accounting, and their rethinking initiatives. Join them in Washington DC with their conference from June 29 – July 2.   

After a successful 28-year career, Margaret retired as the Executive Manager of Finance for West Basin Municipal Water District. An opportunity to support the Town of Discovery Bay CSD as their Finance Manager provides her the opportunity to help guide them through transformative. Margaret began her professional career at Coopers & Lybrand focusing primarily on governments and nonprofits. Margaret earned her B.A in Economics from U.C Santa Barbara. She maintains her license as a certified public accountant (CPA).

In August 2024, Margaret was approved by the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) Board to serve as Interim Executive Director where she has overall strategic and operational responsibility for CSMFO programs and execution of its mission. Margaret served as the 2018 President of CSMFO and also served in a variety of volunteer capacities. Margaret has also been active with CMTA and GFOA. In June 2022, Margaret joined California Class, a joint powers agency, as a Board of Trustee to serve a four-year term for this local government investment pool. In April 2024, Margaret joined the NIGP Certification Commission as a public stakeholder member.