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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting
Dec 19, 2024
Monique
Desiree' Brown
Updated December 19, 2024
Desiree Brown serves as the Program Manager of Fiscal & Administrative Services for the VI Department of Education, a role she assumed on June 6, 2024. Previously, she advanced from Administrative Assistant to Program Manager during her eight-year tenure at the State Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education Programs (SOCTAE), where she demonstrated expertise in managing complex educational programs.
Before her public service, Desiree was Office Manager at Alvarez & Marsal, where she directed fiduciary responsibilities for the VI Department of Education, including successfully managing 100% of State and Adult Education federal funding under challenging circumstances. Her early leadership experience includes serving as Weekend Supervisor for a Resort management company, overseeing operations across five properties and managing a team of 15-20 employees, which honed her skills in team management and operational oversight.
Desiree holds associate and bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration with concentrations in Business Management and Marketing and a certification in Grant Writing.
She aims to enhance her skills in communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making through the executive leadership program, aspiring to lead dynamic fiscal teams as a future Director of a fiscal department.
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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting
Dec 19, 2024
Monique
The Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) convened its annual winter meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, from December 10-12, 2024. The conference brought together public sector finance leaders and their staff from across the insular jurisdictions, including the Commonwealth of the...
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Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors Successfully Completes 35th Annual Conference Over 400 Attendees Focus on Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency
Oct 02, 2024
Monique
The 35th Annual Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) Conference, themed "Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency," and nicknamed APIPA 2024, successfully concluded in Koror, Palau, on August 30, 2024.
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Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.
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