August 26, 2026

Live Webcast

8 CPE Credits

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Annual Governmental Accounting Conference

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    Instructor

    Lisa
    Parker

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    Lisa Parker

    Bio
    Lisa Parker is a senior project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the GASB in 2008, Lisa worked for Runyon Kersteen Ouellette CPAs for 10 years, the town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine as finance director and interim town manager for 2 years, and the city of Saco, Maine as finance director for 8 years.
    Lisa is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant. She also is a member of the Association of Governmental Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she served as president. Previously, Lisa was president of the Maine Governmental Finance Officers Association, an executive board member of the New England Governmental Finance Officers Association, and a member of a national GFOA standing committee.
    Lisa attended Boston College and the University of Southern Maine graduating with magna cum laude honors and a bachelor's degree in accounting.

The 2026 Governmental Accounting Conference focuses on updates relevant to CPAs and financial professionals who work in federal, state, and local government.

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Provider

Arkansas Society of CPAs (Little Rock)

Agenda

August 26

GASB Update
Speaker:

Lisa Parker

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Lisa Parker

Bio
Lisa Parker is a senior project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the GASB in 2008, Lisa worked for Runyon Kersteen Ouellette CPAs for 10 years, the town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine as finance director and interim town manager for 2 years, and the city of Saco, Maine as finance director for 8 years.
Lisa is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant. She also is a member of the Association of Governmental Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she served as president. Previously, Lisa was president of the Maine Governmental Finance Officers Association, an executive board member of the New England Governmental Finance Officers Association, and a member of a national GFOA standing committee.
Lisa attended Boston College and the University of Southern Maine graduating with magna cum laude honors and a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Break
Breaking Public Trust
Speaker:

Michelle Atchley

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Michelle Atchley

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Michelle Atchley works in the Fraud Section at Arkansas Legislative Audit (ALA), assisting with forensics investigations, presenting audit findings quarterly to the Arkansas Governmental Bonding Board, and working with local Prosecuting Attorneys regarding audit matters. In addition, she serves on a statewide public corruption fraud work group with representatives from the Arkansas State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Internal Revenue Service. Prior to working for ALA, Michelle graduated from the University of Arkansas – Little Rock with a degree in psychology and worked for Dillard's as a Resource Access Control Facility Security Administrator and an IT auditor. She joined ALA in 2005 and holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designations. Michelle is married and the mother of two children, who are her greatest blessings.
City Water and Sewer Audit Update
Speaker:

Charlie Camp

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Charlie Camp

Bio

Charles graduated from Southern Arkansas University – Magnolia in May 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting. Charles became a CPA in April 1998 and is a member of the ARCPA and AICPA. Charles joined Arkansas Legislative Audit in October 1997 working as a staff auditor in the Local Section. In his 28 years, his duties have included Auditor in Charge and Reviewer of various City/County engagements, IDEA Specialist, engagement template development, staff training, private audit processing, special projects, and various speaking engagements.

Lunch Break
Cybersecurity Risks and Safeguards
Speaker:

David Coles

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David Coles

Bio
David Coles has 25 years of auditing experience and is currently Supervisor of Information Security Auditing for ALA. He is responsible for overseeing information security audits of state agencies, counties, municipalities, and educational institutions. In addition, David has directed the IT portions of the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), assisted with data retrieval and analysis of Single Audit-related data, assessed information system controls of entities subject to financial audits, and performed computer forensic investigations. He is a CPA and holds the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designations.
Education Audit update
Speaker:

Matt Fink

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Matt Fink

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Matt Fink is Deputy Legislative Auditor for Educational Institutions with ALA, where he manages the planning and completion of educational audits. These audits include public colleges and universities, school districts, and educational cooperatives in the State, with the majority of the school district and educational audits requiring a Single Audit. Matt holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Central Arkansas and began his career with ALA in July 2010. He is a CPA and is a member of the AICPA and ASCPA.
Break
City Audit Update
Speaker:

Candace Gassaway

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