Category: President’s Message

Happy CGFM Month!!!! If you are thinking about this certification, there are some upcoming webinars about the path to certification and strategies for CGFM candidate success. Also, if you order the on-line CGFM study guides by March 31, it is 25% off!!!!

https://www.agacgfm.org/cgfm-certification

https://www.agacgfm.org/cgfm-certification/cgfm-maintenance/cgfm-month

It is membership and CGFM renewal time…Auto-renewals will process around March 17. Please consider all the value included in the membership fee as you are renewing. The value you get in free CPE from AGA National brings in more value than the $100 renewal. They have updated/streamlined the My AGA area. Please take a moment to verify your email address! This is the primary way National Office and the chapter reach you. If you use your work email address, consider adding a secondary email address with your personal email. As a note for people who joined during the year—the fee at joining was a part year amount and this billing will put you on the annual cycle.

Our friends at the AGA Central Ohio Chapter reached out and asked about partnering on an event. They have set up a GASB 103 implementation session for Tuesday, April 7, 1:00 CT Please see the registration information on page 3 of the Monthly Footnotes. Free for AGA members!!!!

Don’t miss out—FREE national events coming up soon

• March 17–Technology and Transformation Summit, virtual, 6 CPE; last chance to register!
• May 5–Performance Counts, virtual, 4 CPE

We are very close to completing the agenda for the Annual Symposium on May 13. I think you will find this to be an interesting day. We hope to have the website updated and information sent out by the middle of next week. For now, Save the Date! The cost will remain at $55 for members and $110 for non-members.

Did you know?
AGA has on-demand CPE training courses for low rates! These are available to members and non-members and there is a variety of topics.

Sherri

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Spring is coming and it is once again time to celebrate Certified Government Financial Manager month! March has been declared CGFM month and we have received proclamations from Governor Tony Evers, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Photos are included in the March 2025 Footnotes. We will have the signed proclamations on display at the May Symposium.

As a reminder, the AGA National office has the following events which are free to members:

AGA Members Only Webinar	March 12	1.5 CPE
Performance Counts Summit	May 13	4.0 CPE
AGA Members Only Webinar	May 14	1.5 CPE

Go to www.agacgfm.org for details and to register.

Registration will be opening soon for the 47th Annual Spring Symposium at Union-South. We are just finalizing the details for one speaker before sending out information. Save the date: Tuesday, May 6.

Sherri

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Hello AGA Chapter!

AGA Southern Wisconsin has a lot of things in motion. Most notable is that the Spring Symposium schedule is nearly finalized and the registration information will be available soon. We are working on setting up some chapter webinars and will be starting to use Conferences I/O for attendance tracking, Q&A during the session, and CPE certificates.

AGA National has some upcoming events that are free for members

• AGA Members only webinar March 12 1.5 CPE
• Performance Counts Summit May 13 4.0 CPE
• AGA Members only webinar May 14 1.5 CPE

Go to www.agacgfm.org for details and to register.

It is membership renewal season! All memberships expire on March 31. In past years, AGA National has let these hold off until April for late renewals, but they will be doing a firm cut-off this year. Keep this in mind if you want to register for any of the May members only sessions! This year they will only be sending renewal invoices by email. You can pay on-line and have the option to select “auto renewal.” They are also adding a way to indicate you would like to get text message updates from them; over 700 people have opted in over the past month.

If you have been thinking about the CGFM certification, be sure to check out the great specials in February. When you submit your application, you will get the bonus item noted on the specials calendar (see page 5 for more information). This would be a great kick-start to enhance your career path.

Sherri

There is still a little time if you have not signed up for the AGA National Free Members Only webinar scheduled for December 11, 1-2:15 central time:

The chapter is working on the ins & outs of using Conferences i/o for webinars. Chapter webinars will be scheduled as we get through the administrative parts of recording CPE codes, completing evaluations, and sending out CPE forms.

Save the Date! The Annual Symposium is May 6 at Union South. We are working on getting the speakers and topics confirmed, but the general information is on page 4 of the newsletter. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sherri

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

We are off to a slow start for the chapter program year, but National AGA has several upcoming events that are free for members to keep your CPE on track. Don’t miss out on the free sessions below!

Technology & Transformation Summit (TTS)         *Free*           6 CPE

Virtual conference Wednesday, November 6

Still time to register           https://www.agacgfm.org/Events/TTS/Home.aspx

Free Members Only Webinar                                                       1.5 CPE

Wednesday, December 11, 1-2:15 CT

Topic & speaker not published yet

https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars/2023-2024-Webinars/Free-Members-Only-Webinar-(1).aspx

Wake Up Wednesday Coffee Chat                *Free*                     1.0 CPE

Wednesday, January 29, 7-8 CT

https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars/2023-2024-Webinars/Free-Coffee-Chats.aspx

Free Members Only Webinar                                                       1.5 CPE

Wednesday, March 12, 1-2:15 CT

Topic & speaker not published yet

https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars/2023-2024-Webinars/Free-Members-Only-Webinar-(2).aspx

The chapter will be scheduling some webinars for winter/spring and those will be sent as the speakers are confirmed. If you have a topic area you would like us to pursue, feel free to drop a note to any board member or through the website!

Sherri  
Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Happy April!

AGA National has listed a new training event which is free for government members! Performance Counts 2024. This is May 1 from 11:40 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Registration details are in the April newsletter. This is a bonus CPE opportunity!

Also note that the Wake Up Wednesday Coffee Chat (free to members) is this week: April 17, 8-9 a.m. ET (7-8 a.m. CT). The last Free Members Only Webinar of the program year is Wednesday, May 15 from 2-3:15 p.m. ET/1-2:15 p.m. CT.
Webinars are at: https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars.aspx

If you have not already registered for the May 8 Annual Spring Symposium, there is still time! Registration ends Tuesday, April 23.

Registration

Full Brochure

Sherri

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Welcome to March—We are once again celebrating “March is CGFM Month”!!!! This is the 30th anniversary of the Certified Government Financial Manager credential. We have included signed proclamations denoting this special month by Governor Tony Evers and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

Registrations are open for the AGA Spring Symposium! Sign up today and mark your calendar… We were able to hold the 2024 registration fee to the same price as last year even with Union South price increases. I hope you can join us for a day of learning and networking! We have not finalized the full agenda yet, but we are close. Confirmed topics are Enterprise Resource Management, Fraud Detection and Prevention, How Bonding Affects Your Life (Government Debt Funding). More information will be sent as the speaker biographies and session information is available. You can visit our website to register and to see any updates (www.aga-wis.org).

There are two free CPE opportunities posted on the AGA National website (https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars.aspx). April 17 is a CPAG Wake-Up Wednesday Coffee Chat for 1 CPE. The next free Members Only Webinar is May 15 for 1.5 CPE.

Sherri Voigt, CGFM, CPA

Just a short newsletter this month.

Of immediate interest: There is still time to sign up for the AGA National Members Only webinar on Wednesday!!!! Free to Members!!!

Setting a Clear Vision for Your Team: Lessons from an Olympic Athlete turned Executive
February 14 | 2:00–3:15 PM ET | 1.5 CPEs | FOS: PD
https://www.agacgfm.org/Training/Webinars/2023-2024-Webinars/Members-Only-3.aspx

We are actively working on getting the Symposium schedule in place. Hold the date!
Wednesday, May 8, at Union South. Once this schedule is done, we will get some webinars set up.

It is membership renewal season. They now offer the opportunity to sign up for recurring billing so you don’t have to remember each spring (but they will send an email ahead to remind you it is coming). Please consider checking your information on-line. There are a number of people with outdated addresses (email and physical). Keeping your email current ensures you are receiving all the notifications for members only events and chapter events.

Sherri