Finance Officer of the Year Award Goes to

2016 Finance Officer of the Year Award Goes to...

The following was read by Monna Van Lint, SDGFOA President and City of Philip Finance Officer, when presenting the Award.

“The highlight of our evening is honoring our Finance Officer of the Year.

We had seven nominations for Finance Officer of the Year. Our independent judges, once again, found it very difficult to pick a winner as all were very deserving. Each nomination highlighted the contributions the Finance Officers make to their communities through the endless hours they put in both professionally and personally.

The number of accomplishments and sincere accolades found in this year’s winner’s nomination form is astounding.

This Finance Officer has been working for 24 years in their city. According to the nomination narrative, this person is loyal, kind-hearted, organized and the ultimate perfect employee! This person is happy to answer many questions that other finance officers have and does it with a kind heart.

This person does their job well and pushes through with the dedication it takes to make things work. They are not a 9-5 employee; they come in early and leave late. This person takes care of all of the employees and the board members. Everyone wants the best for the community but this person does it with “heart” and dedication.

This person’s personal commitment to the community over the years includes involvement in organizations including the church board, volunteer fire department, veterans and other fundraising events, and working with children in the

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local library. In addition, personal accomplishments include spending time with grandchildren, family, friends, gardening and fishing.

Within the past year, this person graciously stepped up to be a substitute finance officer to help a neighboring town, in the absence of their finance officer, who was suffering from a serious illness. This person spent many hours attending the neighboring town’s board meetings in the evenings, leaving work early to travel to the neighboring town to complete payroll and became involved in the fundraiser for the neighboring town’s finance officer. This person did not once complain, but trudged through and did what they had to do to make it work. Yes, it was stressful, but this just shows you this person’s fantastic character!

I am extremely honored to be presenting the 2016 Finance Officer of the Year Award to Vanessa Row of Keystone.”