Wayne County's CFO shatters glass ceiling in big way
Michigan Chronicle, December, 2005 by Owens, Keith A.
Owens, Keith A. Michigan Chronicle 12-06-2005 It's funny how life works out sometimes. You start off thinking your life is headed in one direction, only to find out that life had a few more curveballs planned than you ever anticipated. Sometimes curveballs can be a good thing. Carla Sledge, who continues to serve as Wayne County's chief financial officer, is now the first African American female to ever be elected president of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) in the organization's 99-year history.
Her one-year term began in June. For those unfamiliar with the organization, the GFOA is a nationwide professional umbrella organization encompassing roughly 16,000 state, provincial and local finance officers in the U.S. and Canada. "What GFOA...
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