Keeping the book straight

San Diego Business Journal, Jan 24, 2005 by Connie Lewis

Keeping The Book Straight: The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority was awarded a certificate of achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its 2004 annual financial report.

The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of government accounting and financial reporting. The annual report, judged by an impartial panel, demonstrated a "spirit of full disclosure," stated a press release from the airport agency.

"This award affirms the authority's mission to be an open and transparent public agency," said Thella Bowens, its president and chief executive officer.

A representative from the Government Finance Officers Association will be on hand to present a plaque to Vernon Evans, the agency's vice president-treasurer and chief financial officer, and Cheryl Coccaro, its director of accounting, during an Airport Authority board meeting Feb. 7.

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