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About ABFM

Charter & Bylaws

The American Society for Public Administration ( ASPA ) recognizes the development of specialized areas of interest within its membership as important to the advancement of the aims and purposes of the Society. Accordingly, it has granted and approved the following Charter & Bylaws for the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management. This Charter & Bylaws are subject to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society and to official ASPA policies governing the creation, evaluation, and termination of sections

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The American Society for Public Administration ( ASPA ) recognizes the development…

Officers & Executive Committee

ABFM is governed by a Board comprised of the following membership:

Elaine Yi Lu
Chair
John Jay College, CUNY
Hai “David” Guo
Chair-Elect and Conference Chair
Florida International University
Whitney Afonso
Vice Chair
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Justin Ross
Immediate Past Chair
Indiana University
Sarah Larson
Treasurer
Miami University
Tatyana Guzman
Secretary/Archivist
Cleveland State University

Executive Committee At-Large Members

Susan Leland
2026-28 Term
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Eugenia Gorina
2026-28 Term
University of Texas at Dallas
Craig Maher
2026-28 Term
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Zachary Mohr
2025-27 Term
University of Kansas
Michelle Lofton
2025-27 Term
University of Georgia
Wie Yusuf
2025-27 Term
Old Dominion University
Andrew Crosby
2024-26 Term
University of California, Riverside
Rob Greer
2024-26 Term
Texas A&M University
Tatyana Guzman
2024-26 Term
Cleveland State University

Selection of Officers & Executive Committee

Elected Members

Members elect a nine-member Executive Committee and the following Officers: Chair, Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair and Immediate Past-Chair.  Executive Committee members serve three-calendar-year terms, staggered so that three members are elected annually.

Chair of ABFM is a four-year progressive term, starting with election as Vice-Chair. The incumbent promotes to Chair-Elect for the second year, then Chair for the third year. The incumbent also serves one year in an advisory capacity as Immediate Past-Chair.

Appointed Members

The following positions are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the Chair:

  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Archivist
  • Newsletter Editor
  • Membership Chair
  • Student Paper Award Coordinator
  • Conference Committee Chair

Past ABFM Chairs

Chair of ABFM is a one-year position that reflects a four-year commitment on part of a dedicated member to provide leadership and guidance to their fellow practitioners and researchers in public sector finance and budgeting.

YearChair
2025Justin Ross
2024Christine Martell
2023Jerry Zhao
2022Robert Bland
2021Jonathan Justice
2020Thad Calabrese
2019Justin Marlowe
2018Bryan Sullivan
2017Dan Smith
2016Carolyn Bourdeaux
2015Robert Kravchuk
2014Charles Menified
2013Scott Pattison
2012James D. Savage
2011Carol Ebdon
2010Dwight V. Denison
2009Katherine Willoughby
2008Rebecca Hendrick
2007Robert J. Eger III
2006John Bartle
2005Kurt Thurmaier
2004Wes Clarke
2003Jocelyn Johnston
2002Beverly Bunch
2001John Forrester
2000Paul Posner
1999Merl Hackbart
1998Fred Thompson
1997Karen Stanford
1996Robert D. Lee, Jr.
1995Marylin M. Rubin
1994W. Bartley Hildreth
1993L.R. Jones
1992John Mikesell