OSCPA's Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference - Oklahoma City
16.00 Credits
Member Price $480
Non-Member Price $580
Overview
Join us for the OSCPA's Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference!
The conference will be held May 7-8 and will offer up to 16 hours of recommended CPE credit including Yellow Book credit and two hours of Oklahoma ethics.
Attendees can also receive up to 16 hours of CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credit.
The OSCPA's Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference is sponsored by the OSCPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee.
Join us after the first day of our conference for a Networking Reception with complimentary food and drinks. Location is TBD.
Room Reservations: Discounted room rates are available at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center for $163/night (only available through April 6, 2026). You can book your room online or by calling 405-239-3900 using group code C-92T.
Virtual Attendance: If you prefer to attend online, you can register for the virtual event here.
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
CPAs and accounting staff working in government or public accounting.
Preparation
Notice
Exhibitor
Thursday, May 7
General Session
- AICPA and Yellow Book Auditing Standards Update
Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions LLCMelisa Galasso
Melisa Galasso, CPA is assionate about providing confidence, not just compliance as she leads Galasso Learning Solutions as Founder & CEO. Melisa is a nationally recognized authority in designing and facilitating courses on advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. Since 2016, she has guided the GLS team to deliver quality in everything we do. With a far-ranging career in public accounting, academia and industry and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Melisa has built a reputation for delivering engaging, effective learning experiences for CPAs. Committed to advancing our profession, she has served on multiple committees for leading industry organizations including the AICPA and FASB, written the nonprofit accounting book, “Money Matters for Nonprofits,” and has been honored with the Top 50 Women in Accounting Award, the Rising Star award from NAWBO Charlotte, and “40 under 40” recognition by CPA Practice Advisor. In her free time, Melisa loves spending time with her family and can often be found at one of her daughter’s horse shows, supporting the arts with tickets to the orchestra, volunteering, or speaking a bit of French or Spanish on one of her treasured quarterly vacations.
More information to come!
Credits: 2 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- State Auditor and Inspector Update
Cynthia Byrd, State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor & InspectorCynthia Byrd
Cindy Byrd , CPA, is Oklahoma’s 13th State Auditor & Inspector. She is the first woman elected to serve as the taxpayers watchdog. A CPA with 28 years of government auditing experience, Cindy has conducted audits of federal, state, county and municipal entities. Cindys audits have identified millions in misappropriated tax dollars and called out wasteful spending at every level of government. During Cindys tenure, the office has published nearly 2000 audits including the following, which garnered statewide and national attention: A first of its kind Medicaid audit that revealed weak processes mandated by the federal government as well as 1.6 billion in questiones expenditures, a public charter school audit that exposed tense of millions in misappropriated funds and received the 2022 Excellence in Accountability Award for Forensice Audit from the National State Auditors Association, and an audit of COVID funds which reported millions in fraudulent unemployment claims. Cindy is passionate about responsible government. She strongly advocates for transparency and accountability in the receipt and expenditure of public funds. One of the guiding princibles of her career has been that the people deserve to know how their money is spent. Cindy and her husband, Steve, live in Coalgate, located in Coal County, Oklahoma.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Ethics
More information to come!
Credits: 2 - Regulatory Ethics
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Common Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing Deficiencies
Christopher Pembrook, Shareholder, Crawford & Associates, PCChristopher Pembrook
Chris Pembrook, CPA, MBA, CGAP, Cr.FA, is a shareholder at Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm specializing in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities. He is currently serving as a member of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel and the OSCPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee. Pembrook was selected to serve on the joint COSO-ACFE-AICPA Task Force for the development of the group’s Fraud Risk Management Guide. He also served on the AICPA task force that helped establish the AICPA’s new single audit advanced expert certification program.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
- Single Audit and Uniform Guidance Update
Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions LLCMelisa Galasso
Melisa Galasso, CPA is assionate about providing confidence, not just compliance as she leads Galasso Learning Solutions as Founder & CEO. Melisa is a nationally recognized authority in designing and facilitating courses on advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. Since 2016, she has guided the GLS team to deliver quality in everything we do. With a far-ranging career in public accounting, academia and industry and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Melisa has built a reputation for delivering engaging, effective learning experiences for CPAs. Committed to advancing our profession, she has served on multiple committees for leading industry organizations including the AICPA and FASB, written the nonprofit accounting book, “Money Matters for Nonprofits,” and has been honored with the Top 50 Women in Accounting Award, the Rising Star award from NAWBO Charlotte, and “40 under 40” recognition by CPA Practice Advisor. In her free time, Melisa loves spending time with her family and can often be found at one of her daughter’s horse shows, supporting the arts with tickets to the orchestra, volunteering, or speaking a bit of French or Spanish on one of her treasured quarterly vacations.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Incorporating AI Into the Audit and Accounting Functions
Jacob Winkler, Partner, Arledge & Associates, P.C.Jacob Winkler
Jake Winkler, CPA is a shareholder with Arledge and Associates, P.C. with more than 15 years of experience. His areas of expertise include corporate accounting, audit and personal finance. He has extensive industry expertise in government, insurance, employee benefit plans and healthcare. A graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, he holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Oklahoma Society of CPAs. He serves on the Audit Committee of Upward Transitions, the Accounting Careers Committee and Governmental Accounting & Auditing Committee of the OSCPA, and serves as Treasurer for the Freedom School of Oklahoma City. He is also a member of Leadership Edmond Class XXXVI.
Kency Duarte
Kency Duarte, CPA provides financial and compliance audit and consultation services to a variety of public sector entities. He has been involved in the audits of municipalities, governmental agencies, tribes and school districts. He has practiced public accounting for more than eight years. In his current role, he delivers advice and consultation regarding complex accounting matters, leads engagement teams in audit matters and assists in ensuring that reports issued by the firm comply with professional standards.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Information Technology
This session is available to registrants only.
Friday, May 8
General Session
- GASB Update
Lisa Parker, Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa Parker
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMA, is a senior project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the GASB, she worked for Runyon Kersteen Oiellette CPAs, served as the finance director and interim town manager for the Town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine and as finance director for the City of Saco, Maine. Parker has also previously served as president of the Maine Governmental Finance Officers Association.
More information to come!
Credits: 2 - Accounting Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- A Deeper Dive Into GASB 103, The New Reporting Model
Lisa Parker, Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa Parker
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMA, is a senior project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Prior to joining the GASB, she worked for Runyon Kersteen Oiellette CPAs, served as the finance director and interim town manager for the Town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine and as finance director for the City of Saco, Maine. Parker has also previously served as president of the Maine Governmental Finance Officers Association.
Frank Crawford III
Frank Crawford, CPA, is president of Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm in Oklahoma City. The firm specializes in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities and is a member of the AICPA and the AICPA Government Audit Quality Center. Over the last 36 years, Crawford & Associates has provided a variety of audit and accounting services to all sizes of government including many types of financial statement audits and attestation services, fraud investigations, internal control analysis, accounting policy and procedure development, outsourced internal auditing and internal monitoring, developing management anti-fraud programs and controls, quality assurance reviews, training and expert witness services. Crawford served as chairman of the AICPA Government Expert Panel from 2004-2008. He has been involved in a number of other AICPA committees and task force groups, U.S. Federal Government Agencies, various local and national CPA firms and a number of state societies.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Accounting Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- AICPA Government Audit Quality Center Update
Lindsey Kennimer, AICPA
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
Breakout Session
- Revisiting Older GASB Standards Refresh
Christopher Pembrook, Shareholder, Crawford & Associates, PCChristopher Pembrook
Chris Pembrook, CPA, MBA, CGAP, Cr.FA, is a shareholder at Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm specializing in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities. He is currently serving as a member of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel and the OSCPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee. Pembrook was selected to serve on the joint COSO-ACFE-AICPA Task Force for the development of the group’s Fraud Risk Management Guide. He also served on the AICPA task force that helped establish the AICPA’s new single audit advanced expert certification program.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Accounting Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
- Update on the New City/Town Agreed Upong Procedure Engagements, Regulations, Procedures and the Audit Reform Act of 2022 Refresher
Frank Crawford III, President, Crawford & Associates, PCFrank Crawford III
Frank Crawford, CPA, is president of Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm in Oklahoma City. The firm specializes in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities and is a member of the AICPA and the AICPA Government Audit Quality Center. Over the last 36 years, Crawford & Associates has provided a variety of audit and accounting services to all sizes of government including many types of financial statement audits and attestation services, fraud investigations, internal control analysis, accounting policy and procedure development, outsourced internal auditing and internal monitoring, developing management anti-fraud programs and controls, quality assurance reviews, training and expert witness services. Crawford served as chairman of the AICPA Government Expert Panel from 2004-2008. He has been involved in a number of other AICPA committees and task force groups, U.S. Federal Government Agencies, various local and national CPA firms and a number of state societies.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
General Session
- Panel Q and A
Christopher Pembrook, Shareholder, Crawford & Associates, PCChristopher Pembrook
Chris Pembrook, CPA, MBA, CGAP, Cr.FA, is a shareholder at Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm specializing in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities. He is currently serving as a member of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel and the OSCPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee. Pembrook was selected to serve on the joint COSO-ACFE-AICPA Task Force for the development of the group’s Fraud Risk Management Guide. He also served on the AICPA task force that helped establish the AICPA’s new single audit advanced expert certification program.
Jacob Winkler
Jake Winkler, CPA is a shareholder with Arledge and Associates, P.C. with more than 15 years of experience. His areas of expertise include corporate accounting, audit and personal finance. He has extensive industry expertise in government, insurance, employee benefit plans and healthcare. A graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, he holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Oklahoma Society of CPAs. He serves on the Audit Committee of Upward Transitions, the Accounting Careers Committee and Governmental Accounting & Auditing Committee of the OSCPA, and serves as Treasurer for the Freedom School of Oklahoma City. He is also a member of Leadership Edmond Class XXXVI.
Mick Dodson
Mickey Dodson joined the State Auditor’s Office in 2011 and is the senior investigator. He is a graduate of the FBI Academy and a former special agent, and he is certified by the Department of Education as a meetings/records legal instructor. He has a juris-doctorate degree with a public-policy certification and awards in administrative law and professional responsibility, and he is a member of the Bar Association. While in law school, he served on the city council of his hometown and worked in the district attorney’s office of a populous county. He also has a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism with a public-relations emphasis.
Frank Crawford III
Frank Crawford, CPA, is president of Crawford & Associates, CPAs, P.C., an accounting firm in Oklahoma City. The firm specializes in providing auditing, consulting and accounting services solely to governmental entities and is a member of the AICPA and the AICPA Government Audit Quality Center. Over the last 36 years, Crawford & Associates has provided a variety of audit and accounting services to all sizes of government including many types of financial statement audits and attestation services, fraud investigations, internal control analysis, accounting policy and procedure development, outsourced internal auditing and internal monitoring, developing management anti-fraud programs and controls, quality assurance reviews, training and expert witness services. Crawford served as chairman of the AICPA Government Expert Panel from 2004-2008. He has been involved in a number of other AICPA committees and task force groups, U.S. Federal Government Agencies, various local and national CPA firms and a number of state societies.
More information to come!
Credits: 1.5 - Auditing Governmental
This session is available to registrants only.
Non-Member Price $580
Member Price $480