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Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. If you would like to attend this event, please come to the NWPPA registration desk at the hotel, and our onsite coordinator will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Chief financial officers, general managers, all levels of accounting staff, and utility employees who work closely with the accounting department.

Conference Overview:

Come to the first in-person Accounting and Finance Conference since 2019! This one-and-a-half-day conference will offer the ability to reconnect with colleagues and meet new people. The conference will cover a wide variety of topics, including a regional power update, data planning, work orders, and best practices when communicating with decision makers.

Conference Agenda:

Tuesday, June 28

7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast

8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks

Gregg King, Conference Chair, Power Resource Manager, City of Port Angeles

8:45-9:15 a.m. Regional Power Update

Kurt Miller, Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners

9:15-10:15 a.m. Electric Vehicle and Net Metering Rate Synergies

Russ Schneider, Senior Financial Analyst EES Consulting; Jacob Thomas, Principal, GDS Associates

10:15-11:15 a.m. Work Orders

Teri Wallis, Founder/Owner, Terilyn Wallis Consulting

11:15 a.m.-noon Data Planning

Angie Sanchez Virnoche, Vice President/Principal, FCS GROUP; and Sergey Tarasov, Senior Project Manager, FCS GROUP

Noon-1 p.m. Lunch

1-2 p.m. Fiduciary Responsibility for Retirement Benefits

Greg Settle, Senior Consultant, Hyas Group

2-2:45 p.m. Fraud and Internal Controls

Keith Simovic, Partner, Moss Adams 

2:45-3:30 p.m. Panel

Nicole Ulibarri, CFO, Ravalli County Electric Cooperative; Chris Krieck, Administrative Services Manager, CMA, Salem Electric; and Gregg King, Conference Chair, Power Resource Manager, City of Port Angeles

3:45-4:30 p.m. Best Practices Roundtable

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

6-7 p.m. Reception

Wednesday, June 29

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30-10:30 a.m. Live and Learn, or Die Stupid

Dave Mitchell, Owner, The Leadership Difference

10:45-11:45 a.m. Communicating and Decision Makers

Angie Sanchez Virnoche, Vice President/Principal; and Sergey Tarasov, Senior Project Manager, FCS Group

11:45 a.m.-noon. Closing remarks and door prizes

Gregg King, Conference Chair, Power Resource Manager, City of Port Angeles

Conference Location and Hotel Information:

Room rate: $169

Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than June 6, 2022.

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Conference Fees:

Note: Organizations that register a group of employees will receive every fifth registration for free. For example, if you register five employees, you only pay for four; register 10 employees, you only pay for eight; and so on. There is nothing additional you need to do to receive this discount.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations are accepted with a full refund as follows:

For webinars and virtual classes, if the request is made at least five days prior to the course, then 100% of the registration fee will be refunded.

For in-person events, the following fee structure applies: cancellation at least 30 days prior to the event, full refund; within 15-29 days, $100 fee; and within 1-14 days or no show, 100% of the registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling because NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.

Continuing Hours:

This course qualifies for six continuing hours. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.

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