Presentation: GFOA 119th Annual Conference

These slides accompanied my presentation at the 2025 GFOA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., where I shared findings from my research on transparency and public records demand in local government finance. The study, which won the inaugural GovFi Prize and was recently published in the Public Finance Journal, analyzes nearly 500 public records requests to understand what residents actually want to know about their city's finances. You can download the full presentation below.

Below is a photo of me and my brilliant research partner, Cathy Landry, right after the presentation. I’m incredibly proud of the work we did together, and deeply grateful for the opportunity to share it on such a meaningful stage.