“Mayor
Funkhouser is not a typical politician. He has a significant
amount of professional experience, including a number of
years serving as City Auditor. He is a straight shooter and
a results oriented person who has an interesting story to
tell.”
- David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, currently head of the GAO and President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
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Dr. Funkhouser speaks publicly both on and off camera, both as Mayor and as a professional speaker, many times weekly. Below is a small sampling of Mark's past and upcoming professional speaking appearances:
June 7, 2011: "Littlefoot on Leadership: Love, Hope and Mission in an Age of Skeptics and Cynics," Breakfast Keynote Session, Institute of Management Accountants' (IMA) 92nd Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
January 31, 2011: "Honest, Competent Government: The Promise of Performance Auditing," Full-Day Workshop, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Nashville Chapter's Annual Auditors & Accountants Awareness Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.
October 1, 2010: "Honest, Competent Government: The Promise of Performance Auditing," Half-Day Workshop, Virginia Local Government Auditors Association's Fall Conference in Henrico, Virginia.
September 1, 2010: "Smart with Money: Governance and Ethics in a Tough Economy," Opening General Session Keynote Address, New Mexico Municipal League's 53rd Annual Conference in Taos, New Mexico.
December 13, 2009: “Love, Hope and Mission: Leadership in an Age of Skeptics and Cynics,” Keynote Address, The Graduate School, Kansas City, Missouri.
February 6, 2009: “Love, Hope and Mission: Leadership in an Age of Skeptics and Cynics,” Keynote Address, The Center for the Spirit at Work, Kansas City, Missouri.
October 2, 2008: “Policy Targets and Auditing Results," Keynote Address, Jubilee Conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
September 22, 2008: “Smart With the Money: Governance and Control in a Time of Financial Crisis,” Association of Government Accountants' Internal Control & Fraud Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
May 23, 2008: “Comparative Performance Auditing,” The International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management's International Conference and Training in Miami, Florida.
November 27, 2007:
“New Perspectives: From City Auditor to Mayor,” Plenary Session, National Intergovernmental Audit Forum in Washington, D.C.
October 12, 2007: “Changing the Culture of Government,” Luncheon Speech, Governing Conference in New York, New York.
September 14, 2006: “Strengthening Government Performance Auditing,” Seminar, Australian National Audit Office Seminar in Canberra, Australia.
July 7, 2006: “Perspectives on Performance Auditing,” a Keynote Presentation to Audit Scotland in Edinborough, Scotland.
June 19, 2006: “Perspectives on Performance Auditing," a Keynote Presentation to the Northern Ireland Audit Office, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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"I
regard Dr. Mark Funkhouser as a world-class Practitioner on the challenges
of improving public sector performance. As a conference speaker
he is authoritative and thought provoking, and, from my experience,
his contribution can be relied on to generate interest and ideas
for discussion."
- John Dowdall,
former Auditor General of Northern Ireland |
