Governmental Accounting & Auditing Interest Group Meeting & Technical Session (E1908308)

Jacqueline Grama is a CPA, licensed in New Jersey and holds a New Jersey School Business Administrator Certificate. She began her career in 1987 at Arthur Young’s Metropark Office performing audits of state and local government agencies in New Jersey. In 1999, she joined the Department of Education’s Office of Fiscal Standards to develop and implement fiscal policy for the newly established Charter School Program. She currently works in the Office of Fiscal Policy and Planning and is primarily responsible for the development and administration of fiscal policy guiding school districts and for the related provision of technical assistance. She also administers the Special Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) in conjunction with the Departments of the Treasury and Human Services. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rider University in 1987 and her Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University in 2002. Jacqueline is also an active member of the Association of Government Accountants.

Cynthia Lindsay is the new Assistant Director of LGS. She was the former Comptroller and Assistant CFO for the City of Atlantic City. Within that role she worked alongside State officials in managing the fiscal challenges the City faces. She is also an Instructor for Rutgers, Local Governmental Services teaching the Financial Management Series. Her prior experience is as the Chief Financial Officer and Qualified Purchasing Agent for the Township of Hamilton, in Atlantic County, and former Support Specialist for Edmunds and Associates. She was a former Executive Board Officer of New Jersey’s GFOA .

Montu Patel is a Planning Associate in the Office of Fiscal Policy and Planning. He joined the Department of Education in 2015 and is primarily responsible for the development and administration of fiscal policy guiding school districts and for the related provision of technical assistance. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers University in 2006. He holds a CPA license in New Jersey. Prior to working with the Department of Education, his experience includes the audits of profit and not-for-profit organizations.