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Tracy Arner is serving as the Interim Associate Director for the Governmental Training, Education, and Development division. In this role, she manages all leadership development and financial management training programs for more than 5,000 local and state government officials annually. She works with officials and staff from local and state government in managing and providing various professional and leadership development training programs in multiple state agencies and a variety of local government professionals associations in the state. Her primary areas of focus as the associate director are the evaluation of all educational programs and the development of public sector competency-based learning objectives and course curriculum. 

Tracy managed the Institute of Government’s Financial Management Training Program, which provides specialized training and certification to finance officers, elected officials and others who serve in local governments and state agencies. Tracy also led the instructional design unit which focuses on delivering online content through webinars and self-study. Prior to joining the Institute of Government, Tracy worked with governments as a public accountant and finance professional and as a consultant to libraries, implementing accounting systems, providing accounting expertise and writing requests for proposals.