The Public Finance Leadership Academy (PFLA) at UGA recently honored 14 professionals graduating from the elite program.
A partnership between the University of Georgia Institute of Government and the Georgia Government Finance Officers Association (GGFOA), the intensive program equips new and emerging public sector financial management leaders with the knowledge they need to successfully manage the fiscal affairs and activities of a local government.
The PFLA certification is a high-level distinction for finance professionals. The program builds upon topics covered in the Institute of Government’s Local Government Finance Officer Levels I and II training. Institute faculty and external government finance industry partners teach about preparing the annual comprehensive financial report, human resources, economic development, local government structure, and more.
For more information, visit cviog.uga.edu/pfla.
2025-2026 Public Finance Leadership Academy Graduates
Karine Brooms, Jat Consulting
Don Eugene Brundage, Department of Public Health
Felicia Camp, City of Covington
Baleigh Fleming, Bibb County
Debbie Godfrey, Whitfield County
Quinn Hanna-Chipman, City of Atlanta
Eurana Jean Herbert-Walters, Gwinnett County Public Schools
Jacqueline D. Hughes, Gwinnett County
Su Jin Hwang, DeKalb School District
Mark Musselwhite, City of Demorest
Jacqueline Pryor, City of Hiram
William Gregory Smith, City of Waycross
Cynthia Strozier-Porter, MARTA
Charles T. Williams Jr., City of St. Marys