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Rosemary Flatley Lenaghan, visiting assistant professor of accountancy, earned her Doctorate in Public Administration at the University of Illinois in Springfield (UIS) in May 2006. Dr. Flatley, a licensed CPA in the state of Illinois, also earned her Master of Arts in Accountancy at UIS. She comes to us from the Illinois Commerce Commission where she was a Policy Analyst. In addition she has served as Controller for Catholic Charities and Accounting Manager for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Her dissertation addressed the financial vulnerability of nonprofit organizations.

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EDUCATION

·         DPA. Doctorate of Public Administration, University of Illinois, Springfield (2006).

·         M.A., Accountancy, University of Illinois, Springfield, (1990).

·         M.S., Education, Western Illinois University, Macomb, (1973).

·         B.S., Mathematics, Purdue University, (1970).

EXPERIENCE

·         Visiting Assistant Professor, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Springfield (2006-present)

·         Transportation Policy Analyst, Illinois Commerce Commission. (2001-2006)

1.      Expert witness: financial condition of towing companies in rate cases

2.      Budget analyst.

3.      Strategic planner.

·         Finance Director, Prevention First, Springfield, Illinois (2000-2001).

·         Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (1991-2000)

1.      Accounting Manager (1991-1996)

2.      Controller for Catholic Charities for 28 Counties in Central Illinois (1996-2000)

·         Staff Accountant/Auditor, Lawrence Travis and Co. (1988-1991).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

·       Presentation – “Cash Flow and Resource Dependency as Determinants of Financial Vulnerability in Nonprofit Organizations,” 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Business.

·       Publication – A Case Study of Proactive Planning for E-government Services for Licensed Moving Companies in Illinois. . NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation, Volume 3, pp. 45-55, December 2005.

·       Publication - In Search of Reason: A Case Study of Illinois Rate Regulation. NRRI Journal of Applied Regulation, Volume 1, pp. 131-148, June 2003.

·         Presentation - “Justifying Investment in E-Government.” 2004 American Society of Public Administrators national conference in Portland, Oregon.

·       Presentation - “Coping with Change: A Case Study of Nonprofit Providers of Residential Services for People with Developmental Disabilities.” 2002 American Society of Public Administrators national conference in Newark, New Jersey with Patricia Byrnes, Ph.D.

·         Treasurer for the Section on Public Performance Measurement of the American Society of Public Administrators – 2004-2005.

Member- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

 

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