A good public servant strives to assist citizens ethically and impartially with honesty and compassion.

Having worked nearly 20 years for Vigo County, including the last six years as Chief Deputy Treasurer and for the Indiana State Board of Accounts, I possess a significant amount of experience from which I have gained valuable knowledge. Additionally, I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana State University. Therefore, with my experience, knowledge and education, I am the best candidate for Vigo County Treasurer.

The greatest challenge facing the scope and duties of the Treasurer’s office would be making the best investment decisions for the county. To address this challenge, I would use all resources available at the local and state level to determine the most lucrative and safest option.

I would consider making changes to the current property tax payment system by evaluating all options to determine what is best for property owners to make online/phone payments. Key factors to consider are low bank convenience fees and user friendliness. Regarding personnel, I would not make any immediate changes.

A desire to help others, and an openness to learn.

I direct day-to-day operations, including sales handling, invoicing, inventory, and accounting. Leadership responsibility for and training 19 member staff. Provided superior customer service; developed long-term customer relationships. Maintain full compliance with industry regulations and ensure safe, efficient operations.

My challenges would be, I would be building a new set of skills. Being the Treasurer, there should always be an openness to learn new material. And a learning curve to digest the material as well. The Dept. of Local Government Finance dictates theses practices that are in the treasurers office, and they have training for newly elected officials, with ongoing training.

I would want my staff to treat people with respect, and let the residents of Vigo County know we care about them. I understand were not going to know all the answers all the time, but maybe we can point people in the right direction. I would not make any changes immediately. I will need to rely on the team that's in place.

A dedicated individual that will take the best interest of the public it serves.

My experience in the financial service industry of 32 years in banking, branch manager, has provided me with the knowledge needed to serve as Vigo County Treasurer. I'm seeking re-election of this office and have 4 years of experience in managing the Treasurer's Office. Our office had a record year in interest income on investments for 2023.

We have approximately 70,000 parcels, in which we mail out about 50,000 mailings by early April with the due date of May 10th. The window we have to collect and process payments in the Spring creates a very tight schedule. I'm currently exploring other options to facilitate a more spread-out delivery of tax statements. I have also implemented a new platform in 2023 which offers many payment options to the taxpayer by paying online with Invoice Cloud. I'm focused on the taxpayer's best interest in facilitating simple, easy payment options.

In exploring the spread-out delivery of tax statements, the office will experience a more manageable workload. Currently its extremely busy Spring & Fall tax collection. We have down time in between tax collection, with the change the staff will remain busy throughout the year. No change to personnel at this time.