Board of Directors

Officers  

Chairman of the Board
MICHAEL CONNOLLY, CTP
Mike Connolly is Vice President - Treasurer at Tiffany & Co. in Parsippany, NJ. Mike has been a member of the AFP Board of Directors since 2006. He previously served as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee, and was a member on the Strategic Alliance Committee, the Audit Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. In addition, he has served on the AFP Global Corporate Treasurers Forum Task Force for the 2005 and 2006 conferences and chaired the 2005 conference; also a member of the AFP Retail Treasury Form Task Force for 2009 and the Corporate Treasurers Council Research Advisory Board. He has been a member of AFP since 1999.

Vice Chairman
SUSAN GLASS, CTP
Susan Glass is Corporate Finance Manager at Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. She has been a member of the AFP Board since 2006 and currently serves as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and is Chairman of the Finance Committee. She also serves as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Strategic Alliance Committee. Previously Susan served as Vice Chairman, Secretary. In the past she has served on the Finance Committee, the 2003 Payments Conference Task Force, chaired the 2002 Annual Conference Task Force and was a member of the Task Force in 2001. In 2000 she served as Chairman of the Retail Industry Task Force and was a member of the Task Force in 1998-1999. At the local level, Susan has served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City AFP and was President in 1999. She served as Program Committee Chair, Secretary and Vice President from 1996-1999. Susan has been a contributor at the AFP Annual Conference, speaking on various subjects since 2003. She has been a member of AFP since 1995.

Vice Chairman
 

Anita Patterson, CTP
Anita Patterson is Director, Treasury Services for Cox Enterprises, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Anita has been a member of the AFP Board since 2008 and currently serves as Vice Chairman, Secretary and is Chairman of the Policy Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. She was recently a member of the Payments Advisory Group, serving as its Chairman from 2006-2007 and has served as Chairman of the Global Treasury Task Force in 2006, a member on the Annual Conference Task Force in 2002 and 2003, and the Payments Forum Task Force as Chairman. She is a frequent speaker at national and regional AFP conferences and forums. In addition, Anita is a member of the SunTrust Client Advisory Board, as well as serving on several boards within her community. Anita has served on her regional AFP of Atlanta as President, Secretary and Committee chairman since 2002. Anita has been a member of AFP since 1992.

Directors  

Ann Anthony, CTP
Ann Anthony is Director of Treasury and Investor Relations at South Jersey Industries, Inc. in Folson, NJ. Prior to joining SJI, Ann worked with Metrologic Instruments as Director of Treasury and Risk Management and has held various positions in manufacturing, banking and retail business with both domestic and global activities. Ann serves as a member on the Audit Committee as well as the Ethics Special Committee. Ann has been an active participant in the Philadelphia AFP where she has served in several Board capacities. She has been a member of AFP since 1995.

 Jeff Cappelletti, CTP
Jeff Cappelletti is Corporate Treasurer and Risk Manager for G4S Secure Solution (USA) - (formerly known as The Wackenhut Corporation) in Jupiter, FL. In addition to being a corporate officer of Wackenhut, Jeff serves as President of Titania Insurance Company of America, a Vermont based captive insurance company. Jeff has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006 and currently serves on the Finance Committee and is the Founding Member on the AFP of Canada Board of Directors. In 2006 and 2005 he was a member of the Annual Conference Task Force. In 2002 he served as a Pinnacle Award judge. He has been a member of AFP since 2001.

Craig Ehrnst, CTP
Craig Ehrnst is Treasurer of NCCI Holdings, Inc, in Boca Raton, FL since 2000. He was formerly with ExxonMobil's Latin American affiliate as a Senior Treasury Manager. Craig has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008. He currently serves as a member on the Policy Committee. He was a member of the AN08 Annual Conference Task Force and in the past he has served as the Chairman of the Treasury Management Advisory Group as well as the AFP Working Capital Management Task Force. He has been a speaker at the AFP Annual Conference in past years, and currently serves on several local community advisory boards. He has been a member of AFP since 1997.

Roberta Eiseman, CTP
Bobbie Eiseman is Director of Treasury at SunGard Data Systems Inc. in Wayne, PA. Bobbie has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2008 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Bobbie has been a member of the Government Relations Committee, and has served on the AN06, AN07 and AN08 Annual Conference Task Force. In 2007 and 2008 she served as a Pinnacle Award judge. Bobbie has been a speaker at the AFP Annual Conference in past years. She has served on her regional AFP of Philadelphia as Treasurer, Vice President and President. She has been a member of AFP since 2000.

James Gilligan, CTP
Jim Gilligan is Senior Manager, Corporate Treasury at Great Plains Energy, Inc. and President, KLT Investments Inc., a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, both located in Kansas City, MO. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2004 and served as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee from 2006-2008. Jim currently serves as a member on the Policy Committee and the Strategic Alliance Committee. In addition he served as Chairman of the 2006 Annual Conference Planning Task Force and as a Pinnacle Award judge. Jim was also a member of the Annual Conference Planning Task Force in 2004 and 2005. He has served as President, 3-term Treasurer and Conference Chair of the Kansas City AFP. He has been a member of AFP since 1998.

Patricia Hui, CTP
Patricia Hui is Sr. Corporate Treasury Manager at Mentor Graphics Corp., a multinational company dealing in electronic design automation, headquartered in Wilsonville, OR. Prior to joining Mentor Graphics in 2009, she was Treasury Manager at Tektronix, Inc. Patricia is currently a member of the Policy Committee. She has served in the past as an AFP Pinnacle Award judge, and has been a member of the Annual Conference Task Force for two years. She is a member of the AFP of Oregon and SW Washington and served on the Board of AFP of Oregon in 2001 and 2002. She has been a member of AFP since 1998.

Jeff Johnson, CTP, CPA
Jeff Johnson is Treasurer and Vice President, Investor Relations at Deluxe Corp. in Shoreview, MN. His responsibilities at Deluxe include treasury operations, investor relations, retirement plans, and risk management. Prior to joining Deluxe Jeff was CFO with ABS Global Jeff is currently a member of the AFP Finance Committee. He presented at the 2006 AFP Annual Conference as the Strategy Category winner of Pinnacle, and was a session presenter in 2008. He served on the Treasury Management Forum Task Force in 2010. Jeff has been active in roundtable discussions at the Minneapolis Treasurer's group and has been a member of AFP since 2005.

Maureen O'Boyle, CTP
Maureen O'Boyle is Assistant Treasurer at Shaklee Corporation in Pleasanton, CA. She has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006 and serves as chairman of the Ethics Special Committee as well as a member on the Finance Committee. Maureen served as Chairman of the Government Relations Committee from 2007-2009 and has been a member of the Committee since 2002. Maureen has been a speaker at past AFP Annual Conferences. From 1997 to 2001 Maureen served on the Peninsula TMA as Treasurer, Vice President and President, and in 1997 served as their Program Chair. Maureen also served as Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association from 1988-1992. In 2001 and 2002 she was co-chair of the San Francisco Treasury Management Symposium, and served on the organizing committee since 1988. She has been a member of AFP since 1988.

Dennis Reedy, CTP
Dennis Reedy is Managing Director of Treasury Operations at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He has been on the Board of Directors since 2004 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2004-2008. He currently serves as a member on the Audit Committee and the Ethics Special Committee. He also served as a Founding Member on the AFP of Canada Board of Directors from 2009-2010. Dennis served on the Certification Body of Knowledge Committee for Essentials Six and Seven, the 1995 TMA/BAI RFP project, Item Writers and Job Analysis Task Forces and has been a speaker and industry roundtable facilitator at the AFP Annual Conference. He served as President/Treasurer and is a current board member of the AFP of Indiana. He is co-director for the Treasury Institute of Higher Education, of which AFP is an alliance partner. He has been a member of AFP since 1987.

D. Anthony Scaglione, CTP
Anthony Scaglione is Vice President and Corporate Treasurer at ABM Industries, Inc. in New York, NY. Prior to joining ABM Industries, Anthony was with CA, Inc. as Vice President, Assistant Treasurer. He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee as well as the Strategic Alliance Committee. He has presented at a number of AFP conferences and contributed to the AFP Exchange magazine. Anthony has been active in roundtable discussions at the Corporate Treasurers Council and regional treasury conferences. He has been a member of AFP since 2001.

Adrienne Urban, CTP
Adrienne Urban is Vice President and Treasurer at World Fuel Services Corporation in Miami, FL. Prior to joining World Fuel Services, Adrienne was Vice President and Treasurer at the Children's Place in Secaucus, NJ. She serves as a member of the Finance Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. She has presented at AFP's Retail Forum, Corporate Treasurers Forum, and Canadian Forum, as well as the AFP Annual Conference. In 2002, she served as Co-Chair of the Retail Industry Task Force. Most recently, Adrienne served as a member of the 2009 Certification Task Force and the 2009 Test Specification Task Force. She has been a member of AFP since 1997.

Past Chairman of the Board
IRA BIRNS, CTP, CPA
Ira Birns is Executive Vice President and CFO at World Fuel Services Corporation in Miami, FL. He was formerly Vice President & Treasurer/Vice President,Investor Relations at Arrow Electronics, Inc., headquartered in Melville, NY. Ira has been a member of the AFP Board of Directors since 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board from 2008-2010 and as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee from 2004-2006. In the past he has served as a member of the Finance Committee, the Strategic Alliance Committee and the Audit Committee. He served on the AFP Global Corporate Treasurers Forum Task Force in 2006 and 2005. Ira has been a speaker at several national AFP conferences and he has been named to the AFP 300 from 2004-2008. He has been a member of AFP since 1991.