Are You Interested in Serving on AFP’s Government Relations Committee?

By Jeanine Arnett
Published: 2012-11-29

AFP has been extremely active as a voice and advocate for corporate treasury and finance professionals on legislative and regulatory issues that directly impact our members. In addition to the efforts of AFP staff, members of AFP's Government Relations Committee (GRC) play a critical role in advocating on behalf of the profession and developing policy positions to ensure that voice of financial professionals is considered throughout the various policy debates.

The mission of the GRC is to formulate AFP's public policy positions and to advocate those positions to government officials, standard setters, the media, and other associations. The GRC provides professional and technical expertise to policy makers on issues of interest to corporate treasury and finance professionals. The GRC membership consists of corporate treasury and finance professionals with specialized operations, technical and legal expertise.

Members are drawn exclusively from the corporate practitioner rank of AFP. The GRC holds two meetings per year-a fall and spring meeting in Washington, DC. In addition, members meet during AFP's annual conference and are encouraged to attend a luncheon held in their honor.

If you are interested in serving on the GRC, contact Jeanine Arnett, AFP's Director of Government Relations & Public Policy at jarnett@afponline.org. You will need to submit a brief statement about why you would like to serve on the GRC and what you could contribute to the group. Also, please be sure to attach a copy of your resume/CV for consideration. Appointments to the committee will be made in January 2013.

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Are You Interested in Serving on AFP’s Government Relations Committee?

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