Mr. Scott joined the Board in 2016 and currently serves as Chairman. Mr. Scott is a retired partner and regional public sector leader from Deloitte LLP. With more than 39 years of experience at Deloitte LLP serving public sector clients, he is well known for his extensive knowledge and experience in state and local government accounting, financial reporting, compliance and auditing related issues and is frequently looked to as a resource for shaping conversations and regulatory guidance in these areas. Mr. Scott has been actively involved in professional and industry organization committees serving in a variety of roles from Task Force Member to Committee Chairman including the American Institute of CPA’s, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Association of School Business Officials, Texas Society of CPA’s, and US Government Accountability Office.

Mr. Scott served as the Lead Client Service Partner for the States of Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana accounts as well as Regional Sector Leader, responsible for the Firm’s services to the public sector in the Mid-America Region. During his career with Deloitte LLP, Mr. Scott has also served as the National Audit Partner for K-12 Education Services ,the National Leader for Services to Local Government and Higher Education, US representative on the Deloitte’s Global Local Government Services Committee, and directed the development of arbitrage rebate services to governments and other organizations in the United States. He is recognized as a specialist in federal and state compliance, regulatory and risk, reporting and auditing and is a frequent speaker on such topics.

Mr. Scott graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. He is also a Certified Government Finance Manager and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Mr. Bell is currently a Senior Staff Accountant in the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, where he is among the team leads responsible for preparing the Financial Report of the U.S. Government and the related Citizen’s Guide, and is a featured speaker on the financial position and condition of the Federal Government.

Mr. Bell’s career in Federal financial management and policy spans more than 25 years in both the public and private sectors, including positions with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Small Business Administration. Mr. Bell, an MBA and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), has served as the president of the Washington, DC Chapter, Vice President of the Capital Region, and Senior Vice President for the Association of Government Accountants. He earned a B.S. in Accounting from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from George Mason University. He joined the Board on October 1, 2017.

Ms. Bronner is President and CEO of Bronner Group, LLC, a woman-owned, multi-disciplined professional services company that delivers comprehensive strategy, transformation and accountability consulting services to state and local governments, federal agencies, and government-related organizations. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Bronner has assisted several hundred government entities in streamlining business practices, implementing improved internal controls, and developing strong public oversight mechanisms.

Ms. Bronner is the former director of the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program and is a nationally recognized authority on government compliance and oversight and related accountability and internal control issues. She is also a recognized thought leader on public sector implementation and compliance issues associated with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act).

Pursuant to a Presidential appointment, Ms. Bronner served as a member of the governing board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and chaired both its Finance and Audit Committees. She also served as an initial member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Advisory Council, Financial Audit Committee. In addition, Ms. Bronner served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of CPAs, Illinois CPA Society, and as a member of the Board for the University of Illinois Office of Governmental Accounting Research and Education.

Ms. Bronner received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois where she was elected to “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.” She is a licensed certified public accountant in Illinois, Indiana, California, Georgia, Massachusetts, and New York. She joined the Board in January 2016.

Robert Dacey
Mr. Dacey is currently Chief Accountant for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Mr. Dacey has provided leadership for significant GAO efforts in financial accounting and auditing, as well as in information security, homeland security, and other information technology areas. He served as Director of the consolidated financial statement audit for the initial three audits of the U.S. government’s financial statements. He also led GAO’s initial financial audit efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service, and the development of comprehensive audit manuals for financial auditing and information security as well as related training. Mr. Dacey served as a member of the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) and the FASAB Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee. In addition, Mr. Dacey’s long-term leadership in GAO’s information security audit efforts has resulted in numerous result-oriented reports and testimonies, including (1) addressing information security challenges in federal agencies and corporations, (2) assessing emerging information security issues, and (3) evaluating the federal government’s efforts to protect our nation’s private and public critical infrastructure from cyberthreats. Prior to joining GAO, Mr. Dacey was a senior manager with Deloitte & Touche and served as divisional business manager and controller for an international corporation. Mr. Dacey is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He received a B.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati and a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law. He joined the Board on August 1, 2004.

Sallyanne Harper is a founding member and immediate past president of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM), a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of federal enterprise risk management. She also serves as adjunct faculty in the Brookings Institution’s Executive Education Program and the George Mason University Chief Risk Officer program. Ms. Harper is also an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).Previously, Ms. Harper was the Vice-President and Executive Officer of AOC Solutions, Inc.’s Government Financial Management practice where she was responsible for all aspects of planning, performance management, human capital, and knowledge services functions. Ms. Harper also managed a significant portfolio of client engagements related to federal financial management, financial reporting, internal controls and enterprise risk management.

Prior to joining AOC, Ms. Harper had a 34-year career in public service. Ms. Harper served for 10 years as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Administrative Officer for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Prior to coming to GAO, Ms. Harper was the Presidentially-Appointed, Senate confirmed, CFO and Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Ms. Harper graduated from La Salle University, Magna Cum Laude, with a BA in psychology and received her MBA in finance and investments from the George Washington University. She was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from La Salle University for her work in public administration. She is a graduate of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Managers in Government program. She joined the Board on July 1, 2019.

Terry K. Patton