Monica R. ValentinePhone: 202-512-7350
Executive Director

Melissa BatchelorPhone: 202-512-5976
Assistant Director

Melissa Batchelor joined the FASAB staff in April 2002. She has managed projects on topics related to all areas of federal financial reporting including the reporting entity, assets and liabilities, cost accounting, revenues, stewardship land and heritage assets, and property, plant and equipment.

With over 30 years of federal financial experience, Ms. Batchelor began her federal career working at the Office of Inspector General for certain Departments where she performed financial statement audits as required by the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. As an audit manager, Ms. Batchelor worked on several first clean audits in the federal government. Ms. Batchelor’s career also included working for the Chief Financial Officer’s office at the Department of Commerce. There, she prepared the Department’s first Accountability Report, which included the Department’s first clean audit opinion.

Ms. Batchelor graduated with honors from Mary Washington College, receiving a BS in business administration and accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the AGA.

Robin GilliamPhone: 202-512-7356
Assistant Director

Robin Gilliam joined the FASAB staff in September 2013. Ms. Gilliam is the project manager on the management’s discussion and analysis and climate-related financial reporting projects. She also led the insurance programs project to the issuance of SFFAS 51, Insurance Programs. She began her federal career in 1997 at the Census Bureau working on the audited Financial Statements. She then gained extensive knowledge in developing core financial systems at Commerce, Labor, and the Treasury Departments. While at Treasury, Ms. Gilliam was the liaison to the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program and the Financial Systems Integration Office, joining a team of agency experts to develop the federal core financial system requirements and the standard reimbursable business processes. She also led a diverse group of agencies in developing the Interagency Agreement form to standardize reimbursable agreements across the Government (now known as G-Invoicing). Ms. Gilliam worked closely with OMB and agencies to develop financial data standards and policies, for which she wrote and contributed to the Treasury Financial Manual. Ms. Gilliam has a Bachelor’s degree in art and psychology from Goucher College and a Certificate in Accounting from University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Project Management Professional, and a member of the AGA.

Leigha KigerPhone: 202-512-7358
Communications Specialist

Leigha Kiger joined the FASAB staff in 2015 as the organization’s first communications specialist. Ms. Kiger assists in the development of Board publications by editing for clarity, consistency, and uniformity. She also manages internal and external communications, including meeting minutes, newsletters, listserv messages, and FASAB’s website content. Ms. Kiger frequently presents in-person and virtually at conferences on topics including FASAB project updates, plain language writing, and effectively communicating financial information. Before joining FASAB, Ms. Kiger participated in AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service. During her year of service, she piloted and coordinated the first financial literacy program of its kind at a local non-profit in Florida. Ms. Kiger graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She is a member of the AGA and serves as the head webmaster for the DC chapter.

Sherry LeePhone: 202-512-9108
Senior Analyst

Sherry Lee joined the FASAB staff in February 2022. Ms. Lee began her federal career in 2005 at the U.S. Coast Guard, where she managed reimbursable funds for the international training program and conducted internal controls assessment and audit follow-up. From 2009 to 2020, Ms. Lee worked for the Department of the Interior (DOI) as an accountant in the consolidated financial reporting team. In that capacity, Ms. Lee prepared financial statements and notes for DOI’s Agency Financial Report, responded to audit requests, and provided policy and support related to contingent legal liability, environmental and disposal liability, leases, and property, plant, and equipment. Prior to joining FASAB, Ms. Lee worked for the Internal Revenue Service as an accountant in the property and equipment financial reporting team. Over the years, Ms. Lee represented the agencies on various FASAB projects including land, leases, and public-private partnerships. Ms. Lee graduated from the George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland and a Certified Government Financial Manager. She is a member of the AGA.

Romona ParkerPhone: 202-512-7350
Executive Assistant

Romona Parker joined the FASAB staff in October 2016. She began her federal career with the Department of the Navy, where she primarily worked with the Chesapeake Division as a clerk-typist. In 2001, she transitioned to the United States Army JAG Corps as legal secretary to the Chief of the Trial Counsel Assistance Program and four attorneys. Her responsibilities included filing briefs and motions to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, as well as coordinating training conferences. In doing so, she prepared, processed, and coordinated all domestic and international travel arrangements for the division. In 2012, Ms. Parker assumed the position of staff administrative program analyst for the Directorate of Contracting within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; immediately before joining FASAB, Ms. Parker served as a paralegal specialist for the Army Corps Chief Counsel’s Office.

Ricky A. Perry, Jr.
Assistant Director

Ricky A. Perry joined the FASAB staff in July 2019. Mr. Perry manages Board projects on lease accounting and implementation. He also serves as the staff liaison to the Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee—a permanent committee that develops and recommends implementation guidance solutions for the federal financial management community under the supervision of the Board. Prior to joining the FASAB staff, Mr. Perry worked at the Government Accountability Office, where he managed federal financial audits, audited certain federal disaster relief and tax credit programs, and assessed government-wide payment integrity processes and strategies. While with GAO, Mr. Perry detailed with the Board, managing its tax expenditures project and supporting education and outreach efforts.

Mr. Perry is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of North Carolina and a Certified Government Financial Manager. He is an active member of AGA, serving as a Board member for its Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) program and a subject matter expert for the CGFM job analysis working group. He holds a master’s degree in accounting from North Carolina State University.

Brian RobinsonPhone: 202-512-2578
Analyst

Brian Robinson joined the FASAB staff in June 2023. Mr. Robinson began his federal career in 2016 at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). At MACPAC, Mr. Robinson worked closely with the Chief Financial Officer to perform a wide variety of federal financial management activities such as certifying payments, reconciliations, budgeting, internal control, and performing contract administration. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Robinson worked as a Staff Accountant in the United States Senate’s Disbursing Office. In that capacity, Mr. Robinson performed a wide array of finance and accounting duties such as researching accounting issues, analyzing accounting data, performing complex journal entries, and working with the PeopleSoft financial system.

Mr. Robinson graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Mr. Robinson is currently enrolled in the master’s in accounting program at George Mason University, with a planned graduation date of spring 2024. He is also pursuing the accounting for government contracts certification at George Mason University. Mr. Robinson is a Certified Government Financial Manager and a member of the Association of Government Accountants.

Domenic N. SaviniPhone: 202-512-6841
Assistant Director

Domenic Savini joined the FASAB staff in August 2008. Mr. Savini began his career with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) where he supervised both mobile and resident audit teams performing a host of compliance, operational and financial statement audits. While serving as a customer service liaison with both the Department of Transportation-Maritime Administration  and Department of the Navy, Mr. Savini developed DCAA’s first-ever Maritime Audit Plan.  As a result of his accomplishments, in 1998 he was selected for the prestigious Director’s Fellowship Program.  Mr. Savini also worked for the Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command as a financial analyst and contract negotiator.  In that capacity he was primarily responsible for financial management of the Navy’s multibillion dollar Maritime Pre-positioning Ship program.  Mr. Savini served in several prominent positions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC). Notably, as Director of REAC’s Public Housing Authority (PHA) Finance Division, he directed the financial assessment and GAAP conversion of HUD’s 3200 Public Housing Agencies and was also responsible for developing nation-wide financial analysis training for both HUD and PHA staff. Immediately prior to joining FASAB, Mr. Savini held the prestigious position of Director of Finance & Administration with the Smithsonian Institution’s Sackler/Freer Galleries of Art. As a result of his accomplishments toward improved Smithsonian financial management and reporting, Mr. Savini’s financial reporting model was adopted by the Institution and served as the foundation for subsequent Board reporting. Mr. Savini is a member of the Government Finance Officer’s Association (GFOA) Special Review Committee and frequently speaks at conferences around the country.   Mr. Savini has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Kean University and a master’s degree in general administration from Central Michigan University.  He is licensed in New Jersey and Virginia.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Josh R. WilliamsPhone: 202-512-4051
Senior Analyst

Josh Williams joined the FASAB staff in August 2020. He manages the intangible assets project and is currently leading an effort to update financial reporting guidance for software technology.

He began his federal career in 2008 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and served various roles as a budget analyst and an accountant. He managed many aspects of the USACE Civil Works financial statement audit for multiple years in which USACE received a clean opinion each year. In 2018, he led a team that managed the first ever USACE Military Construction financial statement audit and successfully achieved a clean audit opinion. During his tenure at USACE, Mr. Williams was also responsible for other financial management activities, including analyzing overhead cost accounts, writing policies, updating regulations, and managing programs to fund USACE construction field management of military construction contracts.

Mr. Williams is a Certified Public Accountant in the District of Columbia and a Certified Government Financial Manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentrations in economics and finance from the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as a master’s in business administration and a master’s in public administration from Syracuse University. He is a member of the AGA and the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants.