Managing Principal

Brown Armstrong Paulden 
McCown Starbuck & Keeter
Accountancy Corporation

Audit & Tax Divisions

Employee Retirement System
   Specialization

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Retirement Systems:
Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association
Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System
San Diego County Employees' Retirement Association
Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association
Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association
Fresno City Employees’ Retirement Association
Merced County Employees' Retirement Association
Stanislaus County Employees' Retirement Association
Marin County Employees' Retirement Association
San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association
Tulare County Employees’ Retirement Association
San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Assoc.

Cities:
City of Arvin
City of Bakersfield
City of Coalinga
City of Delano
City of Fresno
City of Madera
City of Ridgecrest
City of Tehachapi
City of Tulare
City of Visalia

Counties:
County of Kern
County of Monterey
County of Tulare

Financial Institutions:
San Joaquin Bank
Mojave Desert Bank

School Districts:
Allensworth Elementary School District
Madera Unified School District
Kern High School District
Standard School District
Taft High School District
Mojave Unified School District
Norris School District
Yosemite Union High School District
Greenfield Union School District
Richgrove School District
Inyo County Office of Education
Death Valley Unified School District
Lone Pine Unified School District
Owens Valley Unified School District
Big Pine Unified School District
Bishop Union Elementary School District
Bishop Joint Union High School District
Round Valley Joint Elementary School District

Publicly Traded Companies:
Royale Energy, Inc
Petrominerals, Inc.
Tri-Valley Oil, Inc.
Brush Creek Mining & Development, Inc.

Broadcasting:
Owens Broadcasting Company, LLC
Owens Production Company, Inc.

Special Districts:
Kern County Water Agency
Port Hueneme Water District
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Study Agency
Bear Mountain Parks & Recreation District
West Side Cemetery District
West Side Mosquito District
North Bakersfield Recreation & Park District
Mojave Public Utility District
Shafter Recreation & Park District

Non-Profit:
Boy Scouts of America
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
Bethany Services, Inc.
Community Education & Research Foundation
Cal State Bakersfield Foundation

Health Care:
Tehachapi Valley Hospital District

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES:
SEC Accounting and Financial Reporting Course
School District Conference
Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update
Solving complex single audit problems
The CPA Report: Governmental A & A Specialist, Quarterly Update
Depository Institutions Conference
Not-For-Profit Organizations: Accounting and Auditing
Accounting and Auditing Update
Control of Small Bank Computer Systems
Pension Plans; Accounting and Auditing update
OMB Circular A-128; The Single Audit
School District Conference

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Certified Public Accountant, California
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Bakersfield Chapter
State Association of California Retirement Systems
Governmental Auditing & Accounting Committee, State Committee, Member-at-Large 
 

Other Partner Resumes

Peter C. Brown
Burton H. Armstrong
Andrew J. Paulden
Harvey J. McCown
Steve R. Starbuck
Aileen Keeter
Chris Thornburgh