BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1770@newportbeach.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220804T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220804T083000 DTSTAMP:20220725T224747Z URL:https://www.newportbeach.com/events/august-wake-up-newport-update-john -wayne-airport-with-new-director-charlene-reynolds/ SUMMARY:August WAKE UP! Newport - UPDATE: John Wayne Airport with New Direc tor Charlene Reynolds DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="612315" img_size="fu ll" alignment="center" onclick="img_link_large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_r ow][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_co lumn_text]\nThis event is free to the public\, but please make reservation s so we can plan for food and seating.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_ row][vc_row][vc_column][gravityform id="156" title="false" description="fa lse" ajax="false"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/ vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column][vc_column_tex t css=".vc_custom_1656539253186{border-top-width: 10px !important\;border- top-color: #141414 !important\;}"]Shari Freidenrich\, an active licensed C PA\, was elected as Orange County Treasurer in 2010\, was re-elected in Ju ne 2014 and June 2018\, and ran unopposed in 2014\, 2018 and 2022.  Shari is the first women ever to be elected as the Orange County Treasurer and only the fourth woman elected in a Countywide race.  Shari held the highe st vote total of 451\,081 in the ballots certified by the OC Registrar of voters in June 2018.\n\nIn her eleven years in office\, Shari has saved al most $1 billion for Orange County taxpayers.  As Orange County Treasurer\ , Shari is responsible for investing $12 Billion of public funds\, is an e x-officio member of the 9-member Orange County Employees Retirement System managing $21 Billion\, a member of the County’s Audit Oversight Committ ee\, the Deferred Compensation Committee\, the Public Financing Advisory C ommittee and the OCERS Audit Committee.  Shari is a national leader in th e field of municipal treasury professionals.  Shari is a past President o f the California Municipal Treasurer’s Association and a Past President for the Association of Public Treasurer’s of the United States and Canad a in addition to currently serving as the President-Elect for the CACTTC.\ n\nShari is also a local leader in the financial field.  Some of her rece nt honors are receiving the Leadership Award for Public Service from the O range County Business Council for her work in cutting red tape and providi ng red carpet service\, selected twice by the Orange County Business Journ al in their OC 500 list\, including in their inaugural OC 500 that honors the most influential individuals in Orange County.   Shari received the 2018 Trailblazer award and was selected as one of three “Experienced Wom en To Watch” by the California Society of CPAs.\n\nShe graduated summa c um laude from Washington State University with a Degree in Business and an emphasis in Accounting.  She previously worked for Deloitte &\; Touch e as an Audit manager\, at Boeing Corporation as a Division Controller and at the City of Huntington Beach where she was the elected Treasurer for o ver 15 years where she was the first woman and CPA in this position.\n\nSh ari has been active in a number of community organizations for over 25 yea rs including being the President for the Huntington Beach Rotary Club of H B\, the Soroptimist Club of HB and the Alumni Association for Washington S tate University.  She is also a past Board of Directors and Audit Committ ee Chair for the Washington State University (WSU) Foundation Board\, wher e she and her husband Clive were recently awarded their “Biff” Brother ton Award for volunteering and support for WSU.  Shari and her husband Cl ive have lived in Orange County over 30 years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column ][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nDiscu ssion topics will include:\n• USMCA\n• Tariffs\n• Infrastructure\n • Immigration\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_ele ment="yes"][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_c olumn_text]\nMeeting Sponsor\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column _text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]\nBreakfast treat s provided by\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_colu mn][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_colum n_text]\nEvent Sponsored by\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_ text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]\nBreakfast treats will be provided.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc _column][/vc_row] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newportbeach.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2022/07/WakeUpNewport-August-4-2022-Reynolds-JWA-300x300-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR