BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1754@newportbeach.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220707T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220707T083000 DTSTAMP:20220629T221640Z URL:https://www.newportbeach.com/events/july-wake-up-newport-state-of-the- orange-county-treasury-with-shari-l-freidenrich-cpa/ SUMMARY:July WAKE UP! Newport - State of the Orange County Treasury with Sh ari L. Freidenrich\, CPA DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="611848" img_size="fu ll" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separat or][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nThis event is free to the public\, but please make reservations so we can plan for food and seating.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][g ravityform id="149" title="false" description="false" ajax="false"][/vc_co lumn][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_ro w][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1656539253186{border-top-widt h: 10px !important\;border-top-color: #141414 !important\;}"]Shari Freiden rich\, an active licensed CPA\, was elected as Orange County Treasurer in 2010\, was re-elected in June 2014 and June 2018\, and ran unopposed in 20 14\, 2018 and 2022.  Shari is the first women ever to be elected as the O range County Treasurer and only the fourth woman elected in a Countywide r ace.  Shari held the highest vote total of 451\,081 in the ballots certif ied by the OC Registrar of voters in June 2018.\n\nIn her eleven years in office\, Shari has saved almost $1 billion for Orange County taxpayers.  As Orange County Treasurer\, Shari is responsible for investing $12 Billio n of public funds\, is an ex-officio member of the 9-member Orange County Employees Retirement System managing $21 Billion\, a member of the County ’s Audit Oversight Committee\, the Deferred Compensation Committee\, the Public Financing Advisory Committee and the OCERS Audit Committee.  Shar i is a national leader in the field of municipal treasury professionals.  Shari is a past President of the California Municipal Treasurer’s Assoc iation and a Past President for the Association of Public Treasurer’s of the United States and Canada in addition to currently serving as the Pres ident-Elect for the CACTTC.\n\nShari is also a local leader in the financi al field.  Some of her recent honors are receiving the Leadership Award f or Public Service from the Orange County Business Council for her work in cutting red tape and providing red carpet service\, selected twice by the Orange County Business Journal in their OC 500 list\, including in their i naugural OC 500 that honors the most influential individuals in Orange Cou nty.   Shari received the 2018 Trailblazer award and was selected as one of three “Experienced Women To Watch” by the California Society of CP As.\n\nShe graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University with a Degree in Business and an emphasis in Accounting.  She previously work ed for Deloitte &\; Touche 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 over 15 years where she was the first woman and CPA in this position.\n\nShari has been active in a number of community o rganizations for over 25 years including being the President for the Hunti ngton Beach Rotary Club of HB\, the Soroptimist Club of HB and the Alumni Association for Washington State University.  She is also a past Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair for the Washington State University ( WSU) Foundation Board\, where she and her husband Clive were recently awar ded their “Biff” Brotherton Award for volunteering and support for WSU .  Shari and her husband Clive have lived in Orange County over 30 years. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_co lumn][vc_column_text]\nDiscussion topics will include:\n• USMCA\n• Tar iffs\n• Infrastructure\n• Immigration\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/ vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][v c_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]\nMeeting Sponsor\n[/vc_column_text][ vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_col umn_text]\nBreakfast treats provided by\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_co lumn width="1/2"][vc_column_text]\nEvent Sponsored by\n[/vc_column_text][v c_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_colu mn_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/ 2022/06/WakeUpNewport-July-7-2022-Freidenrich-300x300-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Featured LOCATION:Newport Beach Public Library (Friends Room)\, 1000 Avocado Ave.\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States GEO:33.6078202;-117.87315109999997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1000 Avocado Ave.\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Newport Bea ch Public Library (Friends Room):geo:33.6078202,-117.87315109999997 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