City Names New Chief Financial Officer
By FALLS CHURCH CITY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
November 4, 2010
Richard A. La Condré has been selected as the Finance Director for the City of Falls Church, effective December 6.
La Condré comes to the City from the City of Tallahassee, Fla., where he has served as Manager of Financial Planning and Administration since 2008. Previously he was Commissioner for the Division of Financial Management for Sullivan County, New York, for 11 years. Other positions he held with Sullivan County include Acting County Manager, and Director of Finance, Department of Metal Hygiene. He also worked for five years in state government and has over 30 years of public accounting experience.
“Richard will bring an abundance of strong financial management experience to the City of Falls Church,” said City Manager Wyatt Shields. “His extensive knowledge and practice with successful financial models, revenue forecasting, and fiscal strategies will be of critical assistance to the City as we move forward.”
In addition to his duties as Finance Director, La Condré will also serve as General Manager of the Administrative Services Department, which includes Finance, Real Estate Assessments, and Public Utilities Customer Service.
La Condré has been an adjunct college-level lecturer, is a member of the Government Financial Officers’ Association, and was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
Melissa Ryman, who has been the Acting CFO for the past four months, will resume her position as Deputy Director of Finance.
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November 4, 2010
Falls Church in the News
Good luck to Mr. La Condré. Let’s see how he deals with the City’s continuing budget woes while agreeing with everything the City Manager wants. Remember what happened to the last guy.