David McDermott
David J. McDermott is the former Colorado Controller. McDermott was appointed controller on April 1, 2008.[1] He retired from the controller's office effective June 30, 2013 in order to accept a new position as Director of the Colorado Financial Reporting System Implementation.[2] He was succeeded by Deputy Controller Robert Jaros on May 1, 2013.
Prior to his appointment, McDermott was an accountant in the state controller's office from 1992 to 2008. Before entering state employment with a job in the Colorado state auditor's office in 1989, he worked in the residential home building industry in Denver.
Biography
McDermott earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Colorado at Denver.[3]
In 1989, McCermott started his first professional job at the Office of the State Auditor and passed the CPA exam.[1] McDermott joined the Office of the State Controller (OSC) in 1992 as an accountant.[1] From 1992 until being appointed as State Controller on April 1, 2008, he worked in and later managed the Reporting & Analysis Section of the OSC which prepares the state’s financial statements and other statutory and constitutionally required reports.[1]
Education
- Iowa State University, pre-engineering student
- 1989: University of Colorado at Denver, Bachelor of Science degree in accounting
Political career
Colorado Controller (2008-2013)
McDermott was appointed controller on April 1, 2008.[1] As the controller is a permanent employee of the state, he is not subject to periodic reappointment.
Appointments
2008
McDermott was appointed Colorado Controller by the executive director of the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration on April 1, 2008.[1][4]
Personal
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McDermott and his wife, Jenny, have two children.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Colorado Controller Office, "McDermott Biography" accessed September 27, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration, "Jaros named State Controller; McDermott to retire, transtion to COFRS implementation," April 27, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Office of the State Controller, "Bio of David J. McDermott," accessed August 5, 2011
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 24-30-201," accessed August 5, 2011
- ↑ Colorado Office of the State Controller, "Bio of David J. McDermott," accessed August 5, 2011
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