CFO/COO Consultant
Leon Glaster, MBA-CFO/COO Consultant Biography
I. Conferred Master of Business Administration, 1990: International Business Management Major: Finance, Marketing and Economics, University of New Mexico –Anderson Graduate School of Management, Albuquerque, NM; Bachelor of Science, 1972: Business, Political Science and Sociology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
II. Served As Chief Financial Officer for Detroit Public Schools; Oakland Public Schools; Compton Unified School district; San Leandro Public Schools; Franklin-McKinley Public Schools (San Jose, California); Ravenswood Public Schools (East Palo Alto, California). 1994 – 2012.
III. Served as Executive Director of Financial Services, Clark County Government;
Vancouver, Washington; Multnomah-Washington County Government; Portland, Oregon. 1977 – 1980; 1985 – 1987.
IV. Served as Federal Grants Officer, State of Oregon, Governor’s Office; Salem, Oregon; Served as Senior Internal Auditor, Department of Education, State of New Mexico, Santé Fe, NM. 1981 – 1984; 1990 – 1992.
V. Awards: National Merit Scholar, Churchill High School, Eugene, Oregon 1968;
Association of California School Administrators - Outstanding Administrator of the Year 2002; ACSA, State Chair, Business Services Committee 2005 – 2007.
VI Taught “Advanced Budgets” for the ACSA Professional Development Academy 2004 – 2008.
VII. Served on Executive Boards for the Alameda County School Insurance Group, the Santa Executive Boards for the Clara County School Insurance Group, and the San Mateo County School Insurance Group. Lifetime member of the Northern California School Business Executives.
Public Agency Expertise
- Management of Financial Services, Transportation Services, Food Service, Facilities & Maintenance, Construction Management, Purchasing/Procurement and Information Technology.
- General Obligation Bond Election and Implementation; Parcel Tax Elections<
- External Audit Finding Resolution Process
- Union Contract Negotiations
- Internal Audit Reviews
- Federal Compliance Audits<
- Elimination of Legacy and Structural Deficits