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Kendra Smith Executive Liaison, Communications, and Stakeholder Manager Federation of Tax Administrators Kendra Smith has joined the Federation of Tax Administrators in March 2026 as executive liaison, communications, and stakeholder … Read more

Jim Kamm Board of Trustees Member Tax Commissioner, State of Nebraska Jim Kamm became Nebraska’s Tax Commissioner in September 2023 after being appointed by Governor Jim Pillen. Prior to this … Read more

Jim Zingale Member, FTA Board of Trustees Executive Director, Florida Department of Revenue Jim Zingale, PhD, was appointed by the Governor and Cabinet as the Executive Director of the Florida … Read more

McKinley Wooten Jr. Member, FTA Board of Trustees Secretary, North Carolina Department of Revenue North Carolina Department of Revenue Secretary McKinley Wooten, Jr. was appointed to the FTA Board of … Read more

Shellie Hughes Member, FTA Board of Trustees Executive Director, Nevada Department of Taxation Shellie Hughes was appointed executive director of the Nevada Department of Taxation in August 2021. In her … Read more

Phillip Ashley Board of Trustees Member Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax Phillip Ashley became the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax … Read more

Stephanie Schardin Clarke Secretary, FTA Board of Trustees Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Stephanie Schardin Clarke was appointed in January 2019 by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to serve … Read more

A Jan. 29, 2025 United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum rescinded the office’s Jan. 27 memorandum that required heads of federal departments and agencies to temporarily pause … Read more

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