SCMTD February 2004 Board of Directors Agendas - Santa Cruz ...

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
PARTNER, SUPERVISORY AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The members of the audit team assigned to the engagement are:
Steven R. Starbuck, CPA, Engagement Partner
Burton H. Armstrong, CPA, Concurring Engagement Partner
Thomas Young, CPA, Engagement Manager
Connie Perez, CPA, Engagement Senior
Michael Oliveras, Engagement Staff
Adriana Belt, Engagement Staff
Mr. Starbuck has over thirteen years of government and commercial audit experience. He
participates in the standard setting process, being a past and current member of various state
society committees’. He currently manages the firm’s transportation audits, which include Santa
Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, Central Contra Costa
Transit Authority, and Fresno County Council of Governments.
Mr. Armstrong has over thirty years of governmental auditing experience. Among his current
engagement responsibilities are audits of the North San Diego County Transit District, City of
Santa Barbara, County of Kern, and Kern County Water District. Mr. Armstrong will be the
concurring audit partner. As part of our quality control procedures, a concurring partner must
review every engagement.
Mr. Young has eight years of governmental auditing experience. Among his current audit
responsibilities are the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Fresno County Council of
Governments, San Bernardino Employees Retirement Association, County of Tulare, and City of
Bakersfield. Mr. Young will supervise the financial and compliance audit required under the
Single Audit Act and OMB Circular No. 133.
Ms. Belt has nearly three years of experience auditing governmental entities. Most recently she
has assisted with the audits of Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Central Contra Costa
Transit District and Council of Fresno County Governments. Mr. Olivares has been with the firm
for two years and has assisted with the audits of Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District and
numerous other governmental audits.
PRIOR ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
DISTRICT
We have completed the District’s financial statement audits for the past three years.
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