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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you have not had a chance to meet with the newest member of the SARS team, let me introduce him now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rob Hamilton previously worked for a CPA firm in Medford, Oregon that was very active in auditing cities, school districts, and special districts. As a result, Rob is quite experienced in dealing
“up close and personal” with governmental accounting issues and had no problem getting on board when he joined SARS in August 2012.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For those of you who track this kind of thing, Rob graduated from the University of Oregon, joining the “duck” side of the ledger here in SARS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rob replaces Jeanne Bock, who has been promoted to Senior Financial Reporting and Policy Analyst (Operations and Policy Analyst 4). Jeanne will now focus more on policy matters, technical
support and consultation on a statewide basis, and work product review. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Personnel changes in SARS usually means changes in agency assignments and this time is no different. The changes noted below are effective immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">SARS Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">100<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Department of Aviation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Business Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">141<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Department of State Lands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">150<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Department of Revenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">SAIF Corporation (DPCU)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">443<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Oregon Health Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Rob Hamilton
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">177<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Kathy Dixon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">629<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Department of Forestry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Kathy Dixon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91">Jeanne Bock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535">Kathryn Ross, CPA</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535">155 Cottage Street NE, U-50</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535">Salem, OR 97301</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Phone: (503) 373-0265<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535">Fax: (503) 378-3514</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/SARS"><span style="color:blue">http://oregon.gov/DAS/CFO/SARS</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#353535">Data Classification: Level 1 - Published</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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