2024 Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Annual Meeting:
Fiscal Issues Facing the Commonwealth

The 2024 SFAC Annual Meeting will be held at the Hotel Madison Shenandoah Valley Conference Center
November 21 and November 22, 2024 (Agenda)

Hotel Madison Shenandoah Valley Conference Center
710 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA  22801
(540) 564-0200
Hotel Information; Map

Thursday, November 21:

1:00 p.m. Opening Comments 
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair

U.S. & Virginia Economic Outlook (Presentation)
 Olu Sonola, Head of U.S. Economic Research, Fitch Ratings

Virginia's Revenue & Budget Outlook (Presentation)
 April Kees, Staff Director
 Tyler Williams, Staff

Federal Outlook & Impact on Virginia (Presentation)
 Marcia Howard, Exec. Director, Federal Funds Information for States (FFIS)
 Kristin Collins, Deputy Commissioner, VA Dept. of Taxation
 April Kees, Staff Director
 Mike Tweedy & Tyler Williams, Staff

Wrap-Up

Friday, November 22:

8:30 a.m. Opening Comments
The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair

Public Ed. Trends & 2025 Session Outlook (Presentation)
 Wendy Kang, Staff
 Anya Pfeiffer, Staff

Medicaid Trends & HHR 2025 Session Outlook (Presentation)
 Mike Tweedy, Staff
 Sydnee Pottebaum, Staff

Panel - Emerging Issues: Long-Term Investments & Infrastructure (Shenandoah Ballrooms A & B) (Presentation)
 Mollie Mills, Officer, State Fiscal Policy Project, Pew Charitable Trusts
 Katharine Bond, Managing Partner & Founder, iliox Advisors
 William Murray, Senior VP-Corp. Affairs & Comm., Dominion Energy
 Kendra Brown Shifflett & Sydnee Pottebaum, Staff

Panel - Emerging Issues: Higher Education (Shenandoah Ballroom C) (Presentation)
 Jason Baum, Deputy Athletics Director for Legal & Regulatory Affairs, University of Virginia
 Justin Brown, Senior Associate Director, JLARC
 Wendy Kang, Staff

Public Safety Trends & 2025 Session Outlook (Presentation)
 Catie Robertson, Staff

Wrap-up & Closing Announcements (11:50 a.m.)
 The Honorable L. Louise Lucas, Chair
 

* Agenda is subject to change or adjustment without notice.  Please check back for updates