2023 Applications Will Begin Soon!
The objective of the CSMFO Cohort Program is to build a sense of team among members, improve your professional advancement opportunities, and offer a better understanding of CSMFO programs. This is roughly, a one-year program (running from May 2022 through February 2023), with 8 scheduled meetings once a month, lasting 90 minutes via Zoom. The program is scheduled for 60 minutes with meetings offering 15-minute, before and after, “watercooler” time.
Participants from the program’s first year have said:
“The CSMFO Cohort has helped me to expand my network of Municipal Finance professional friends, learn how to better leverage CSMFO programs and information, hear how others are dealing with current issues and see quick answers from the group to any Municipal Finance questions that have popped up among the group.”
“I didn’t know what to expect of the Cohort program when I signed up, but I am sure glad I did. I was able to connect with professionals at various levels up and down the State and develop stronger bonds and a couple of handfuls of new resources and friends to carry on my journey through this public sector life and career.”
Sessions anticipated for the year will cover topics around networking, becoming familiar with other professional associations, an insider’s glimpse of the annual conference, career path planning, tools for improving your relationship with your City/General Manager, and ways to get more satisfaction out of your personal and professional accomplishments. The more you engage the Cohort, the more you will get out of it!