Non-Conference Education
The mission of the WFOA Education Committee is to provide Washington public entities and their staff with professional training in finance, budgeting, accounting, reporting, and other relevant fields. This professional training provides budget and finance professionals the opportunity to meet face-to-face, exchange ideas with others, and enhance their knowledge which will assist them in promoting the professional management of government financial resources. The professional educational opportunities also enable our members to maintain their status as Professional Finance Officers, CPAs, and/or other similar professional designations. If you would like to join the Education Committee or have questions about educational courses offered, please contact the Education Chair at educationcommittee@wfoa.org.
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Upcoming Educational Opportunities
WFOA – Training Opportunities
Cybercrimes and Scams - In Person Class
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Kirkland Justice Center, Totem Lake Room
11750 NE 118th Street
Kirkland, WA 90834
$75 Member / $100 Non-Member
This class will be presented in person in Kirkland.
Join Kirkland Detective Russ Kaufman for a presentation and conversation on common cybercrimes and scams. We will cover topics such as business email compromises, customer service impersonation, investment scams, other schemes, and more.
Speaker: Russ Kaufman has been with Kirkland PD for nine years and currently assigned as a Detective and Task Force Officer with Seattle FBI's Cyber Crime Task Force. Prior to Kirkland, he worked in payroll and tech services for Automatic Data Processing for 10 years.
- Each attendee must register with their email
- Must be logged into the ZOOM webinar with their registered email
- Have the Zoom meeting on their active screen in order to answer the polling questions.
- Three polling questions will be administered for every 50 minutes in order to be eligible for 1 CPE. (Example – 4 hour session will have 12 polling questions).
Registration Cancelation Policy
Cancellation/substitution requests must be received in writing by Admin@wfoa.org. In-person events, a refund is available until 14 business days less a $20 administrative fee. Webinar events, a refund is available until 3 business days less a $20 or 25% of registration fee, whichever is less. No refund will be issued after the business days listed but can be appealed in writing. The appeal can take up to 45 days for determination. Substitutions after the business days listed may be allowed for a $10 fee.