Monica R. Valentine
Executive Director

Melissa Batchelor
Assistant Director

Melissa Batchelor joined the FASAB staff in April 2002. She has managed projects on topics related to all areas of federal financial reporting including the reporting entity, assets and liabilities, cost accounting, revenues, stewardship land and heritage assets, and property, plant and equipment.

With over 30 years of federal financial experience, Ms. Batchelor began her federal career working at the Office of Inspector General for certain Departments where she performed financial statement audits as required by the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. As an audit manager, Ms. Batchelor worked on several first clean audits in the federal government. Ms. Batchelor’s career also included working for the Chief Financial Officer’s office at the Department of Commerce. There, she prepared the Department’s first Accountability Report, which included the Department’s first clean audit opinion.

Ms. Batchelor graduated with honors from Mary Washington College, receiving a BS in business administration and accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the AGA.

Robin Gilliam
Assistant Director

Ms. Gilliam joined FASAB in September 2013 and is the project manager on the management’s discussion and analysis project. She also led the insurance programs project to the issuance of SFFAS 51, Insurance Programs. She began her federal career in 1997 at the Census Bureau working on the audited Financial Statements. She then gained extensive knowledge in developing core financial systems at Commerce, Labor, and the Treasury Departments. While at Treasury, Ms. Gilliam was the liaison to the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program and the Financial Systems Integration Office, joining a team of agency experts to develop the federal core financial system requirements and the standard reimbursable business processes. She also led a diverse group of agencies in developing the Interagency Agreement form to standardize reimbursable agreements across the Government (now known as G-Invoicing). Ms. Gilliam worked closely with OMB and agencies to develop financial data standards and policies, for which she wrote and contributed to the Treasury Financial Manual. Ms. Gilliam has a Bachelor’s degree in art and psychology from Goucher College and a Certificate in Accounting from University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Project Management Professional, and a member of the AGA.

Leigha Kiger
Communications Specialist

Leigha Kiger joined the FASAB staff in 2015 as the organization’s first communications specialist. Ms. Kiger assists in the development of Board publications by editing for clarity, consistency, and uniformity. She also manages internal and external communications, including meeting minutes, newsletters, listserv messages, and FASAB’s website content. Ms. Kiger frequently presents in-person and virtually at conferences on topics including FASAB project updates, plain language writing, and effectively communicating financial information. Before joining FASAB, Ms. Kiger participated in AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service. During her year of service, she piloted and coordinated the first financial literacy program of its kind at a local non-profit in Florida. Ms. Kiger graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Sherry Lee
Senior Analyst

Sherry Lee joined the FASAB staff in February 2022. Ms. Lee began her federal career in 2005 at the U.S. Coast Guard, where she managed reimbursable funds for the international training program and conducted internal controls assessment and audit follow-up. From 2009 to 2020, Ms. Lee worked for the Department of the Interior (DOI) as an accountant in the consolidated financial reporting team. In that capacity, Ms. Lee prepared financial statements and notes for DOI’s Agency Financial Report, responded to audit requests, and provided policy and support related to contingent legal liability, environmental and disposal liability, leases, and property, plant, and equipment. Prior to joining FASAB, Ms. Lee worked for the Internal Revenue Service as an accountant in the property and equipment financial reporting team. Over the years, Ms. Lee represented the agencies on various FASAB projects including land, leases, and public-private partnerships. Ms. Lee graduated from the George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland and a Certified Government Financial Manager. She is a member of the AGA.

Romona Parker
Executive Assistant

Romona Parker joined the FASAB staff in October 2016. She began her federal career with the Department of the Navy, where she primarily worked with the Chesapeake Division as a clerk-typist. In 2001, she transitioned to the United States Army JAG Corps as legal secretary to the Chief of the Trial Counsel Assistance Program and four attorneys. Her responsibilities included filing briefs and motions to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, as well as coordinating training conferences. In doing so, she prepared, processed, and coordinated all domestic and international travel arrangements for the division. In 2012, Ms. Parker assumed the position of staff administrative program analyst for the Directorate of Contracting within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; immediately before joining FASAB, Ms. Parker served as a paralegal specialist for the Army Corps Chief Counsel’s Office.

Ricky A. Perry, Jr.
Assistant Director

Ricky A. Perry joined the FASAB staff in July 2019. Mr. Perry manages Board projects on revenue reexamination and lease accounting and implementation. He also serves as the staff liaison to the Accounting Standards Implementation Committee—a permanent committee that develops and recommends implementation guidance solutions for the federal financial management community under the supervision of the Board. Prior to joining the FASAB staff, Mr. Perry worked at the Government Accountability Office, where he managed federal financial audits, audited certain federal disaster relief and tax credit programs, and assessed government-wide payment integrity processes and strategies. While with GAO, Mr. Perry detailed with the Board, managing its tax expenditures project and supporting education and outreach efforts.

Mr. Perry is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of North Carolina and a Certified Government Financial Manager. He is an active member of AGA, serving as a Board member for its Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) program and a subject matter expert for the CGFM job analysis working group. He holds a master’s degree in accounting from North Carolina State University.

Brian Robinson
Analyst

Brian Robinson joined the FASAB staff in June 2023. Mr. Robinson began his federal career in 2016 at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). At MACPAC, Mr. Robinson worked closely with the Chief Financial Officer to perform a wide variety of federal financial management activities such as certifying payments, reconciliations, budgeting, internal control, and performing contract administration. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Robinson worked as a Staff Accountant in the United States Senate’s Disbursing Office. In that capacity, Mr. Robinson performed a wide array of finance and accounting duties such as researching accounting issues, analyzing accounting data, performing complex journal entries, and working with the PeopleSoft financial system.

Mr. Robinson has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Maryland and a master’s degree in accounting from George Mason University. Mr. Robinson also has an accounting for government contracts graduate certificate from George Mason University. Mr. Robinson is a Certified Government Financial Manager and a member of the Association of Government Accountants.

Domenic N. Savini
Assistant Director

Mr. Savini is an assistant director at the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and FASAB Chair at the National Defense University where he specializes in the area of infrastructure. He began his career with the Defense Contract Audit Agency and as a result of his accomplishments, was selected for the prestigious Director’s Fellowship Program.  Mr. Savini also worked for the Department of the Navy (MSC) responsible for financial management of a multibillion dollar program. He also served in several prominent positions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (REAC) where he directed financial assessments and GAAP conversion of HUD’s 3200 Public Housing Agencies. Prior to joining FASAB, Mr. Savini held the prestigious CFO position with the Smithsonian Institution’s Sackler/Freer Galleries of Art.  Mr. Savini is founder and chief executive of EthicQuest llc, and former Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Public Sector Advisory Council. He is a former Board member of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) CEAR program; former member of the Government Finance Officer’s Association’s Special Review Committee; a Fellow with the Institute for Responsible Infrastructure Stewardship; and a long-standing member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants where he serves on the A&A Advisory Committee. Mr. Savini is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University where he teaches Ethics in Government Financial Management. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Kean University, master’s degree in general administration from Central Michigan University, and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) as well as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New Jersey and Virginia and a certified forensic accountant (CRFAC).

Josh R. Williams
Assistant Director

Josh Williams joined the FASAB staff in August 2020. He manages the intangible assets project, which includes leading an effort to develop intangible asset standards and update accounting guidance for software technology. He has also managed other FASAB related issuances, including a Technical Bulletin clarifying reporting guidance for seized and forfeited digital assets. He is currently the FASAB staff liaison for the Financial Statement Audit Network.

Mr. Williams began his federal career in 2008 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and served various roles as a budget analyst and an accountant. He managed many aspects of the USACE Civil Works financial statement audit for multiple years in which USACE received a clean opinion each year. In 2018, he led a team that managed the first ever USACE Military Construction financial statement audit and successfully achieved a clean audit opinion. During his tenure at USACE, Mr. Williams was also responsible for other financial management activities, including analyzing overhead cost accounts, writing policies, updating regulations, and managing programs to fund USACE construction field management of military construction contracts.

Mr. Williams is a Certified Public Accountant in the District of Columbia and a Certified Government Financial Manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentrations in economics and finance from the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as a master’s in business administration and a master’s in public administration from Syracuse University. He is a member of the AGA and the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants.