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Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Cabinet Secretary Sarah Long

Effective November 7, 2017, Sarah Long was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer for the State of West Virginia and Assistant Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Administration. A Certified Public Accountant, Long has spent many years in the public sector. A native Charlestonian, she went to Charleston Catholic High School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Marietta College in 1993, double majoring in Accounting and Management.

Upon graduation, Long worked in the private sector at a national "Big Four" accounting firm specializing in auditing governmental agencies, including the overall audit of the State of West Virginia. She began her public service career as a financial consultant for the Finance Division where she served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for the Public Employees Insurance Agency. She then became Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer for the Board of Risk and Insurance Management. Prior to her current appointment, she was Deputy Treasurer for the State Treasurer, overseeing the cash management function for the State of West Virginia.

Director of Finance, Vacant

Director/Financial Accounting & Reporting Section (FARS), Stephanie Bailes

Stephanie Bailes has served as the Director of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section

for the Division of Finance since February 5, 2018. In this role, she oversees both the State’s

financial and compliance audits along with the preparation of the State’s Annual Comprehensive

Financial Report and Single Audit. Bailes has spent many years in the public sector, with 30

years of governmental experience including Federal, City and State governments. Bailes has

been an employee of the State for 23 years, during those years she served as the Chief

Financial Officer for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. She then became the Executive

Director for Cash Management for the State Treasurer, overseeing the cash management function for

the State of West Virginia. A native of Ripley, West Virginia, Bailes earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Public Treasury Manager.