District hires new business director
October 29, 2009 6:13 PM
The Corvallis School District has named Roy Burling of Springfield, Ore. as its new director of Business Services.
Burling will replace Kathy Rodeman who is retiring in December after serving as the district's business director since 1991.
No stranger to school finances, Burling comes to Corvallis having spent the last two years as manager of the capital construction department at the University of Oregon. He also served as the chief financial officer for the Tigard-Tualatin School District from 2002 to 2007.
Burling earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and political science from Hastings College in Hastings, Neb. in 1979. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has over 20 years of financial management, accounting and auditing experience.
Burling has worked as a senior accountant for the city of Eugene (1990-96), assistant finance manager for the Lane Transit District in Eugene (1996-2000) and as the budget and treasury officer for the City of Springfield (2000-01). Early in his career, Burling also worked in a variety of financial positions with the County of San Bernardino (Calif.) and a private CPA firm.
"Kathy Rodeman's retirement leaves very big shoes to fill in the district," said Superintendent Dawn Tarzian. "I believe that Roy brings the unique set of skills, experience and commitment that the district has come to depend upon.
"Through the hiring process, Roy's knowledge and integrity rose to the top over and over again," she said. "When asked about making hard decisions during times of diminished resources, he responded by saying, 'In the end, people come to the top and in our business, those people are the children.'"
