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Known as an internationally recognized expert on performance auditing, an authority on
governance, and a fine public speaker, Mark Funkhouser has been helping people and
associations learn about auditing, education, leadership, and how to change the culture of government for over thirty years. In 2003 Mark was named one of Governing Magazine’s “Public Officials of the Year.”
Education and Career
Mark holds a BA in Political Science, an MSW, an MBA, and a PhD in Public Administration and Sociology. He has held a variety of positions during his forty-year career, from Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor to Assistant Professor to State and City Auditor. After 18 years as the City Auditor of Kansas City, Mark
was elected Mayor of the city in 2007 after a spirited, populist
campaign for “A
City That Works for Regular Folks.” Mark is the
first government professional in history to be elected Mayor
of Kansas City. |
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Public Speaking and Media
Mark is a regular keynote speaker for conferences and events hosted by a variety of organizations, and has been featured on many local and national broadcast media programs including ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NPR, and Fox Business Channel’s “LIVE” and “Money For Breakfast.” He’s also appeared countless times in the local and national press, including the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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Publications
Mark has authored the book “Honest, Competent Government: The Promise of Performance
Auditing," which shows how auditing can increase citizens’ trust in government. Mark has also
authored numerous articles and essays that have been published in journals such as Public
Administration Review, and in books including Public Administration: Cases in Managerial Role-
Playing. In addition, Mark was the editor for Local Government Auditing Quarterly for nine
years, and has served as a reviewer for American Review of Public Administration since 1989.
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Awards
UMKC Henry
W. Bloch School of Business & Public Administration
Alumni Achievement Award, 2005.
Inspector
General Service Award, presented by Kenneth M. Donohue,
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development for unprecedented cooperation between the
City Auditor’s Office and the HUD Office of Inspector
General in conducting joint audits of the city’s
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Winner, 2004 Knighton Award
for Best Audit, Presented to the Kansas City, Missouri, City
Auditor’s Office by the National
Association of Local Government Auditors, June 2005.
Winner, 2003 Knighton Award for Best Audit, Presented to the
Kansas City, Missouri, City Auditor’s Office by the National
Association of Local Government Auditors, May 2004.
Named one of Governing Magazine's “Public Officials of the Year,” November 2003.
National
Author Award, Association of Government Accountants, July 2003.
L. P. Cookingham Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public
Administration, Kansas City Chapter of the American Society
for Public Administration, May 2003.
Winner, 2000 Knighton Award for
Best Audit, Presented to the Kansas City, Missouri, City
Auditor’s Office by the National
Association of Local Government Auditors, June 2001.
Einhorn-Gary Service Award, Association of Government Accountants,
September 2000.
Finalist, 1998 Knighton Award for Best Audit, Presented to
the Kansas City, Missouri, Office of the City Auditor, May
1999.
Finalist, 1998 Special Project
Award, Presented to the Kansas City, Missouri, City Auditor’s
Office, May 1999.
Winner, 1997 Knighton Award for
Best Audit, Presented to the Kansas City, Missouri, City
Auditor’s Office by the National
Association of Local Government Auditors, May 1998.
Member of the Mid-America Intergovernmental
Audit Forum “University
Project” Team, Winners of the First AICPA/AAA Collaboration
Award, November 1996.
Distinguished Local Government Leadership Award, Association
of Government Accountants, 1995. |
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"I
regard Mark Funkhouser as a world-class Practitioner on the challenges
of improving public sector performance. As a conference speaker
he is authoritative and thought provoking, and, from my experience,
his contribution can be relied on to generate interest and ideas
for discussion."
- John Dowdall,
former Auditor General of Northern Ireland |
