Guy Sheetz

Guy Sheetz, Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer with the Futures Industry Association (FIA), migrated to the non-profit sector bringing a passion for continuous improvement and strategic leadership to enable the FIA to achieve its mission. In his role with FIA, Sheetz has spent the past five years working closely with the CEO, Walt Lukken, a former acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the FIA Board of Directors to transition from a US focused trade group, to building FIA into the recognized global leader in the cleared derivatives industry. In 2016 FIA completed a merger of 3 futures associations in the US, Europe, and Asia creating one global market voice in the industry. In addition to traditional FP&A, Sheetz focuses on developing new FIA products to drive revenue, as well as FIA Technology Services, a for-profit subsidiary, which has saved the industry an estimated $200 million over the past 7 years. Sheetz joined FIA in May 2010 after a 21 year career with the Airlines Reporting Corporation, where he served as Director of Financial Operations. Mr. Sheetz earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University and earned a Master’s degree from the John’s Hopkins University Carey School of Business, where he met his wife of 17 years. Originally from Hawley Pa., Sheetz lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife Maria, a non-profit marketing executive, and three daughters ages 12, 9, and 7 where he is perpetually involved in pre-school, and secondary school PTA treasurer and audit roles.

Allison A. Ingram

Allison A. Ingram, Director of Finance, Administration & Operations with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), is a proven association executive with a passion for ensuring the financial health and well-being of organizations so they can best achieve their mission and visions and make a difference. In her role with SAME, Ingram leads the 29,000-member organization’s financial direction, working closely with the Executive Director, a former U.S. Army general, and a National Board of Direction comprised of 47 voting volunteer leaders, including senior members within the U.S. military and defense industry. She is also in charge of day-to-day internal functions of the 25-person National Office staff and oversees the financial and legal stewardship of the SAME Foundation, which she helped establish in 2016. Ingram joined SAME in August 2015 from the National Society of Accountants, where she served as Vice President of Finance & Administration. Before that, she was a Human Resources Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Ingram began her career in public accounting with Arthur Anderson. A 1995 graduate of The College of William & Mary, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and was a member of the Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, Ingram lives in Alexandria, Va., with her husband, also an association executive, and teenage daughter. She is originally from Virginia Beach, Va., where she is a member of her high school’s Athletics Hall of Fame for her success in field hockey.

Jim Thomasell

Jim Thomasell is a financial executive skilled at strengthening existing operations through cost reduction, process redesign, leading cross-functional teams and successfully partnering finance with business operations. As an energetic team builder who combines solid financial expertise with excellent qualifications in strategic business and financial planning, budgeting, modeling, and forecasting, Jim has helped a wide array of organizations achieve their goals. He has an exceptional record streamlining internal controls, managing IT and HR functions, and implementing complex enterprise technology solutions to develop new revenue streams that improve organizational profitability and help ensure operational excellence. Prior to joining the National PTA, Jim held positions as the Executive Director at the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, the Vice-President & Chief Accounting Officer at Volunteers of America, and Senior Manager with Deloitte. Jim resides in Bethesda, MD with his wife and two sons.