Ms. June Jennings CPA

June Jennings was reappointed by Governor Northam in February of 2018 as Deputy Secretary of Finance. She previously served in this same role under Governor McAuliffe. In her role, she is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the finance secretariat agencies which include the Department of Accounts, Department of Planning and Budget, Department of Taxation, Department of Treasury along with the Virginia Resources Authority and the Virginia Board of Accountancy. June played an integral role in establishing the Governor’s Virginia Management Fellows Program, a management and leadership program which has been recognized by the state as best practice model for succession planning. In addition, June has been responsible for leading the efforts on the Commonwealth’s response to tax conformity to federal tax law changes. For more than three decades, June has worked in audits and investigations to protect the Commonwealth resources. Prior to her appointments, she most recently served as the State Inspector General, responsible for investigating waste and identifying inefficiencies in executive branch agencies. Ms. Jennings received her undergraduate degree in accounting from Radford University and is a certified public accountant. Ms. Jennings is a graduate of the Virginia Executive Institute and the Professional Executive Leadership School. Ms. Jennings is an active member of the Association of Government Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and currently serves on the IIA Central Virginia Chapter Board of Governors.