Listed below are the names of TEI's staff members, together
with a brief description of each individual's general duties, voice
mailbox number, and e-mail address. Phone: 202.638.5601 Fax:
202.638.5607 Web: www.tei.org
General Administration
Timothy J. McCormally 307
Executive Director tmccormally@tei.org
Responsible for overall management of TEI. Duties include maintaining
working relations with government officials at all levels, maintaining
good communications between the Institute Board of Directors
and Officers and the local chapters, and between the Institute
committees and their counterparts at the chapter level.
Deborah C. Giesey 310
Director of Administration dgiesey@tei.org
Oversees day-to-day administrative operations at TEI Headquarters,
including membership communications, personnel, budget, and
accounting.
Mary R. Smith 309
Executive Assistant msmith@tei.org
Acts as assistant to Executive Director and Director of Administration.
Maintains TEI gift collection, CPE files, and members' credit card
receipts.
Ruth M. Robinson 300
Receptionist rrobinson@tei.org
Greets guests, answers telephones, orders supplies, and prints badges
for chapter and regional activities. Performs other administrative
tasks.
Joseph S. Brooks, Jr. 316
General Office Clerk jbrooks@tei.org
Performs administrative duties including copying, faxing, delivering
mail, and providing support to the Director of Administration and
other staff.
Conference Planning
Deborah K. Gaffney 304
Director of Conference Planning dgaffney@tei.org
Karen S. Blackburn 302
Assistant Director of kblackburn@tei.org
Conference Planning
Oversee planning and coordinating of conferences, courses, and
seminars including contract negotiations, pre-conference planning,
and on-site management. Ms. Gaffney also serves as TEI's Equal
Employment Opportunity Officer.
Memebership
Sherrie M. Roberts 312
Membership Coordinator sroberts@tei.org
Manages membership database. Responsible for processing new
applications, annual dues renewals, managing job bank, and other
aspects of membership services, including TEI's Membership Roster.
Legal/Technical
Fred F. Murray 305
General Counsel & fmurray@tei.org
Director of Tax Affairs
Mary L. Fahey 308
Tax Counsel mfahey@tei.org
Gregory S. Matson 326
Tax Counsel gmatson@tei.org
Jeffery P. Rasmussen 311
Tax Counsel jrasmussen@tei.org
Serve as technical assistants to Board of Directors, Executive
Committee, and Standing Committees; monitor tax legislation,
regulations, and other tax administrative and judicial pronouncements;
coordinate preparation of position papers, liaison meeting agendas,
and testimony; prepare communications for TEI publications; maintain
liaison with government representatives; use TEI On-Line to facilitate
the exchange of timely technical information and the development
and distribution of the Institute's technical submissions; and provide
general legal support.
Catherine M. Morris 314
Administrative Assistant cmorris@tei.org
to the Legal Staff
Provides administrative support for the professional tax staff,
maintains subscription galley for The Tax Executive, oversees the
library, and performs range of other administrative and secretarial
tasks.
Publications
Timothy J. McCormally 307
Editor tmccormally@tei.org
Richard W. Skippon 303
Publications Coordinator rskippon@tei.org
Responsible for design and production of printed materials distributed
by TEI, including continuing education materials, Membership
Roster, and The Tax Executive; manages advertising initiatives for
Membership Roster and The Tax Executive; serves as webmaster for
the Institute's Internet sites.
Others
Deborah K. Gaffney serves as TEI's Equal Employment Opportunity
Officer.
Catherine M. Morris serves as Subscription Secretary for The Tax
Executive.