The Fairview Park City Schools Board of Education confirmed Kimberly Sperling as the new district treasurer at a special board meeting on Thursday, May 3.

Mrs. Sperling replaces Amy Hendricks, who retired as treasurer on January 31 and is now leading her hometown city of Vermilion’s finance department.

Kimberly has served as the interim treasurer for the district since February 1 through a part-time contract with the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio.

The board has approved a 2-year contract which will begin on July 1, 2018.

Mrs. Sperling has nineteen years of government finance experience. Most recently she has served as the Fiscal Services Officer for the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County where she manages the financial and compliance aspect of all grants, budgets, and bank reconciliations. She helped to implement Tyler MUNIS financial software for Connect, a local agency that supports organizations through shared technology solutions.

From 2006-2013 she was the Finance Director for the City of Olmsted Falls where she managed, planned and directed the financial accounting and treasury functions of the city. Prior to that, she was a Senior Audit Manager for the State of Ohio Office of the Auditor from 2003-2006 where she planned, supervised and performed audits of various public entities including municipalities, schools, townships, libraries and other organizations that receive public funds.

Ms. Sperling holds a Treasurer License from the Ohio Department of Education and graduated from the University of Mount Union with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. She is a member of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials and is a recipient of the Auditor of State Distinguished Service Award.

Ms. Sperling is the secretary of the Olmsted Falls Middle School PTA and has been a Girl Scout Leader for the past four years. She resides in Olmsted Falls.