Cumming to Present at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association School Bond Program on Project Management Best Practices

SAN DIEGO – (March 5, 2015) – Cumming, an international project management and cost consulting firm, will be presenting at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s (SDCTA) School Bond Certification Program Friday, March 13, 2015. The SDCTA’s annual fact-based program will educate potential proponents, elected officials, public sector managers and local taxpayers on what it takes to deliver a cost-effective, transparent, legally compliant and successful school bond.

The School Bond Certification Program will be held on Friday, March 13 from 11am to 4pm at the offices of the San Diego County Apartment Association, 5675 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA.

“The SDCTA program is designed to help promote and improve oversight across the county, and with Cumming’s successful track record, including our education sector portfolio of nearly $10 billion, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver quality projects, on-time and on-budget, but most importantly exceeding client expectations,” said Lisa Sachs, Managing Principal of Education Project Management at Cumming.

Sachs and Director Christine Marez, from San Diego-based Cumming, along with other industry experts will be discussing topics ranging from bond financing and process best practices to successful project management techniques. Cumming’s Sachs and Marez will be joined by Courtney Jones, Attorney & Vice President of Jones Hall; Robert Kiesling, Former School District Facilities Manager; and Dale Scott, President of Dale Scott & Company.

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, dedicated to promoting accountable, cost-effective and efficient government, and opposing unnecessary taxes and fees.

“School bond financing and oversight is one of the more complicated issues in local government,” said Mark Leslie, President and CEO at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. “This program is designed to help promote good decision making from school boards and improve oversight across the county. Here at SDCTA, we pride ourselves on bringing thorough, fact-based education programs to the community at an affordable price – and this program does just that.”

Specializing in program, project, construction, and cost management services, Cumming’s nationwide portfolio focuses on serving the Education, Healthcare, Hospitality and Corporate sectors. The firm has more than 100 assignments underway at any given time, and has worked on projects worldwide with a collective value in excess of $100 billion.