Travel Reimbursements 2015

Date
January 14-19, 2015
Type of Meeting
Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project & NY State Assembly Inauguration
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Rationale
Rainbow Push Conference Treasurer Jones was invited to speak about her work in expanding investment banking and asset management opportunities to minority firms.
Reimbursement
$1133.43
Date
January 15-17, 2015
Type of Meeting
Operation Hope Global Summit
Location
Atlanta, GA & New York, NY
Rationale
Operation HOPE is an international financial empowerment conference. Operation HOPE provides complimentary financial literacy education and empowerment programs designed to foster financial well-being. There is an Operation HOPE program (HOPE Inside) located in our Office of Financial Empowerment. The operational cost of the HOPE Inside Center is underwritten through charitable donations.
Reimbursement
$923.58
Date
April 29-30, 2015
Type of Meeting
Meeting with IFS
Location
Atlanta, GA
Rationale
IFS is a member of the pool of investment banking firms hired by the Treasurer’s office.
Reimbursement
$604.63
Date
May 16-19, 2015
Type of Meeting
Cities United for Immigration Action-Municipal ID Conference
Location
New York, NY
Rationale
The Treasurer and Mayor’s Office explored launching a Municipal ID program that has been effective in other cities. The Treasurer attended a conference on Municipal ID on behalf of the City of St. Louis.
Reimbursement
$1248.88
Date
May 26-27, 2015
Type of Meeting
New Deal Ideas Summit
Location
San Francisco, CA
Rationale
The NewDEAL is a national network of rising state and local elected leaders who are pro-growth progressives. Its mission is to bring together leaders focused on expanding opportunity and to help them develop and spread innovative ideas to spur economic growth that is broadly-earned and sustainable. Treasurer Jones was nominated and selected for this program. The ideas summit was to discuss advances in technology around financial services. Treasurer Jones spoke on a panel with Treasurer Jose Cisneros of San Francisco.
Reimbursement
$94.22
Date
June 1-7, 2015
Type of Meeting
Manufacturing review w/Xerox & Parkeon
Location
New York, NY & Paris, France
Rationale
After selecting a new parking contractor, the Treasurer attended meetings to ensure an effective implementation of new parking technology. The Treasurer used her own money to travel to the meter manufacturer’s plant in France to learn more about the new parking technology before implementing the new meters in St. Louis.
Reimbursement
$108
Date
June 8-10, 2015
Type of Meeting
Clinton Global Initiative
Location
Denver, CO
Rationale
City Treasurer Tishaura Jones was honored at the annual Clinton Global Initiative America conference, part of former President Bill Clinton’s foundation. The conference is aims to bring people together to “develop solutions for economic growth, long-term competitiveness, and social mobility in the United States.” Jones was a participant. She was singled out and recognized for her work on a nationwide program to increase the number of children with college savings accounts.
Reimbursement
$670.70
Date
June 14-17, 2015
Type of Meeting
NASP Conference
Location
Chicago, IL
Rationale
The National Association of Securities Professionals Annual Pension and Financial Services Conference is regarded as one of the industry’s top conferences. The event provides three-days of essential education, relationship building with key decision-makers, and access to business opportunities. The Treasurer attended this conference in efforts to improve St. Louis investments and identify opportunities for cost savings.
Reimbursement
$1142.28
Date
June 28-July 4, 2015
Type of Meeting
IPI Conference
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Rationale
The IPI Conference & Expo brings together more than 3,000 parking professionals from to provide the parking continuing education and seminars.
Reimbursement
$677.59
Date
July 6 & 24, 2015
Type of Meeting
Executives in State & Local Govt at Harvard
Location
Boston, MA & San Diego, CA
Rationale
Treasurer Jones was nominated for and was awarded the Cahn Fellowship. Admission to this coveted program at Harvard is selective.
Reimbursement
$1471

Date
July 24-26, 2015
Type of Meeting
Governing Magazine Women in Government Leadership Conference
Location
San Diego, CA
Rationale
The Women in Government Leadership Program is Governing Institute’s special initiative to create a bipartisan, national network of women thought leaders. The members will build relationships across city and state boundaries. The Treasurer was selected to be a part of the inaugural class of the Women in Government program.
Reimbursement
$204.95

Date
August 13-14, 2015
Type of Meeting
Operation Hope BD Meeting
Location
Chicago, IL
Rationale
Treasurer Jones was appointed to the Midwestern Board of Operation Hope. She is responsible for expanding opportunities for financial empowerment in Midwestern states along with other board members, who are bank presidents/vice presidents
Reimbursement
$168
Date
September 16-20, 2015
Type of Meeting
Congressional Black Caucus
Location
Washington, D.C.
Rationale
The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) is the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global black community.
Reimbursement
$1025.71
Date
October 1-2, 2015
Type of Meeting
National League of Cities: Youth Employment Programs Conference
Location
Washington, D.C.
Rationale
The Treasurer attended this conference to learn more about integrating financial literacy into city summer jobs programs. Since attending this conference, STL Summer Jobs provides all its employees with financial literacy classes and banking access. The OFE also came in 2nd place in a poster competition for their work on youth empowerment.
Reimbursement
$435.66
Date
November 18-22,2015
Type of Meeting
New Deal Annual Conference
Location
Washington, D.C.
Rationale
The NewDEAL is a national network of rising state and local elected leaders who are pro-growth progressives. Its mission is to bring together leaders focused on expanding opportunity and to help them develop and spread innovative ideas to spur economic growth that is broadly-earned and sustainable. Treasurer Jones was nominated and selected for this program.
Reimbursement
$180.02
Date
November 20-21, 2015
Type of Meeting
Presidential Justice Forum
Location
Columbia, SC
Rationale
The Treasurer is a part of the 20/20 Leaders of America, LLC (“20/20 Club”), a diverse, bipartisan group of black mayors; city, county and state officials; prosecutors; defense attorneys; political strategists, police chiefs and other law enforcement from across the nation. The Treasurer was part of the 20/20 Club’s Criminal Justice Forum for Presidential Candidates.
Reimbursement
$309