Stephanie C. Palmertree, CPA, CFE, CGMA currently serves as the Deputy State Auditor and Director of the Financial and Compliance Division for the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA). The Financial and Compliance Dicvision, the largest division in the Office of the State Auditor, conducts and manages financial and federal audits of the State of Mississippi, 134 various State Agencies and component units, 158 school districts and community colleges, and 82 counties. In her position, she also leads her staff of 80 and other governmental auditors around the State in certified professional education and training in the areas of school audits, legal compliance, Single Audits, and other auditing skills. Before her career at the Auditor's Office, Stephanie served as the Director of Finance and Administration for the Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi's largest art museum. While there, Stephanie helped to secure a $1 million funding grant from the Kresge Foundation for operational maintenance of the facility, ensuring that public art would be available for future generations of Mississippians. She also worked for Certified Public Accounting firms as a staff and senior auditor and specialized in governmental accounting. Stephanie received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Mississippi College in 2004 and her Masters of Professional Accountancy degree from Mississippi State University in 2005. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. She has served the CPA community in Mississippi as a Board of Governor, a Governmental Auditing Committee Member, and a Young CPA Board Member for the Mississippi Society of CPAs (MSCPA). She is a member of the AICPA and the MSCPA. She is also the recipient of the AICPA Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award - State Level for 2020, and is currently serving as a Technical Advisor to the AICPA Auditing Standards Board.