Ms. Kathleen M. Day is the Deputy Director of Financial Management and Comptroller for Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. As the Deputy Director, she provides strategic guidance and oversight for the management and execution of appropriations in excess of $60 billion. She is responsible for a financial network with more than 850 people and the formulation, justification, and execution of ACC's $7.1 billion annual Operations and Maintenance budget. This budget supports more than 1,000 aircraft, 35 wings, 11 bases, and 1,348 units at more than 300 operating locations with 159,000 total force military and civilian personnel.
Ms. Day began her Air Force career when she enlisted as a finance troop in November 1995. After serving one active duty term, she transitioned to the Air Force Reserves in order to pursue a career in civil service. Starting as a financial management intern in 2000, she moved on to positions of progressively greater scope and responsibility. Today, Ms. Day has over 23 years of financial management experience in both civilian and military roles with installation, major command and joint service specializing in annual appropriations, services acquisition and civilian development.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Science in Business w/ Specialization in Accounting, Southern New Hampshire University
1999 Masters of Business, Oklahoma City University
2008 Greenbelt Certification, Oklahoma University Institute
2008 Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2018 Air War College (Correspondence)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2000 - June 2003, Various Positions - Financial Management Training Position, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Financial Management Directorate, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2. June 2003 - September 2004, Policy and Propriety Analyst, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Financial Management Home Office, Tinker AFB, Okla.
3. September 2004 - September 2005, Program Analyst (rotational assignment), Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Plans and Programs Directorate, Tinker AFB, Okla.
4. September 2005 - July 2009, Financial Operations Division Chief, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Financial Management Directorate, Tinker AFB, Okla.
5. August 2009 - July 2010, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. August 2010 - October 2013, Financial Management Career Broadener, Headquarters Air Combat Command Financial Management Directorate, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
7. October 2013 - June 2019, Resource Management Division Chief, Headquarters Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Directorate, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
8. June 2019 - Present, Deputy Director, Headquarters Air Combat Command Financial Management and Comptroller Directorate, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2004 AFMC Non-appropriated Funds Financial Analyst (NAFFA) of the Year (base-level)
2008 National American Society of Military Comptrollers Chapter Leader of the Year 2008 Wiley Post Civilian Leadership Award Winner, Command and Staff
2009 Exemplary Civilian Service
2012 ACC/FM Professional Civilian of the Year
2016 ACC/FM Resource Advisor of the Year
2018 ACC/FM Robert D. Stuart Excellence Award
2019 Meritorious Civilian Service
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Military Comptrollers
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Business Financial Management, Level II Certified Defense Financial Manager, Acquisition
Department of Defense Financial Management Certification, Level III
(Current as of November 2019)