Auditor General Tim Defoor to Address 2023 PLC

Registration is OPEN, ‘Early Bird’ Rates in Effect Until March 1st

(Harrisburg, PA) – Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim Defoor will address the

2023 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference to be held March 30 – April 1, 2023 at the Penn Harris Hotel by Wyndham in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania.

Fox News contributor Kellyanne Conway will be Featured Speaker at the conference dinner on Friday, March 31^st. She will be joined by Auditor General Defoor, Lynda McLaughlin of the Sean Hannity Show, Rose Tennent of Rose Unplugged, David McCormick author of Superpower in Peril, Guy Benson of Fox News Radio, Marc Morano of Climate Depot, and Lourdes Ubieta of Americano Media as conference speakers. Additional speakers, panels and workshops will be announced over the coming weeks.

The three-day Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere gathering of public policy conservatives each year in the Keystone State. It is the largest and longest-running of the state-based conservative conferences regularly attracting a long list of conservative elected officials, scholars, journalists, and activists for two days of speeches, panel presentations, workshops, and networking.

Registration for the 2023 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is NOW OPEN at www.paleadershipconference.org. (Please note we are now using a new registration platform, Cvent. As such the Early Bird discount rate is built into the registration fee so there is no need to enter a discount code as it will be automatically applied. The PLC web site also includes a brief video tutorial to help you navigate the new registration system.)

Timothy L. DeFoor was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 52nd Auditor General on January 19, 2021.

Tim started his career in public service as a Special Investigator with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Inspector General, where he investigated government and contractor fraud, waste, and abuse within state government. Tim then went on to become a Special Agent with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General, investigating Medicaid fraud and illegal prescription drug diversion. Later he became a Fraud Investigator and Internal Auditor for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Health Plan and various federal contractors.

In 2015, Tim was elected as Dauphin County Controller, where he quickly earned a reputation as a fiscal watchdog and trusted leader, saving and recovering more than a million taxpayer dollars during his first term in office. He has also worked to create Dauphin County’s first Audit Division, and prepared the first Dauphin County Retirement Fund Report.

To protect taxpayers, Tim also changed how Dauphin County reported its finances to a comprehensive, detailed and transparent financial report. His efforts earned his office Dauphin County’s first ever award for financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association.

With more than 25 years of combined experience in law enforcement and auditing, in both public service and private industries, Tim is uniquely qualified to serve Pennsylvania citizens.

Growing up in Harrisburg, Tim has always been committed to giving back to the community he loves. Tim currently serves on and is the former Chair of the Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation Board of Directors, State YMCA of Pennsylvania Board of Directors, and the Chris “Handles” Franklin Foundation Board of Directors. Tim is also a member of the Greater Harrisburg Area NAACP and the Pennsylvania State Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #78.

Tim is also very passionate about financial literacy being taught to adults, teachers and Pennsylvania students from kindergarten through 12^th grade.

Tim has an Associate’s of Arts degree in Para-Legal Studies from Harrisburg Area Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/History from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Science degree in Project Management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.