Roland Turner
Director of Human Resources,
Professional
Development and Fiscal Operations
Roland is a Director with the Auditor of Public Accounts in charge of all fiscal, human resource and professional development functions.
He has been with the Office since 1984, beginning his tenure as an Auditor in Roanoke for three years before relocating to Richmond as a Supervisor. Later, he became the Director of Human Resources, Professional Development and Fiscal Operations, a position he still holds.
Roland took a non-traditional route to the
APA. He earned a Bachelors degree and a Masters
degree
in Education from Virginia Tech and Radford
University, respectively. He subsequently
taught and coached in the Roanoke County School System for eight years.
Roland Roland lives in Richmond with his wife and their black
lab, Lucy. They have two grown children:
a daughter, a
1997 graduate of UVA, and a son, a 2002 graduate
of Virginia Tech. Roland’s professional
memberships include the American Institute of
CPAs, the Virginia Society for CPAs, Society for
Human Resource Management and he serves on the National State Auditors
Association's Human Resources Committee.
He has taught accounting courses on an adjunct
basis at the University of Virginia, Virginia
Commonwealth University, and J. Sargeant
Reynolds Community College. His hobbies include
attending Hokie football games, the ACC Basketball Tournament, and
enjoying the beach and the mountains with family
and friends.