Background
Wesberry, James Pickett was born on September 22, 1934, in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of James P. and Ruby L. (Perry) Wesberry.
Wesberry, James Pickett was born on September 22, 1934, in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of James P. and Ruby L. (Perry) Wesberry.
Children by a previous marriage: James Pickett III, Elisa Marie, Lillian Sue, Paul Armand. Bachelor of Business Administration, Ga.State U., 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Atlanta Law School, 1967.
Master of Public Administration, American U., 1983. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia. Certified internal auditor.
Certified fraud examiner. Certified government finance manager, certified finance services auditor. Page, United States House of Representatives, 1949-1951.
Accountant, management consultant, Atlanta, 1956-1967. Vice president finance and administration Computer Technology South, Atlanta, 1969-1970. Senior consultant Institute Public Administration, New York City, 1967-1969, 70-76.
Consultant to comptroller general of Peru, 1970-1974, of Ecuador, 1974-1978. Advisory, professor Latin American Institute Auditing Sciences, Peruvian and Ecuadorean School Governmental Auditing, 1971-1978. President International Professional Development Institute, 1976-1978.
Conductor seminars; director systems, standards and procedures Days of Inns American, Inc., 1979-1980. Chief auditor Organization of American States, Washington, 1980-1982. Consultant World Bank, 1982-1983, principal advisor accounting and auditing public sector modernization division Latin American and Caribbean region, 1994-1997.
Director accountability/anti-corruption project Latin American and the Caribbean, Casals & Associations, Arlington, Virginia, 1997. Founder, president of Accountability 21, 1998. Senior advisory to comptroller general United States, 1983-1985.
Director international operations Price Waterhouse, 1985-1988. Senior finance adviser Agency for International Development, 1988-1993, president, Chief Executive Officer, Institute Public Administration, 1993-1994, trustee, 1993-1994. Director New York Bureau Municipal Research, 1993-1994.
Member panel of experts in accounting and auditing United Nations, 1972-1982. Adjunct Professor American U., Washington, 1981-1985. Founding director International Consortium Governmental Finance Management, 1977-1988, 94-97, president, 1984-1987.
Founder, president of Accountability 21, 1998. Consultant/teacher, all Spanish-speaking Western Hemisphere nations, Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, The Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Peoples Republic of China, The Philippines, Canada, United States.
Page United States House Representatives, 1949-1951. Accountant, management consultant Atlanta, 1956-1967. Vice-president finance and administration Computer Technology South, 1969-1970.
Senior consultant Institute Public Administration, New York City, 1967-1969, 70-76. Consultant to comptroller general Peru, 1970-1974, Ecuador, 1974-1978. Advisory, professor Latin American Institute Auditing Sciences Peruvian and Ecuadorean School Governmental Auditing, 1971-1978.
Director system, standards, and procedures Days of Inns American, Inc., 1979-1980. Chief auditor Organization of American States, Washington, 1980-1982. Consultant World Bank, 1982-1983.
Principal advisor accounting and auditing public sector Latin American and Caribean Region, 1994-1997. Director America's accountability/anti-corruption project Casals & Associates, Alexandria, Virginia, 1997—2001, director accountability audit, anti-corruption project Project -ATLATL-Mexico, 2001—2003. Director Si Se Puede anti-corruption project Management Systems International, Quito, Ecuador, 2003—2006.
Retired, 2006
Founder, president Accountability 21, 1998—2003. Advisor to president of Latin American Organization of Supreme Audit Institution, 1993—2000. Senior advisory to comptroller general United States, 1983—1985.
Director international operations Price Waterhouse, 1985—1988. Senior finance advisor the United States.AID, 1988—1993. President, Chief Executive Officer Institute of Public Administration, 1993—1994, trustee.
Director New York Bureau Municipal Research, 1993—1994. Member panel of experts in accounting and auditing United Nations, 1972—1982. Adjunct professor American University, Washington, 1981—1985.
Founding director International Consortium Governmental Finance Management, 1977—1988, 1994—1997, president, 1984—1987. Consultant, teacher all Spanish-speaking We. Hemisphere nations Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, The Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Peoples Republic China, The Philippines, Canada, United States.
Christians should engage the culture through discipleship and through participation in the democratic political process in order to fulfill the kingdom mandate taught in the Bible.
Language of a derogatory nature (with regard to race, nationality, ethnic background, gender, sexuality, and physical differences) does not reflect value for one another and contradicts the Christian teaching.
Member Georgia Senate, 1962-1967, Fulton County Democratic Executive Committee, 1962-1966. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (honorary life, chairman interamerican committee 1988-1995), Interam. Accounting Association (certified associate, board directors 1989-1995, chairman public sector committee 1989-1991, 2000-2001, executive committee 1994-1995, Veterinary Accountant American award 1987, Lifetime Accountant of America 1995, Most Meritorious Accountant 2003), American Accounting Association, Association Government Accountants (Authors award 1981-1982, 89-90, chairman international affairs committee 1981-1982, 89-91), Institute Internal Auditors (vice president Latin American 1978-1979, international relations committee 1977-1982, 84-88, regional director Latin American 1986-1988, chapter board governors 1981-1987, vice president 1982-1984, president 1984-1985, vice chairman international membership committee 1989-1990, chapter Distinguished Service award 1987, Bradford Cadmus Memorial award international organization 1989, Outstanding Author's award 1990), Honduras Certified Public Accountant Society (Honorary award 1990), Junior Chamber International (life senator), Quito (Ecuador) Institute Internal Auditors (life board directors), Lima College Public Accountants (honorary), Lima Junior Chamber of C. (honorary), Pinchicha (Ecuador) College Public Accountants (honorary), Ecuador Federation Public Accountants (honorary).
Married Lea Esdras Casteneda, June 13, 1975. Children: Jonathan Jesse, Perry Latimer, Ruby Lee Nilda. Children by previous marriage: James Pickett III, Elisa Marie, Lillian Sue, Paul Armand.