Given the question: Facts: - profession: certified -lrb- cfe -rrb- public accountant -lrb- cpa -rrb- certified fraud examiner - image: nicole galloway photo.jpg - party: democratic party - spouse: jon galloway - predecessor: john watson - office: 38th state auditor of missouri - children: william , benjamin - birth date: 13 june 1982 - name: nicole galloway - website: -lsb- office of state auditor nicole galloway -rsb- -lsb- http://twitter.com/nicolergalloway twitter http://www.nicolegalloway.com profile -rsb- -lsb- https://www.facebook.com/nicolegallowaycpa facebook profile -rsb- nicole galloway for missouri -rsb- -lsb- http://www.auditor.mo.gov - birth place: st. louis , missouri , missouri , united states - religion: roman catholic - termstart: april 27 , 2015 - alma mater: missouri university of science and technology university of missouri Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nicole galloway .
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nicole galloway -lrb- born june 13 , 1982 -rrb- , is an american politician from the state of missouri who was appointed as state auditor of missouri by governor jay nixon on april 14 , 2015 , following the death of tom schweich .john watson was appointed as acting state auditor following schweich 's death in february 2015 , before galloway 's appointment as state auditor nearly two months later .upon taking the oath of office , galloway said one of her first priorities as state auditor of missouri would be cybersecurity by making protecting missourians private data party of audit procedures for state auditor 's office .as state auditor of missouri , galloway manages about 115 employees .the state auditor 's staff is made up of cpas , with about 65 percent of all audit staff having at least one professional license , certification or advanced degree .employment as an auditor with the state auditor 's office qualifies as mandatory experience required for licensure by the missouri state board of accountancy as a certified public accountant .prior to her appointment as state auditor , galloway had served as treasurer of boone county , missouri from april 2011 .as treasurer , she managed a $ 100 million investment portfolio , issued all general obligation and revenue bonds for the county .galloway developed a debt issuance policy in 2012 that provided increased transparency .in 2011 , boone county became the first missouri county to maintain an online search and claim system for unclaimed property .galloway 's office distributed about $ 20,000 in unclaimed property in 2014 .when serving as treasurer , galloway served on the missouri technology corporation and missouri county employees ' retirement fund .as a board member for retirement fund board she was the leader for expanding benefits to members ' same-sex spouses .following galloway 's resignation as boone county treasurer on april 27 , 2015 , kay murray was appointed as interim county treasurer .