Andres Caro
Creative Approaches and Strategies for Bond Financing
Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 - 12:00 PM
Financing Programs to Support Rural Development
Wednesday, October 2, 10:30 - 12:00 PM
Driving Economic Development Through Revolving Loan Funds
Wednesday, November 20, 10:30 - 12:00 PM
Coordinator
Council of Development Finance Agencies
Andres Caro is a coordinator in the Knowledge & Networks Division at the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). His responsibilities span research, technical assistance, and coordination of grant contracts. Andres assembles and curates content for newsletters, ensuring members are informed and engaged. He also manages the logistics for webinars and courses, facilitating knowledge-sharing among development finance professionals.
Andres holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University.
Seth Crone
Creative Approaches and Strategies for Bond Financing
Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 - 12:00 PM
Senior Vice President, Relationship Management
The Bank of New York Mellon
A senior relationship manager with BNY Mellon in Houston covering municipal and nonprofit clients, Seth started in corporate trust in 2003 at JPMorgan, following careers in public finance (healthcare and higher education) from 1987 to 2003 and public accounting (audit, tax, and management consulting) from 1978 to 1987. His experience with municipal bond and project finance began in 1982 as a feasibility consultant at Peat Marwick. A holder of the CFA charter and a CPA license, Seth is a Fellow with the HFMA and has been a Diplomate in the ACHE. Appointed to the board of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Seth received his MBA from New York University and his BA from Amherst College.
Michela Daliana
Creative Approaches and Strategies for Bond Financing
Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 - 12:00 PM
Counsel
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Michela has dedicated her career to mastering the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as they relate to tax-exempt bonds. She has represented issuers, underwriters and borrowers in all manner of borrowings, including advance refundings, commercial paper programs and certificates of participation, among others. She has also successfully represented conduit borrowers and issuers in connection with IRS tax compliance audits and the IRS Voluntary Closing Agreement Program. Working in the area of taxation, Michela has assisted state and local governmental entities, conduit issuers and borrowers in all areas eligible to receive the benefit of tax-exempt financing under the Code, the State of New York, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, the Trustees of Princeton University, the Maine Municipal Bond Bank, the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, the Borough of North Slope, Alaska, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority, the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. Because of her involvement with the many varied participants in tax-exempt bond financings, Michela has had the fortuity to be involved in some of the most challenging and innovative transactions in the country. Her work with the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the American Bar Association has afforded Michela opportunities to participate in regulatory initiatives relating to tax-exempt bond financings; most recently, Michela has contributed to projects addressing the safe-harbor management contract rules and P3s.