John Bagley

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Chief Market Structure Officer
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

John A. Bagley is Chief Market Structure Officer for the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). He leads the Market Structure department, which is responsible for the organization’s activities and functions related to market leadership, market structure, market transparency, economic analysis, data analysis, research and industry operations.
John most recently served as president of BondDesk Trading LLC, where he was responsible for its broker-dealer and related trading platform activity. Previously, John served in sales and trading roles at divisions of UBS and its predecessor, PaineWebber, for nearly three decades.

During the 2020 pandemic, John temporarily joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on secondment to lend his deep municipal market expertise to the implementation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility. He has also served as a non-voting member of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee.

John received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and has a master’s of business administration from Columbia University.

Devin Brennan

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Devin represents issuer, underwriter and private sponsor clients in some of the most complex and innovative transactions in the municipal market. 

Such transactions have involved both long- and short-term, fixed and variable rate obligations, public-private partnerships (P3s), commercial paper, swaps, credit and liquidity enhancement, and revenue bonds for natural gas and electrical capacity, as well as a number of sizable special purpose financings. Devin's practice includes representing clients in water, wastewater, transportation, public power, pollution control and other infrastructure financings. Devin has also represented multiple clients in connection with chapter 9 bankruptcies, restructurings and other workouts.

Devin currently sits on the Strategy Council and Audit Committee for OneJustice, an organization dedicated to transforming the delivery of legal services to Californians in need. Devin has also served on the Hiring and Summer Program Committees in Orrick's San Francisco office, and helps organize the office's summer associate pro bono projects and the firm's annual summer surf trip to Capitola Beach. 

Dan Bronfman

Bond Financing Strategies for Mixed-Income Housing Development
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Managing Director, Affordable Housing & Community Development Lending
Banc of California

Dan Bronfman is a Managing Director with Los Angeles-based Banc of California. Dan joined the bank in 2017 and focuses on delivering tax-exempt and taxable lending products to developers of affordable housing projects, nonprofit organizations and businesses involved in manufacturing, recycling and value-added processing activities. He has over 30 years of experience in banking, investment banking, financial management and consulting, and has facilitated the issuance of over $4.0 billion in financings, with transactions ranging in size from $2.0 million to over $60.0 million.

Dan was President and founder of Growth Capital Associates, Inc., an advisory firm specializing in structuring tax-exempt financings for nonprofit organizations and other types of conduit borrowers. Prior to founding Growth Capital, he was Director of Finance for Gruma Corporation, parent of the leading tortilla maker Mission Foods, and served as a vice president with US Bank.

He received an MBA in finance from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles and a BA in economics from Sonoma State University. He is Trustee Emeritus of the California State University Board of Trustees.

Oreste Casciaro

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Redeveloping Underutilized Land and Brownfields with Bonds
Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Director, Relationship Management
The Bank of New York

Oreste has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He is a senior relationship manager at BNY’s Corporate Trust Public Finance group, covering the Northeast region, primarily supporting the largest municipal issuers in New York City and New York State. Oreste began his career at a New York Stock Exchange specialist-trading firm during which he obtained his BBA and MBA in Finance.

Tyler Compton

Special Assessment & Special District Bonds for Redevelopment
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Attorney
Bricker Graydon Wyatt

Tyler Compton is an attorney in Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Public Finance Group and has a practice focused on economic development projects, including commercial and residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE and R-PACE) financing. He has experience with state and local tax, including sales and use tax exemptions, New Community Authorities (NCA), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), and construction contract issues.

Suzanne Cooler

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

County Engineer
Chatham County

Suzanne has over twenty years of experience with the Chatham County Department of Engineering, holding a Civil Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and a Master's in Public Administration from Georgia College and State University. Promoted to County Engineer in 2021, she manages the County's Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) program and leads strategic initiatives across Project Management, Development, Environmental Compliance, Floodplain Management, and GIS, focused on advancing Chatham County’s safety, quality of life, and economic development. 

Tammy Davis

Health, Education & Other Nonprofit Bonds for Economic Development
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Revitalizing Commercial Corridors and Downtown Districts
Tuesday, September 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Vice President, Client Executive
The Bank of New York

Tammy is currently a Senior Relationship Manager in Corporate Trust for The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company. Based in the Midwest, she manages trustee, paying agent and escrow services for a portfolio of healthcare, higher education, state/ local government and housing clients. She has sales and business development responsibilities over a very diverse mix of corporate trust products and bond financing structures. Previous to her current business development role, Tammy was a Team Leader managing several administrators with responsibility for managing overall client relationships, reviewing documents associated with bond financings, ensuring accounts are properly established on all systems and, performing day to day administrative duties such a investments, cash movement, compliance monitoring, and debt service processing for numerous relationships. Tammy joined the public finance corporate trust industry in 1996 through heritage organizations and has over 30 years of total banking experience. She has a Bachelor’s in Accounting and a Master’s in Finance.

Wayne Edmiston

Leveraging Bonds to Unlock Private Investment in Local Projects
Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Vice President/Senior Relationship Manager
The Bank of New York

Wayne “Ed” Edmiston has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, specifically Corporate Trust. Ed started his career originally with First Union, before later joining BB&T, and then US Bank. He took a tour as a military contractor for several years working with the Marine Corps, US Navy, Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Customs and Boder Patrol, Homeland Security, and numerous foreign military branches. When he left that career option, Ed chose once again to pursue old habits in 2021 coming back to his roots in Corporate Trust as a Transaction Manager with BNY Mellon and later was chosen to serve a Senior Relationship Manager role in 2022. Over his long-term commitment to the public finance and corporate trust market, Ed has gained an exceptionally strong knowledge regarding general rate bond debt, the roles of custodian, municipal trustee, and escrow agent, with a keen specialty towards education, higher education, and hospital bond deals. Ed received his BA in Finance from the University of North Florida, Jacksonville.

Katie Endres

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Capital & Bond Readiness for Large-Scale Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Special Assessment & Special District Bonds for Redevelopment
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Health, Education & Other Nonprofit Bonds for Economic Development
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Redeveloping Underutilized Land and Brownfields with Bonds
Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bond Financing Strategies for Mixed-Income Housing Development
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Revitalizing Commercial Corridors and Downtown Districts
Tuesday, September 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Bonds to Unlock Private Investment in Local Projects
Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Financing Resilient Communities with Green and Sustainable Bonds
Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Project-Based Bonds to Transform Communities
Tuesday, December 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Director
Council of Development Finance Agencies

Katie Endres (Moriarty) is a Senior Director in the Knowledge & Networks Division at the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA). Katie leads the organization’s networking programs and products. She oversees the planning and execution of CDFA's National Development Finance Summit, held annually to bring together leaders and experts from the development finance industry from around the world. She also manages CDFA’s Membership, Sponsorship and Mentorship program. Katie collaborates with organizations and individuals from across the nation to facilitate connection and collaboration within the industry.

Katie's career has been primarily in the non-profit sector, and she came to CDFA after working most recently as a Manager of Partner Success at Rev1 Ventures. She is a highly experienced facilitator with expertise in relationship building and communication.

A graduate of The Ohio State University and Youngstown State University, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Education. Outside of her professional life, Katie enjoys spending time with her very active, blended family, including her husband, their 5 collective children, and their dog. She loves doing anything outdoors and is an avid runner.

Lynne Funk

2026 Bond Finance Outlook: What to Expect in the New Year
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media - Municipal Finance
The Bond Buyer

Lynne Funk is Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media - Municipal Finance. She leads and shapes The Bond Buyer's six major events, serving as host, moderator, thought leader and brand ambassador. Lynne also is charged with creating innovative live media formats, including new conferences, virtual summits and podcasts to help serve our municipal finance community. Lynne has nearly two decades of experience in the public finance industry. She was most recently Executive Editor of The Bond Buyer. Previously, she was a director at Municipal Market Analytics, Inc., and in the Policy and Public Advocacy for the Municipal Securities Division at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Michael Hogue

Bond Financing Strategies for Mixed-Income Housing Development
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig


Michael R. Hogue maintains a multi-disciplinary construction practice providing representation to owners, developers, and major corporations in all aspects and phases of construction and project development in the real estate industry. Michael’s practice provides an integrated “one-stop-shop” for a broad cross-section of public and private sector clients in due diligence, transactions, tenant buildouts, project oversight & management, regulatory compliance, disputes, litigation, and restructuring/bankruptcy matters.

Using his broad experience with project development in an array of differing geographic and economic conditions, Michael represents clients in a variety of industries ranging from hospitality and multifamily development to digital infrastructure and transportation/mass transit throughout the United States and abroad. And as a firm believer in “doing well by doing good”, Michael also provides pro bono counseling and representation on construction and project development matters to charitable organizations and non-profits.

Michael’s cross-disciplinary legal training provides a deeper understanding of his clients’ needs at all stages of the project development life cycle, from due diligence and initial design & construction contract negotiation to pre- and post-completion dispute resolution & litigation to bankruptcy restructurings and distressed asset dispositions. He also regularly advises developers and affiliated contractors on regulatory and licensing issues.

Finally, because of Michael’s deep technical experience with electronically-stored information (“ESI”) and technology-assisted review (“TAR”), he serves as part of the firm’s eDiscovery and eRetention group. In this complementary role, Michael provides advice and support to clients regarding best practices for records management as well as eDiscovery representation in litigation in state and federal court.

Tyler Kalachnik

Capital & Bond Readiness for Large-Scale Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Partner
Ice Miller LLP

Tyler Kalachnik serves as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, disclosure counsel and borrower's counsel for both long-term and short-term financings involving the pledge of revenues, taxes or a combination thereof. Tyler is experienced in transactions involving letters of credit, standby bond purchase agreements, interest rate and commodity swaps. Tyler serves in these roles for financings  including single and multifamily housing projects, airports, municipal gas utilities, prepaid natural gas transactions, municipal water utilities, Indiana's State Revolving Fund Program, solid waste disposal facilities, 501(c)(3) organizations. Tyler also works in the Public Finance Group's rebate calculation practice.

Tyler is active in the public finance community and with charitable organizations. From 2008 to 2011, he served on NABL's Functions and Professional Responsibility subcommittee, which completed a revision of the third edition of The Function and Professional Responsibilities of Bond Counsel. From 2009 to 2011, Tyler was the chair of the NABL Associate Network. He has served as the Vice Chair and Chair of NABL's Essentials conference, on the steering committee for NABL's Workshop and as a panel chair for NABL's Institute. He has participated in several of NABL’s federal tax initiatives and serves on the subcommittee for NABL’s Model Bond Opinion Report. Tyler is currently the vice chair of NABL’s General Law Practice Committee. 
 
Tyler is active in the community as former vice chair of the board of Indiana's Balance of State, Continuum of Care and a member of the Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Board  He is the former chair of the board of directors and member of the Director's Council of Joy's House, a charitable organization serving the senior community. In 2009, Tyler was named an Up and Coming Lawyer by The Indiana Lawyer and was named a "Rising Star" from 2013-2021 by Indiana Super Lawyers. Tyler is rated "AV - Preeminent" by his peers through the Martindale-Hubbell review process and in 2020-2026 was named a "Best Lawyer in America" in Public Finance by U.S. News & World Report. Tyler was named "Lawyer of the Year" in Public Finance in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report. Tyler was also recognized in 2020 as a "Rising Star" by The Bond Buyer and is a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel.  

Tyler is a 1999 graduate of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. In 2003, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in business from Indiana University Bloomington. In 2006, he earned his juris doctor, summa cum laude, from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

While in law school, Tyler was selected and served as a contracts tutor in the Dean's Tutorial Society, an articles editor for the Indiana Law Review, and was a member of the Committee on Diversity Initiative. He is a regular participant in activities of the National Association of Bond Lawyers through speaking engagements and contributions to the NABL education committee.

He joined Ice Miller in September of 2006 and is licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana.

Lauren Mack

Health, Education & Other Nonprofit Bonds for Economic Development
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Attorney
Law Office of Lauren Mack, P.C.

Lauren has over 30 years of experience in financing (tax-exempt, taxable and public-private partnerships), federal tax, non-profit organizations, health care, corporate, and governance matters. She works with clients to provide practical solutions to their real-world problems. Lauren has been involved in a wide range of public financing transactions, serving as bond counsel and issuer’s counsel, as well as advising borrowers (including health care organizations, cultural institutions, schools and universities, and Indian tribal governments), underwriters, and banks (as direct lenders, liquidity providers and letter of credit providers) on tax and other matters. She advises clients with respect to transaction structuring, as well as post-closing covenant and tax compliance. She also represents clients before the IRS in connection with audits, closing agreements under the IRS’ Voluntary Compliance Program, and private letter rulings. Lauren also advises clients on corporate transactional and financing matters, including issuance of public and privately placed debt, use of special purpose vehicles, public-private partnerships and other joint ventures, and corporate acquisitions and dispositions. Her representative clients include corporations, municipal entities, commercial lenders, and credit enhancers. She works with the client’s financial team on transaction structure, due diligence, documentation, continuing disclosure, and post-closing covenant compliance. Lauren received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law, graduating with distinction. She received her B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.

Kirsten Martin

Special Assessment & Special District Bonds for Redevelopment
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Financing Resilient Communities with Green and Sustainable Bonds
Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Vice President
The Bank of New York

Kirsten N. Martin is a Senior Vice President, Client Executive in BNY’s Corporate Trust business, based in Los Angeles, CA. Kirsten brings 14 years of experience across finance, markets, and treasury, with a strong focus on building long-term client relationships and delivering tailored financial solutions. Prior to her current role, Kirsten held positions in BNY’s Markets and Corporate Treasury businesses, where she developed deep expertise in global macroeconomic trends, liquidity management, and funding strategies. Her background spans sales and trading coverage of institutional clients, collateral and cash management, and cross-functional initiatives aimed at enhancing business efficiency and client outcomes. Kirsten now partners with clients in the public and not-for-profit sector, helping institutions navigate complex market dynamics and optimize their capital and liquidity structures. She is passionate about understanding each organization’s mission and financial objectives to provide strategic, values-aligned support. Kirsten is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science. Kirsten was recognized with the Women’s Bond Club Rising Star Award as the next generation of women leaders in the financial services industry.

Emily Metzler

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Managing Director
Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Emily Metzler brings nearly two decades of experience to her role as a Public Finance Managing Director at Stifel. Prior to joining Stifel, she served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at MuniCap, Inc., a registered municipal advisor. Throughout her career, Emily has supported catalytic real estate public finance development projects in over thirty states and has been involved in the issuance of more than $2 billion in development district bonds.

Her expertise spans the full lifecycle of financial structures for public and private investment projects—from initial concept and capitalization to post-issuance administration. Emily is particularly well-versed in a variety of financing and revenue mechanisms, with a strong focus on tax increment financing, special assessments, and special taxes.

An active leader in the industry, Emily contributes her insights to several professional organizations, including the Association of Public Finance Professionals, the Urban Land Institute, Lambda Alpha International, and Women in Public Finance. She serves on the board of the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), where she also chairs the strategic planning committee. Additionally, she has completed two terms on the MSRB Compliance Advisory Group, offering municipal market expertise to the MSRB.

Emily holds Series 50 and 54 licenses and is currently pursuing her Series 7, 53, and 62 licenses to support her expanded role at Stifel.

Andy Nakahata

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

CEO/Executive Director
CA IBank

Andrew “Andy” Nakahata was appointed as the Executive Director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank), effective October 2025. He served as Chief Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at IBank from March through September 2025. Prior to joining IBank, Nakahata was Director and Western Region Head of Public Finance at TD Securities LLC from 2024 to 2025. Nakahata was Managing Director and Regional Head of Public Finance for the West Region at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2017 to 2024. He was Managing Director and Head of the West Region at the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation from 2015 to 2017. Nakahata was Director and Co-Head of the Higher Education Group at Citigroup from 2010 to 2015. He was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan from 2009 to 2010. Nakahata was Vice President of Public Sector and Infrastructure Banking at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1994 to 2010. He is Treasurer of the Board of Trustees at San Francisco University High School and member of the Board of Directors of Asian Americans in Public Finance. Nakahata earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Wesleyan University.

Michael Novakov

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Vice President
DiPerna Advisors

Michael specializes in project and structured finance and serves as the primary contact for public clients in Southwest and Northeast Ohio. These advisory services include implementing, enhancing, and operating unique and innovative financing and incentive programs, including credit rated Bond Funds, conduit bond issuances, and PACE Revolving Loan Programs that encourage economic development for both the public and private sectors. In addition to serving as the primary contact and advisor to municipal clients, Michael also provides structuring services related to public finance packages for private real estate developer clients, interfacing with cities, counties, and school district representatives to ensure acceptable entitlement and revenue sharing terms to maximize reimbursement value, or in many cases, monetizing future tax revenue streams through the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds for public infrastructure and parking garages, with and without the need for municipal credit enhancement.

Michael has intimate knowledge and experience in establishing, structuring, and managing commercial and residential tax increment financing (TIF) districts, new community authorities (NCA), Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), property tax exemptions, and energy special improvement districts (ESIDs).

Michael also leads the firm’s revenue reporting and district administrator service offerings, utilizing a sophisticated knowledge of real estate development, bond structuring, and tax revenue and abatement laws throughout the Midwest to provide developers, underwriters, and placement agents projections and verification reports to be used for the sale of revenue bonds into the capital markets - aiding to the credibility of a project’s TIF and tax revenue projections. These reports have served as a basis for the sizing of revenue bonds backed by existing incentive districts and/or future incentive district revenues from proposed development projects. The administrator duties that

Michael manages ensure efficient and transparent charge calculation and collection processes are implemented for both public and private sector clients.

Prior to joining DiPerna in 2019, Michael spent four years at the City of Columbus administering the city’s TIF program, which included managing the daily administration, payment schedules, revenue projections, and reimbursement agreements for the city’s 70+ TIF districts, including the creation of new TIFs and amendments of existing TIFs. He also coordinated the construction and financing of public infrastructure projects associated with large economic development projects throughout the city.

Michael obtained an undergraduate degree and a master's degree from The Ohio State University. He maintains a Series 50 securities license.

Warren Ribley

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Executive Director
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority

Mr. Ribley serves as Executive Director of eight Regional Development Authorities throughout Illinois. The Regional Development Authorities are Special District Units of Government created by Illinois law to offer state and federal tax-exempt bond financing for eligible projects as a conduit issuer. Examples of tax-exempt bond financing offered by the RDAs include, but not necessarily limited to, industrial revenue bonds, affordable housing bonds, not-for-profit bonds, special purpose bonds, and local government bonds. The eight RDAs supported by Mr. Ribley cover eighty-eight of Illinois’ one hundred two counties.
 
Mr. Ribley has over 40 years of professional experience in state government and the private sector, focusing on economic development, project management, public policy and financial services. 

Weston Rich

Health, Education & Other Nonprofit Bonds for Economic Development
Tuesday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Assistant Vice President
New York City Economic Development Corporation

Weston Rich is Assistant Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) where he works within the Strategic Investments Group (SIG). Wes manages a variety of projects utilizing tax incentives, bond financing, NMTC financing, and other relevant development finance tools.

Originally from Cincinnati, Wes graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), where he received his Master of Community Planning (MCP) and a graduate certificate in real estate from the Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

Prior to NYCEDC, Wes had the privilege of working with the folks at the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (The Port), and Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (formerly the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce).

Anthony Schexnayder

Capital & Bond Readiness for Large-Scale Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Bond Financing Strategies for Mixed-Income Housing Development
Tuesday, August 18, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Vice President Relationship Management
The Bank of New York

Anthony has over 25 years of bond market experience.  He worked as a bond salesperson for 18 years at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities and Guggenheim Partners in all fixed income markets.  In 2018, he pivoted to fintech where he filled dual roles for an online CLO trading platform as CEO of the Broker Dealer and the Head of Business Development.  Anthony is a graduate of University of California Los Angeles where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA Degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Joshua Smith

Redeveloping Underutilized Land and Brownfields with Bonds
Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

President & CEO
Butler County Finance Authority

Joshua A. Smith was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Butler County Finance Authority (BCFA) on April 8, 2024, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors. He brings more than 25 years of executive leadership in city management across Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio, with special emphasis in economic development, public finance, capital budgeting, and urban revitalization.

He holds a Master of Public Administration from Iowa State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Management from the University of Sioux Falls. His professional development includes executive education at various institutions: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership), Harvard University (Senior Executives in State & Local Government), the University of Virginia (Senior Executive Institute), and the University of Oklahoma (Economic Development Institute).

As CEO, Smith is responsible for aligning BCFA’s vision, strategy, and resources to fulfill its mission: “Ignite the Butler County economy by attracting investment and creating jobs, while creating memorable places.” In pursuit of this mission, he collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders—including municipal governments, financial institutions, higher education partners, developers, business leaders, and nonprofit organizations.

Prior to joining BCFA, Smith served as City Manager of Hamilton, Ohio (2010–2024), where he managed an annual All Funds budget of $400 million and played a central role in Hamilton’s post-industrial transformation. His tenure was defined by bold capital investments, public-private partnerships, and landmark redevelopment efforts.

He is an active member of the University of Cincinnati Real Estate Roundtable, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA), Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), Ohio Council of Port Authorities (OCPA), and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

James Snyder

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Principal
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Jim's primary practice concentration is municipal finance, with an emphasis on economic development transactions such as those involving tax-increment financing and public/private partnerships. Mr. Snyder is a frequent speaker on municipal finance issues that involve economic development.

He regularly serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, bond purchaser’s counsel and special counsel on a variety of public finance transactions, including general obligation financings, revenue obligations, special service area and special assessment financings, tax increment bond financing, industrial development revenue bonds, multifamily housing financings, solid waste disposal facility bonds, and Section 501(c)(3) revenue bond financings.

Cameron Starnes

Redeveloping Underutilized Land and Brownfields with Bonds
Tuesday, July 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Cam focuses his practice on representing municipal and private clients in structuring and implementing transformative economic development projects and other public-private partnerships. Drawing on his legal and government experience alike, Cam possesses a depth of understanding about what makes a development project successful and works across various practice areas, including real estate, public finance and environmental, to solve problems and ensure success. Clients also look to Cam for consulting assistance with redevelopment and economic development planning, tax increment financing and other incentives, economic development revenue bonds, strategy, and project delivery matters.

In his time working for administrations in Indianapolis and Lawrence, Cam demonstrated success in executing transformative projects, leveraging private investment through strategic deployment of grant funding, negotiating legal settlements, strategically acquiring and disposing of property, creating public-private partnerships, and heading site selection and design teams for municipal projects. In his time at Taft, Cam has represented clients in projects totaling well in excess of $1 billion, including a $300 million multi-phase mixed-use development, acquisition and repositioning of an aging shopping center for redevelopment, delivery of new public infrastructure via inventive state/municipal public-private partnership to spur redevelopment of a large-scale former automobile manufacturing site, and a 30-year, $184 million agreement to privatize operation of a major youth sports park.

Jason Tiemeier

Special Assessment & Special District Bonds for Redevelopment
Tuesday, March 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Partner
Bricker Graydon Wyatt

Jason Tiemeier is a member of the Bricker Graydon Wyatt Public Finance practice group. He works with local governments, special purpose districts, developers, and financial institutions on a variety of public finance and local government matters. His practice includes the structuring and documentation of economic development projects and general obligation and revenue bond transactions. Jason has experience with a variety of economic development tools such as tax increment financing (TIF), community reinvestment areas (CRA), new community authorities (NCA), and joint economic development districts (JEDD). Jason has also been involved with the rapid development of property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing in Ohio. He provides general counsel services to energy special improvement districts and bond and lender’s counsel services to the organizations that finance energy efficiency and clean energy projects through PACE.

Glenn Weinstein

Bonds for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Development
Tuesday, May 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Principal
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Glenn Weinstein has extensive experience helping government and private clients with debt finance, secured lending, project finance and related areas of tax, governmental, real estate and securities law. Glenn's practice includes significant experience with sophisticated financing structures over a broad range of transactions.

Glenn has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter's counsel and trustee's counsel on tax-exempt bond issues for numerous state agencies and local governments in Illinois and other states. Glenn also assists Illinois local governments with tax increment finance and other economic development matters.

Glenn has handled matters involving general obligation, limited tax, revenue and alternate revenue source bonds, and conduit issues for airports, solid waste disposal facilities, industrial development projects, multi-family housing, universities, hospitals and charter schools. He has worked extensively with multi-modal financings, current refundings, forward purchase offerings, tender offers, reissuances of tax-exempt bonds, interest mode conversions and substitutions of credit facilities, trustees and remarketing agents.

Glenn is the former chair of the National Association of Bond Lawyers' Securities Law and Disclosure Committee and is a frequent panelist at NABL conferences. Formerly, Glenn served as a law clerk for the Honorable John A. Nordberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

David Williams

Capital & Bond Readiness for Large-Scale Projects
Tuesday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Managing Director of Development Services
Bricker Graydon Wyatt

Dave Williams is a seasoned real estate development and urban revitalization professional with more than 25 years of experience guiding complex projects from concept to completion. His work centers on using adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and mixed‑use development as tools for economic growth, neighborhood revitalization, and long-term community value.
Throughout his career, Dave has overseen large-scale redevelopment initiatives that require close coordination across design, construction, financing, leasing, and operations. He is known for leading multidisciplinary teams and navigating highly complex public‑private partnerships, often involving layered financing structures, historic tax credits, and sustainability-driven design strategies. His ability to balance financial feasibility with historic integrity and community goals has made him a trusted leader among developers, public agencies, and civic organizations.

James Young

Bond Finance for Infrastructure & Transportation
Tuesday, June 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Project-Based Bonds to Transform Communities
Tuesday, December 15, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager
The Bank of New York

James joined The Bank of New York Mellon in February 2010; he joined the Northeast Public Not For Profit Group in January 2012 as a Client and Business Development Relationship Manager. James has more than 15 years’ experience in the Corporate Trust Industry.

James has had experience with Corporate Finance accounts, Municipal Debt transactions, Tax-Exempt Financing, Private Placements, and complex escrow accounts.

James has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University. He is also a Certified Corporate Trust Specialist (CCTS) from the Institute of Certified Bankers, and a graduate of the Cannon Financial Institute’s Corporate Trust School.