Federal Advocacy
MiniMuni Speakers
View speakers for the 2nd Annual MiniMuni Conference below. Check this page often as new speakers are confirmed.
Confirmed Speakers
Day 1
- Emily Brock, Director, Federal Liaison Center, GFOA
- Michael Decker, Senior Vice President, Bond Dealers of America – Federal Policy and Research
- David Erdman, Capital Finance Director, State of Wisconsin
- Manju Ganeriwala, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Nicole Griffith, CPFO, Howard County - Department of Finance
- Mark Kim, CEO, MSRB
- Stacey Lewis, Partner, Pacifica Law Group
- Lisa Washburn, Chief Credit Officer and Managing Director, MMA
- Ben Watkins, Director, State of Florida ‒ Division of Bond Finance
- Rebecca Olsen, Director, Office of Municipal Securities, SEC
Day 2
- Natalie Cohen, President, National Municipal Research, Inc.
- Kristine Brock, Assistant City Administrator for Finance and Administration, City of Franklin, TN
- Jessica Giroux, Director of Governmental Affairs, NABL
- Tracy Gordon, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
- Kent Hiteshew, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Board
- Tom Kozlik, Head of Strategy and Credit, HilltopSecurities
- Amanda Albright, Reporter, Municipal Bonds and Public Finance Reporter, Bloomberg News
- Johanna Som de Cerff, Acting Branch Chief of Branch 5, IRS Office of Chief Counsel Financial Institutions and Products Division
- Evan Giesemann, Tax and Economic Policy Advisor for Representative Terri A. Sewell (AL-07)
Day 3
- Arlene Bohner, Head of US Public Finance, Fitch Ratings
- Karen Daly, Senior Managing Director, Kroll Bond Rating Agency
- Kathy Kardell, Senior Debt Administrator, Office of Budget & Finance, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Jane Ridley, Senior Director & Sector Leader, S&P Global
- Marion Gee, Finance Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
- Cindy Harris, Chief Financial Officer, Iowa Finance Authority
- Cynthia Evangelisti, Treasurer, Chicago Park District
- Kendel Taylor, Director of Finance, City of Alexandria, VA
- Kenton Tsoodle, Assistant City Manager, City of Oklahoma City, OK
- Noel Graczyk, Administrative Services Director, City of Chaska, MN
- Tim Blake, Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service