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Paul currently serves as the Highway Division Administrator for the Oregon Department of Transportation, overseeing the five Regions, Technical Services, Major Projects Branch, and Maintenance/Operations.� His focus is on the long-term development and success of the division, the internal working relationships between various leadership teams and work units.� Prior to starting his current role in 2010, Paul served as the Region 3 Manager, headquartered in Roseburg. There he was responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of state highways and other transportation facilities in a varied geographic area with several large population centers.Paul joined ODOT in 1984 in traffic engineering. Over the years, he has worked in construction, maintenance and project development in Regions 1, 2 and 3, as well as at agency headquarters in Salem. He served as a district manager before becoming the Region 3 manager, and has delivered a variety of special assignments. �In recent years, Paul led the department�s response to the state�s deteriorating bridges by coordinating the Bridge Options Report, which resulted in a legislatively approved $1.3 billion funding package.� He also led the 2007 Project Delivery Review effort.Paul is a licensed Professional Engineer.� He holds a Bachelor�s degree in Civil Engineering from OregonStateUniversity and a Master�s degree in Public Administration from Lewis and ClarkCollege.�

Brian is a Director with RBC Capital Markets and the Manager of the Municipal Transaction Review Group in Minneapolis Minnesota.He joined RBC Capital Markets in 2006 and his responsibilities include managing the firm�s municipal transaction review function which provides a centralized review process for every engagement, transaction and revenue event.�� He is also responsible for ensuring that all regulatory requirements affecting municipal bond issuance are complied with and that the firm�s policies, procedures and controls for municipal securities meet or exceed regulatory requirements.�� He serves as the chair of the firm�s internal municipal credit committee and complex municipal financing committee.�� He also serves as the Secretary of the municipal business review committee that reviews all matters that pose unique or novel financial, reputational or regulatory risk.Brian is an active member of the Municipal Legal Advisory Committee for SIFMA and is a member of NABL and the Minnesota State Bar.�� He began his career as a member of the Texas State Bar where he practiced law from 1989 until 1996 when he moved to Minnesota where he worked as the Senior Fixed Income lawyer for Piper Jaffray from 1996 until 2006.� He maintains FINRA Series 7, 24, 53, 63 and 79 licenses and is a 1989 graduate of the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law.

Angela Trout, a senior associate in the Seattle office, is a member of the Public Finance Department.� Ms. Trout has served as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel in connection with a variety of public finance matters.Before joining the Public Finance Department, Ms. Trout worked in the Seattle office as a law clerk in the Corporate Emerging Companies Group while attending law school.� Prior to attending law school, Ms. Trout worked at Orrick and Perkins Coie LLP.

Professor Dash joined the URI faculty in 1974 with a masters- and PhD-degree in finance and operations research (1978) from the University of Colorado. Professor Dash has published various manuscripts on the topics on nonlinear multiple objective decision making, artificial intelligence and stochastic methods in time series analysis. He has also published two books: Fundamentals of Risk Management: Derivatives, Neuroscience, and Automated Trading; and, Recent Advances in Computational Finance. Along with international invitations to present at research symposiums, he has lectured to graduate students in eight different countries. Professor Dash�s service activities include performing as founder and faculty adviser to the student-directed Quantitative Finance and Neuroscience Club. He remains an active member in major international professional associations.

Raul Amezcua joined the Stifel-California Public Finance team in 2014. Previously, Raul spent 11 years helping to manage and grow a small regional firm into a major competitor in the California Public Finance sector and, prior to that, spent 12 years in California working for bulge-bracket, New York-based investment banks. During 25 years in California public finance, he has completed well over 100 senior-managed debt financings with an aggregate par value exceeding $22 billion.Raul has served on the board of the PUENTE Learning Center since 2001, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for eight years.Raul received an MBA from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA in 1991, and a Bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Southern California in 1987. �Raul currently holds the Series 7, 24, 27, 50, 53, & 63 licenses.

Mary Lewis is the Chief Financial Officer for the City of San Diego, serving in this position from 2008-2012, and returning to the City in 2013. Ms Lewis oversees the Office of the City Comptroller, City Treasurer, Debt Management, Risk Management, and Financial Management. With a $3 billion budget and 10,000 employees, the City of San Diego provides a full range of governmental services including police and fire protection, sanitation and health services, the construction and maintenance of streets and infrastructure, recreational activities and cultural events, and the maintenance and operation of the water and sewer utilities. Ms. Lewis began at the City in 2006 as the Director of Financial Management under the then new strong mayor form of government. From 2012-2013, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of the San Diego City Employees� Retirement System (SDCERS), which serves 20,000 members and manages trust fund assets of over $6.5 billion. Prior positions include the CFO/COO of Alliance Healthcare Foundation and senior management positions in for-profit and non-profit healthcare organizations. She is a member of the League of Cities, California Committee on Municipal Accounting, the Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and City�s Disclosure Practices Working Group.Ms Lewis holds a Master�s Degree in Business from Columbia University and an MA in English Literature from the University of Missouri.