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Latest NewsJoshua L. Schank is President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, a non-profit foundation with the mission of improving transportation policy and leadership. Schank, who is an urban planner, has worked on federal and state transportation policy over a decade. Before joining Eno, he directed the National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center which proposed a new vision for the Federal role in surface transportation policy.Dr. Schank was Transportation Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton during the development of the last surface transportation authorization bill (SAFETEA-LU). He has also worked as a Consultant with PB Consult and Senior Associate at ICF International in Washington, D.C., as well as the Office of the Inspector General's in the U.S. Department of Transportation, and with the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City.Dr. Schank's extensive work in transportation policy and planning is well documented in his publications, including All Roads Lead to Congress: The $300 Billion Fight Over Highway Funding, co-authored with Costas Panagopoulos and published by CQ Press in 2007. He holds a Ph.D. in urban planning from Columbia University, a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.A. in urban studies from Columbia University.He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Lindsey and his sons, Max and Jonah.
Scott Zuchorski is a Senior Director in Fitch�s Global Infrastructure and Project Finance Group where he serves as a co-lead of US Transportation.�Scott covers a variety of transportation and infrastructure transactions including airports, seaports, GARVEE bonds, toll roads, privately financed sports stadiums, and public-private partnerships (P3s). Scott�s experience in infrastructure P3 projects comprises several recently rated transactions including Presidio Parkway, Mid Town Tunnel in Norfolk VA, the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, the Indiana portion of the Ohio River Bridges project and the Goethals Bridge Replacement project.�Prior to joining Fitch, Scott was a First Vice President at Ambac Assurance Corporation where he was responsible for the credit oversight and remediation of a $250 billion municipal bond portfolio.� He began his career as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP�s Government Services Practice in Washington DC.�Scott received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and his Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.� He currently serves on the Advisory Council for Cornell University�s Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP).
Tom Morsch, a Managing Director based in PFM�s Chicago office, is co-head of PFM�s P3 practice. Mr. Morsch has more than 30 years of government, public finance and management experience with a focus on complex public-private transactions and infrastructure. His background includes financial advisory roles on the sell-side, as well as buy-side advisory and due diligence work for investors and other participants in the P3 industry. Tom�s project experience spans a variety of asset classes, including higher education, toll roads, parking, transit, social infrastructure, gaming and alcohol.
Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo, elected in November 2010, dedicated her first year in office to redesigning Rhode Island's state-administered public employee pension system.Raimondo's commitment to following a fact-based, honest and transparent process, and not placing blame or relying on divisive rhetoric, proved effective during these challenging times in Rhode Island. That process, which culminated in a special session of the General Assembly in November 2011, included thorough analysis and study as well as countless conversations and meetings with all stakeholders -employees, retirees, union leaders and taxpayers. Raimondo's top policy priority, The Rhode Island Retirement Security Act, was signed into law on November 18, 2011.According to a December 5, 2011 TIME article, "Such an unexpected outbreak of responsible leadership didn't just pull Rhode Island back from the brink...it also suggested that difficult, self-sacrificing decisions are still possible."Prior to being elected General Treasurer on November 2, 2010 with an overwhelming majority, Gina M. Raimondo worked for a decade as co-founder and general partner of Point Judith Capital, a venture capital firm. She has also served as the senior vice president of fund development at Village Ventures. A firm believer in innovation, Raimondo was involved in dozens of successful start-up companies, primarily in the health care industry.Prior to joining Village Ventures, she clerked for US District Judge Kimba Wood of the Southern District of New York.Raimondo serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of Crossroads Rhode Island, the state's largest homeless services organization, where she played a key role in launching a new shelter for women. She was also a trustee at Women and Infants Hospital and Chair of its Quality Committee prior to stepping down in 2011. She has previously served on the boards of LaSalle Academy and Family Service of Rhode Island.
Jeff Leuschel joined the law firm of McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P. upon his graduation from The University of Texas School of Law in 1980, and became a partner in the firm in January 1985.� Mr. Leuschel specializes in the practice of public finance law.�Mr. Leuschel currently represents numerous entities in Texas and Oklahoma in the financing of public projects.� In 2009, the State Bar of Texas published�Essentials of Texas Water Resources, and Mr. Leuschel authored the chapter on Financing Water Projects in Texas.��Essentials of Texas Water Resources�is now in its third edition, and Mr. Leuschel updated the Financing Water Projects chapter in both the second and third editions.�Mr. Leuschel has worked closely with legislators in drafting legislation on matters affecting public finance in the State of Texas, including the Public Funds Investment Act, the Public Securities Title of the Texas Government Code, including rewriting the provisions in Texas law pertaining to the financing of waterworks and wastewater facilities by Texas cities, provisions of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code affecting public securities, and amendments to the Texas Water Code affecting the financial assistance programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.�In 2011, Mr. Leuschel was recognized in the publication�Texas' Best Lawyers, published by ALM, Integrated Media Company, as the Public Finance Lawyer of the Year in Dallas.� Mr. Leuschel acted as bond counsel on the Love Field Airport Modernization Corporation financing for the re-development of Dallas Love Field, which was selected by�The Bond Buyer�as the Southwest Region Deal of the Year, for bonds issued between October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.�Mr. Leuschel has been a panelist at numerous sessions of the Bond Lawyers' Workshops sponsored by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and has been a frequent speaker at Public Funds Investment Act seminars and workshops sponsored by The University of North Texas Center for Public Management, the Texas Association of Counties and the Government Treasurers Organization of Texas.� In 1999, Mr. Leuschel was made an honorary lifetime member of the Government Treasurers Organization of Texas for his dedicated service and commitment to the treasury profession.� In 2002, Mr. Leuschel was elected by his peers as a Regular Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel.�In 2013, Mr. Leuschel was recognized by The University of Texas at Arlington as a Distinguished Alumnus, and on December 18, 2015, Mr. Leuschel delivered the Commencement Address at the graduation ceremonies of the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Mike Quinn joined Ziegler in 2010 as a director focusing on the east coast region�and providing capital markets and strategic advisory services to healthcare�organizations, including healthcare systems and independent hospitals. Since joining�Ziegler, Mike has led more than $1 billion of financing transactions for his healthcareclients and was promoted to Managing Director in January of 2014.Mike started his career in the financial guaranty business at Radian where he spent�five years in the municipal underwriting group focusing on credit analysis and�underwriting in the healthcare sector. He spent two years at Financial Guaranty�Insurance Company as a Vice President in Public Finance where his responsibilities�included underwriting primary market public finance transactions and running their�secondary market desk.Prior to joining Ziegler, Mike was a Vice President at Shattuck Hammond Partners.�Prior to joining Shattuck Hammond Partners, he managed Assured Guaranty�Corporation�s healthcare and higher education underwriting group. At Assured, his�group guaranteed more than $10 billion of tax-exempt bond issuance across over 100obligors with no claims paid or reserves established against any insured risk. Mike is a�member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, the Municipal Analyst�Group of New York and the NJ Chapter of the Healthcare Finance Management�Association.
Ben serves as bond counsel for cities, counties, school districts, special law districts, higher education authorities, and other political subdivisions throughout Texas and elsewhere. He has been involved in the financing and development of airports, sports facilities, single- and multi-family housing, student loans, industrial development, health care, public power, and regional water and sewer systems both as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel. In addition, he has experience drafting legislation authorizing public entities to finance their infrastructure and economic development programs. He has a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.




