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Mr. Peyser is President of Public Resources Advisory Group (�PRAG�), a leading financial advisory firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and California.� Mr. Peyser is responsible for the overall management of the firm and leads financial advisory engagements for clients such as The City of New York, New York State Division of the Budget, New York State Thruway, the State of Georgia and the City of Phoenix.��Mr. Peyser has over 30 years of experience as a financial advisor working on a wide range of projects that include general government, transportation, education, water and sewer, solid waste,� public-private projects and derivatives.� He holds a B.A. in history and economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A in finance from the Wharton School.� He serves on the board of governors of the Municipal Forum of New York.�

Thomas J. Weyl is managing director and head of New Business Development of National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation. He is responsible for leading National’s marketing and new business generation efforts in the U.S. public finance market.Prior to joining National, Mr. Weyl was with Barclays Capital Inc., where he served as Director of Municipal Research and was responsible for the municipal credit strategy and research efforts of the firm.Prior to Barclays Capital Inc., Mr. Weyl spent 16 years at Eaton Vance Management where he served as Director of Municipal Research. Earlier in his career, he held various positions at GE Capital, Van Kampen Merritt Investment Advisory Corp., MBIA and Smith Barney. Mr. Weyl has also served in a number of prominent industry roles, including Chairperson of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, the Investment Company Institute’s representative to the Government Accounting Standards Advisory Council and as a member of the Society of Municipal Analysts.Mr. Weyl holds B.S. and MBA degrees from the State University of New York at Albany.

Elizabeth represents issuers and underwriters in public and private�offerings of tax-exempt bonds. She has experience representing both state and local issuers in conduit financings with an emphasis in revenue bond transactions including gas supply revenue bonds and�single and multi-family housing.She has also served as underwriter�s counsel in the issuance of $4 billion of tax-exempt gas supply revenue bonds, and represented multiple issuers as bond counsel in approximately 100 multifamily affordable apartment tax-exempt bond financings including publicly offered and privately placed debt with various financing structures.In addition, she assisted clients in various revenue bond financings including airport revenue bonds, stadium parking facility bonds and various single family bond transactions including multi-modal bonds, negotiations of liquidity facilities, investment agreements and hedging transactions.She's also assisted bond purchaser in acquisition of 501(c)(3) multifamily bond portfolio financing acquisition of multiple properties in Texas, California, Arizona, and Georgia, and represented various clients in development of mortgage credit certificate programs.Assisted clients in multiple defaulted housing bond workouts, including restructurings of tax-exempt debt and asset sales to retire debt.She also has a J.D. in cum laude from The University of Texas School of Law and B.A., summa cum laude, Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

The first woman elected to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, Kay Bailey Hutchison addressed a wide range of issues, from transportation to healthcare, during her two decades in Congress. In 2000, Senator Hutchison�s GOP colleagues elected her Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference�making her the fifth-ranking member of the party leadership�and the first woman to hold a Republican leadership role in the Senate since 1973.She eventually rose to the fourth-ranking position in the conference as the Policy Committee Chairwoman.��One of my obstacles has been attempts to trivialize me or underestimate me,� Hutchison said in 2000, stereotyped as a �quintessential, perennial cheerleader.� �Being in the leadership is not easy. You have to learn how to deal with the issues that come to you in a professional way. And it can be done.�While a journalist, Hutchison was inspired after an interview with Anne Armstrong�co-chair of the Republican National Committee�to enter politics, first working as Armstrong�s press secretary. In 1972, Hutchison was elected to the Texas state house of representatives. After two terms, she left the state legislature in 1976 to serve as vice-chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. After four years in that post, Hutchison returned to Texas.In 1982, she made an unsuccessful bid for an open U.S. House seat representing portions of Dallas. She spent eight years in the private sector as a banking executive and as owner of a candy manufacturing company before winning election in 1990 as the Texas State Treasurer. As treasurer, Hutchison increased returns on state investments to $1 billion annually, led a successful campaign against a state income tax, and helped cap Texas� state debt.�Two years later, Hutchison co-chaired the Republican National Convention, held in Houston, Texas.

Leodoro Martinez is the Chairman of the Eagle Ford Consortium, and the former Executive Director of the Middle Rio Grande Development Council of Governments which is composed of nine counties in South Texas.His continuous involvement in services for public entities comes from over 40 years experience in public responsibilities as a City Councilman, School Board member, three term Mayor of the City of Cotulla, and an additional twelve years as La Salle County Judge. He served 21 years in his capacity as the Executive Director of MRGDC.He has been appointed and served in several statewide positions including as a member of the Statewide Jobs Coordinating Council, the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority, Office of State- Federal Relations, Chairman of Texas Rural Communities Inc., appointed to the Eagle Ford Task Force by Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter, and was nominated as the U. S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas.Chairman Martinez has been recognized to the Who's Who in Energy list for three years in a row by the Business Journal and was selected for the Texas Outstanding Local Leader Award by the University of Texas John Ben Sheppard Public Leadership Institute in 2013.He is the owner of Martinez Partners LLC Consulting.

Lourdes Reyes Abadin, Executive Vice President at Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc. has been involved with Florida public finance for the past 25 years having initially served on the public sector where she eventually rose to the positions of Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to the Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority (MSEA), an autonomous agency of the City of Miami. During her tenure at MSEA the agency was responsible for the financing of the Miami Arena, and the financial analysis related to the NBA, MLB and NHL Miami expansion teams. She specialized in investment banking when she joined a Wall Street Firm in 1993. In the midst of her investment banking career she was asked to serve as the Comptroller to the City of Miami to assist with a financial crisis that led the Florida Governor to appoint a Financial Oversight Board. Thereafter, she returned to the investment banking industry again specializing in Public Finance. Her work has included developing financial structures, credit enhancement, and development of bond rating presentations, preparation of official documents, and the pre-marketing of bonds.Over the years, Ms. Abadin has gained much recognition for her in-depth knowledge and vast experience in Florida public finance and she is also credited for her experience in other diverse sectors. Prior to being involved with municipal finance, she worked for Florida Power & Light and was involved in the Quality Improvement Program that earned FPL the Deming Award of Excellence.Ms. Abadin currently leads Estrada Hinojosa�s efforts in providing financial services to governmental entities in the state of Florida. She has managed Estrada Hinojosa & Co.�s Florida office since 2003.Ms. Abadin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Florida International University, and has taken MBA studies at Nova Southeastern University. She is a certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO), and is a FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 Registered Representative. She also currently serves on the Board of Banyan Health Systems. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Ellen B. Marshall is a legislative consultant with more than 20 years of experience representing clients before federal and state governments.� Ms. Marshall�s focus centers in the areas of federal and state legislative advocacy; technical and political communications; and grassroots strategy and management.Prior to starting Marshall & Company in 2005, Ms. Marshall served as director of tax and economic issues for a major real estate trade association and managed a small lobbying firm.� She also has wide-ranging experience in political campaigns and coalition building.� Her depth of issue experience spans tax, interstate commerce, bankruptcy, and state and local government finance.Ms. Marshall has guided clients in establishing successful grassroots and legislative advocacy programs.� In this role, she has trained government officials, corporate executives, and industry representatives to be effective advocates before the legislative and executive branches of government.� Ms. Marshall has also launched comprehensive grassroots and grasstops lobbying efforts that combine the extensive manpower of an association�s membership base, key industry executives, and a focused communications/public relations plan to turn potential legislative disasters into economic victories.

On January 21, Governor Greg Abbott nominated Carlos Cascos to serve as Texas Secretary of State. Pending Senate confirmation, he will serve Texas as the 110th Secretary.Not new to public service, Secretary-designate Cascos was elected as Cameron County Judge in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. He previously served on the Texas Public Safety Commission and as a Cameron County Commissioner from 1991 through 2002.Born in Mexico, Secretary-designate Cascos immigrated to the United States as a child and became a permanent resident and citizen during adolescence. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.Secretary-designate Cascos is a Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife, Aurora Candida G. Cascos, have two daughters, Andrea and Casandra.

Adrian Moore, Ph.D., Vice President of Policy at Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.Moore has testified before Congress and regularly advises federal, state and local officials on policy initiatives. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board, and in 2006 he was appointed by Congress to serve on the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Finance Commission. In 2009 he was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to California�s Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission.Mr. Moore is co-author of the book Curb Rights: A Foundation for Free Enterprise in Urban Transit, published in 1997 by the Brookings Institution Press, which was runner up for the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, and of Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive 21st Century coming out November 2008. And he is author of dozens of policy studies and articles.Mr. Moore earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine. He holds a Master's in Economics from the University of California, Irvine and a Master's in History from California State University, Chico.�