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30 East Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (800) 228-1102

Jonathan Azoff is the Director of the Office of Debt Management and Senior Counsel with the Ohio Treasurer’s office.  In that capacity, he manages the debt issuance process for the various general obligation, revenue, and special obligations for which the Treasurer serves as the issuing authority. He also oversees the servicing of the State’s approximately $10.5 billion debt portfolio.

Jonathan is an advisory board member of the National Association of State Treasurers—State Debt Management Network.  Prior to joining the State, he was an attorney with the law firm of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP in Atlanta, Georgia.  Jonathan earned his J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and his B.A. from Tulane University.

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4016 Allston Street
Suite 4
Cincinnati, OH 45209
Phone: (513) 758-8494

Ryan has over 25 years of experience in the investment industry with extensive knowledge concerning fixed income markets. For the last 18 years, he has specialized in assisting public entities and other agencies with their fixed income needs. Ryan leads business development at RedTree and oversees the firm’s investment process. His dedication to delivering unmatched service is evident by the many long-standing client relationships he maintains. 

Prior Experience
•  Baird Public Investment Advisors, Director and Portfolio Manager
•  Seasongood Asset Management, LLC, Chief Investment Officer 
•  Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., Fixed Income Portfolio Manager 

Speaking Engagements
Ryan speaks regularly at professional development and continuing education training events, including those offered by the Ohio Treasury’s Center for Public Investment Management (CPIM). He is a sought-after speaker on financial topics and frequently presents to industry groups across the midwestern U.S.  Ryan’s speaking topics include:  Economic outlook, Interest rates, Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 135 Allowable Investments, and The Federal Reserve.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Xavier University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Kentucky

Certifications

Chartered Finance Analyst (CFA)

Series 7, 24, 65 (inactive)

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41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43287
Phone: 419-249-3314

John Cindric is an Institutional Investment Representative covering Northwest Ohio for Huntington Investment Company.  John joined Huntington in 2014.  He began his career with Huntington in 2006 and spent 2011 - 2014 working for Fifth Third Securities’ Institutional Investment Group.  His specialty is fixed income investments with a customer base that includes public funds, banks, private corporations and insurance companies.  He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and completed his M.A. at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro in 2004.  John holds both Series 7 and 63 NASD licenses. 

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6125 Memorial Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: (614) 760-2111

Jason Headings holds a B.S. in Marketing and a B.S. in Finance from Miami University, Richard T. Farmer School of Business and is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). He has over 12 years of investment experience. As Portfolio Manager of the Meeder Money Market Fund, he has been recognized with the Money Fund Intelligence Award by Crane Data in 2012 and 2013 and the “Top Manager Award” from iMoneyNet in 2011 and 2014. Each of those years the Fund ranked highest in the United States amongst all prime retail money market funds. He is an instructor at various educational seminars.

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30 West Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-7090

Susan Willeke is an accomplished government - relations professional with more than 20 years’ experience in public affairs, communication and public speaking.  Susan joined the Ohio Ethics Commission in 2005 as the Education and Communications Manager where she oversees and conducts educational and communication outreach.  In that position, Susan presents approximately 200 speeches annually, develops information strategies regarding agency programs and represents the Ethics Commission to Ohio citizens, the media and the Ohio legislature.  Prior to joining the Commission, Susan served in the communications office at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives.   

Susan is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio.  In 2011, she was selected to present at TEDx Columbus, a conference for “Ideas Worth Sharing” and identified as one of Central Ohio’s “Leading Thinkers and Doers.”

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6125 Memorial Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: (614) 760-2111

Jason Headings holds a B.S. in Marketing and a B.S. in Finance from Miami University, Richard T. Farmer School of Business and is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). He has over 12 years of investment experience. As Portfolio Manager of the Meeder Money Market Fund, he has been recognized with the Money Fund Intelligence Award by Crane Data in 2012 and 2013 and the “Top Manager Award” from iMoneyNet in 2011 and 2014. Each of those years the Fund ranked highest in the United States amongst all prime retail money market funds. He is an instructor at various educational seminars.

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30 East Broad St
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-0169

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30 West Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-7090

Susan Willeke is an accomplished government - relations professional with more than 20 years’ experience in public affairs, communication and public speaking.  Susan joined the Ohio Ethics Commission in 2005 as the Education and Communications Manager where she oversees and conducts educational and communication outreach.  In that position, Susan presents approximately 200 speeches annually, develops information strategies regarding agency programs and represents the Ethics Commission to Ohio citizens, the media and the Ohio legislature.  Prior to joining the Commission, Susan served in the communications office at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives.   

Susan is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio.  In 2011, she was selected to present at TEDx Columbus, a conference for “Ideas Worth Sharing” and identified as one of Central Ohio’s “Leading Thinkers and Doers.”

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30 East Broad St
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-752-8479

Zach Prouty serves as the Assistant Manager of Treasury Services in the Office of Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague. Treasury Services assists in managing the state’s banking relationships, providing operational oversight to various divisions within the office, and management of certain special projects. Zach has been in this role since January 2019.

He previously spent five years working in various legislative roles in the administration of former Governor John Kasich, including positions at the Ohio Department of Commerce, Ohio Department of Administrative Services, and the Governor’s Office.

Zach is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, as well an MBA and MPA.

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30. East Broad St, 9th Floorr
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-629-8374

Grew up in Dayton, Ohio. Graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors in Finance.  Prior to joining the Treasurer’s Office I was an Financial Advisor for one of the country’s biggest financial firms.  I’ve been with the Treasurer’s Office for almost 2 years, and have been working with the Ohio Pooled Collateral System since the implementation.

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88 East Broad Street
5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (800) 282-0370

Douglas Ferguson has been employed by the Auditor of the State of Ohio office for the past 27 years. The Auditor of State is one of the largest and most respected Governmental Accounting and Auditing organizations in the country. Doug has served in a management capacity for the past twenty three years and as a Senior Audit Manager for the past twenty years. The Senior Audit Manager has the overall responsibility for all audit and accounting services provided to their respective clients. Doug has served on a number of professional committees while serving the citizens of Ohio and has had the privileged to manage some of the largest and more complex clients in the Franklin County area. Doug is a member of professional organizations and holds the distinction of professional certifications for Certified Fraud Examiners and Certified Governmental Financial Manager. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Accounting from the United States International University, San Diego California. Doug, wife Veronica and daughter Nakeetra reside in Gahanna, Ohio.

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220 Market Ave S
Canton, OH 44702
Phone: 330-430-1316

Charlotte resides in Gnadenhutten, Ohio and holds a strong background in population health management. She previously
worked at the Army Wellness Center in Fort Bragg, NC as a health promotion technician before joining Huntington Insurance
in the fall of 2016.
As a Wellness Product Specialist, Charlotte works with clients to develop and maintain wellness programs while monitoring
each program for efficiency and productivity. Through programs such as smoking cessation, disease management options,
and wellness newsletters, Charlotte helps clients improve their VOI (value of investment).
Charlotte earned her Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC and is currently
attending the Public Health Graduate Program at Kent State University in Kent, OH. She holds her Behavior Change
Specialist (BCS) and Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) designations. Charlotte is also an active Army Reservist,
serving as a commissioned officer.

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37 West Broad St
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-480-5453

Cindy provides subject matter experience in HIPAA compliant wellness programs with an emphasis on developing results-based
wellness programs, including but not limited to:
• Analyzing existing medical risk, identify ongoing conditions and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors to be addressed
• Facilitating the development and implementation of the Wellness Committee
• Serving as liaison between the workplace and Wellness Committee
• Analyzing, recommending, implementing online programs and tools
• Identifying local partners, coordinating community events, health fairs and local wellness resources
• Establishing tracking process and reporting to measure program effectiveness and VOI
Cindy has a strong professional background holding positions such as executive director of the Associated Risk Managers of Ohio
and founder/president of Harmony House Wellness Center, a yoga and holistic health center focused on balancing the mind, body
and spirit. She also served as president of senior home healthcare and wellness programs at FirstLight HomeCare. During this
time, she also formed Well Health for Life which focuses on health and wellness workshops, coaching, and corporate wellness.
Prior to joining Huntington Insurance in 2014, Cindy worked for national broker as a wellness consultant and employee benefit
account executive. Throughout her career, Cindy has successfully designed, implemented, and presented organizational health
programs and monitored the effectiveness of these wellness initiatives.
Cindy earned her Bachelor of Arts in pre-law/psychology from The Ohio State University. She holds her Associates Risk
Management (ARM) designation, Certified Corporate Wellness Strategist (CCWS), and is also a registered yoga teacher, certified
hypnotherapist, wellness coach. She is one of 40 people in the country certified by CDC to teach the “work at health” program.

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30 East Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (800) 228-1102

Dusten is the IT Director for the Ohio Treasurer’s Office and has nearly 20 years of experience in technology and project management.  In his position, Dusten manages all aspects of the IT department including daily operations, website initiatives, internal & external security controls, cybersecurity, and vendor management.  Before the Ohio Treasurer of State’s office, Dusten worked in project management at Nationwide Insurance and as Network Technology & Security Officer and Chief Information Officer at the Ohio House of representatives.

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220 North Fifth St
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: (740) 453-0391 Ex 130

Stacey Russell is the Fiscal Officer of the Muskingum County Library System.  She is responsible for financial operations of the Library system, including planning, organizing, reporting and ensuring fiscal stability.  Stacey has a bachelor’s degree from Marietta College, is a CPA, and Certified Public Finance Officer.  Currently, Stacey serves as the president-elect of the Ohio Government Finance Officers Association and trustee representative for libraries.  She is a member of the GFOA, AICPA, Ohio Society of CPAs and is active with the Ohio Library Council.

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191 West Nationwide Blvd
Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 233-5391

With experience in many aspects of public finance law, Jennifer Blaser serves as bond and underwriters counsel in numerous traditional governmental financing transactions. Specifically, her focus includes working with cities, counties, townships and school districts throughout the State of Ohio to finance their capital projects.  As bond counsel, Jennifer has facilitated bond and note issues for traditional governmental projects such as primary and secondary education, fire and public safety buildings and equipment, building improvements and libraries. Jennifer also serves as special counsel in connection with lease and lease-purchase financings.  Jennifer also assists a majority of the Columbus office's municipal clients with their SEC annual disclosure requirements.  Ms. Blaser is a frequent speaker at firm-sponsored client seminars, as well as for the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, the County Auditor’s Association of Ohio, the Ohio Association of School Business Officials and the Ohio School Boards Association.

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191 West Nationwide Blvd
Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 233-5406

Marc Kamer handles a wide variety of project financings for traditional governmental purposes, like roads and bridges, and tax-exempt financings for 501(c)(3) organizations such as healthcare providers, institutions of higher education and public and private K-12 schools.

Marc's experience also includes authoring legislation relating to finance and construction initiatives and amendments to modernize existing finance and construction programs. He also devotes a substantial amount of his time to economic development (tax incentives, tax abatements and tax increment financing), as well as energy-related transactions. He has represented parties on P3 transactions including design-build-finance-operate-maintain agreements and related alternative project delivery/finance models for infrastructure projects.

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6125 Memorial Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 440-662-8268

Eileen Stanic is a Senior Public Funds Advisor with Meeder Investment Management. She has over 30 years of treasury management and investment management experience including more than a decade of Ohio public funds investment advisory experience. Over the years, she has presented at various Ohio public funds educational seminars and has served as a CPIM instructor. Eileen is a graduate of Cleveland State University where she was the recipient of the Wall Street Journal Award. She is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and a member of AFP, the Association for Financial Professionals. Based in the greater Cleveland area, Eileen is also member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Cleveland. 

Since 1974, Meeder Investment Management and its affiliates have provided comprehensive investment solutions to its clients. Meeder provides various investment advisory services to state and local governments in Ohio, as well as administrative and participant services to both STAR Ohio and STAR Plus.

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212 East Fifth Street
Suite 1000
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 826-0582

Mr. Laskey is a Director in the Cincinnati, Ohio Municipal Finance office of RBC Capital Markets and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since July of 2006.  Andrew has worked with hundreds of local governmental entities throughout Ohio on debt offerings including school districts, cities, counties, townships as well as the State of Ohio.  Additionally, Andrew has presented at numerous conferences on a variety of topics related to municipal bond issues and the bond underwriting process.

Andrew currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Municipal Advisory Council, a repository of statistical information relating to Ohio municipal issuers and their securities.  Mr. Laskey formerly served on the Board of Trustees for Clovernook Center for the Blind in Cincinnati but remains actively involved in the organization. 

Andrew attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors-PLUS business program. He is a Registered Securities Representative, registered with the NASD and SEC.

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30 East Broad Street
9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (800) 228-1102

Dusten is the IT Director for the Ohio Treasurer’s Office and has nearly 20 years of experience in technology and project management.  In his position, Dusten manages all aspects of the IT department including daily operations, website initiatives, internal & external security controls, cybersecurity, and vendor management.  Before the Ohio Treasurer of State’s office, Dusten worked in project management at Nationwide Insurance and as Network Technology & Security Officer and Chief Information Officer at the Ohio House of representatives.

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The Tower at PNC
300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg, PA 15222
Phone: 412-762-0135

Mary Butler-Everson is Senior Vice President of Healthcare Product Innovation, part of Treasury Management services at PNC Financial Services at the company’s corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. Mary and her team are responsible for developing identifying and launching new products and services to continually streamline the flow of data and dollars for delivers and payers of healthcare services. In the last two years she and members of her team have led the evaluation, testing and market-development of blockchain based solutions.
Prior to joining PNC Healthcare in 2011, Mary served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for a national life and health insurance company. In her role she was responsible for corporate strategy; product development; brand and marketing; strategic partnerships; and project management.
Before making the move to financial services, Mary spent nearly twenty years working in health systems leading strategy, business development, mergers/acquisitions, a variety of outpatient clinical services including the development of a 40+ member multi- specialty physician practice plan and a state-wide women’s health franchise.
Mary has a Master of Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University.

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250 Civic Center Dre
Suite 550
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 412-980-3769