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100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 6142272300

Beverly Meyer is a partner in Bricker & Eckler’s Education Law Group.  She represents K-12 school districts and colleges and universities, focusing her practice on labor and employment issues and advising clients in matters such as collective bargaining and labor relations, employee discipline, harassment investigations, wage and hour claims, and leave and benefits issues.  Beverly regularly litigates in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. She is an enthusiastic lecturer on matters affecting her areas of practice and has developed and presented employment-related trainings and programs for clients and professional groups on local, state and national levels. Beverly is a current member and past chair of the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys Executive Committee.  She was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©2021 for Education Law and named to the 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers List in Schools and Education Law. 

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80 E Broad
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-4392

Marnie is the Assistant Chief Deputy Auditor for the Auditor of State’s Office, where she has proudly served the Office for more than 23 years.  Marnie is well-versed in governmental accounting, auditing, and reporting requirements.  In her role at the AOS, Marnie oversees special projects and assists in researching, consulting, interpreting, and implementing professional standards.  Marnie’s specialties include: implementation and interpretation of Government Auditing Standards (the “Yellow Book”) and application of the federal Uniform Guidance Act.  Most recently, Marnie has been very involved in special projects pertaining to the CARES Act and federal COVID-19 funding.  In a similar role, Marnie lead the audit implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the Auditor of State’s Office.

Marnie has Bachelors of Arts Degrees in Accounting and Business Administration, with a concentration in Management, from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.  She serves on the AICPA’s Single Audit Roundtable and the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurer’s (NASACT) Single Audit Committee – two forums of key single audit stakeholders such as the AICPA, GAO, OMB, Federal Inspector Generals, and State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers that each meet twice per year in Washington D.C. to discuss single audit issues.  Marnie is also a member of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), where she previously served on the Education Committee.

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11260 Chester Rd Ste 375
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 513.772.5597

Heather Arling is a Director in the Cincinnati office of Bradley Payne Advisors. Prior to joining Bradley Payne Advisors, Ms. Arling worked for William Blair & Company and Fifth Third Securities, Inc., where she was responsible for the analysis and execution of short term and long-term debt offerings for K-12 school districts, municipalities, higher education, non-profits and special districts. Ms. Arling has over 14 years of experience in public finance and has significant experience working with the region’s leading issuers and has structured an estimated 800 municipal bond financings. 

As a Director, Ms. Arling’s primary responsibilities include completing debt overview profiles, performing credit and restructuring analyses, and providing deal execution support. Ms. Arling also focuses on clients’ debt profiles, advises them on refunding opportunities and creates structures to optimize savings. Ms. Arling plays an integral role during bond pricings by helping issuer ensure the best information is available to investors when a client’s bonds are being marketed to potential buyers. 

Ms. Arling is a Registered Municipal Advisor, registered with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). She currently holds a Series 50 license. Ms. Arling received a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Finance from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.