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17534 Royalton Rd., Suite 202
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: 330-558-1230 x268

Nick Artman is the founder and CEO of Addo Solutions, Northeast Ohio’s premier technology solutions group specializing in small to medium-sized public entities.  With over two decades of experience in the industry, Nick has watched as the industry has changed and has gained considerable knowledge on how to respond to the growing threats in the information and technology world as a whole. 

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110 Main St.
Wadsworth, Ohio 44281
Phone: 216-903-9080

John Grillo- is an insurance agent with SeibertKeck, that Provides Risk Management solutions for clients.  John specializes in Public School Districts in Ohio. 

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PO Box 230
Vermillion, OH 44089
Phone: (216) 215-7753

Mr. Sudsina, CEO of Sudsina & Associates, LLC, provides financial advisory and deal structuring services, plays an active role in the preparation of official statements for clients and regularly prepares issuers for credit rating presentations. His most critical role, however, is providing pricing and structuring oversight to ensure on-market pricing with the most flexible terms for clients' financings. He has served as financial advisor or lead banker to nearly 50 cities, counties, schools and special districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Overall, he has participated in more than 300 financings amounting to over $3 billion in par value.

Mike is one of only two Certified Independent Public Financial Advisors in the State of Ohio, a certification bestowed upon only highly qualified professionals by the National Association of Independent Public Financial Advisors (NAIPFA). He has published articles on the topic of municipal finance and lectured to numerous academic and professional organizations. He has served on the Debt Policy Committee of the Association of Public Treasurers of the U.S. and Canada, is a member of that organization of of the Government Finance  Officers Association, the Cleveland Chapter of the Municipal Finance Officers Association, the Association of School Business Officials and Sudsina & Associates is a firm member of NAIPFA. Mike has served on NAIPFA's Board of Directors and currently serves as the organizations Treasurer.

Mr. Sudsina formed Sudsina & Associates in 2002, after 10 years with A.G. Edwards' Cleveland Public Finance group and as head of Fifth Third Securities Cleveland Public Finance practice. Prior to his investment banking career, he held positions with Price Waterhouse, the City of Cleveland's Finance and Economic Development Departments and the firm of Deloitte & Touche. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and MBA, with a concentration in finance, from Cleveland State University, holds a CPA certificate and has passed a variety of securities exams.

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PO Box 230
Vermilion, OH 44089
Phone: (216) 288-3983

Michael Prcela has moved to Sudsina & Associates from previous biography.

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PO Box 230
Vermillion, OH 44089
Phone: (440) 320-7656

Mr. Van Wagnen provides analytical support for all clients including debt service structuring, actively assisting in the preparation of official statements and credit rating presentation and market research in advance of pricing and post-pricing. 

Prior to joining Sudsina & Associates Greg worked in various roles at JP Morgan Chase.  There he ran the technology aspect of their Wealth Management trading desk. He has also served as a risk management analyst for the JP Morgan Institutional Bond department where corporate client accounts ranged from $100 million to $12 billion.  He has spent time in multiple equity research roles in Columbus and Chicago and in a more analytical role he researched trading slippage costs of different brokers.  Between undergraduate and graduate school Greg worked as an accountant for JP Morgan Chase’s mortgage department.

Greg received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, and Economics from The Ohio State University and went on to attain a Master of Finance degree, also at OSU.  He is continuing his education in the Chartered Financial Analyst program and is planning to sit for the MSRB’s Series 50 exam.  Before attending college Greg worked at his family’s Cleveland based school bus and coach bus company running their payroll department and filling their general accounting needs.  Greg has also has passed the new Series 50 Pilot Exam for Municipal Advisors.

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P.O. Box 13
Gypsum, Ohio 43433
Phone: 216-215-7753

Prior to joining Sudsina & Associates Mike was the Interim City Manager for the City of Huron, Ohio.  In that role he served as the Chief Executive Officer oof the city overseeing and directing the operations of a 54-employee full-service municipality with a $24 million annual budget. He previously served as the assistant city manager where he directed all economic development activities of the city and provided complex administrative, financial, and technical support to all city departments to ensure the operational health of the organization. Mike directly managed all planning, zoning, and development activities and served as staff liaison to all Zoning Boards (Planning Commission, Design Review Board, Board of Building and Zoning Appeals). During his tenure at the city, he also provided technical support to the Finance Department in capacity as the Assistant Finance Director.
Mike received a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Dayton.  During his studies at Dayton, he served as a Graduate Assistant in the Political Science Department and gained practical experience as a Management Assistant for the City of Centerville.  He also has a BA in Political Science from The Ohio State University with a minor in General Business.  Mike has attained the Governmental Accounting Certificate from University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government.  He has passed the Series 50 exam for Municipal Advisors.

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694 East Washington Street
PO Box 485
Medina, OH 44258
Phone: (330) 722-8222

I’m a person who is passionate in everything I do, whether it is with my family or my career. I work hard at work; however, I make sure I dedicate time to myself and family to ensure a strong work/life balance.

Day-to-day activities at Rea:
At Rea, Chad specializes in school and local government auditing, GAAP conversions, agreed upon procedures and consulting.

Topics or areas of expertise that Chad can talk about (even in his sleep):
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Statement on auditing standards (SAS)
Generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)
Internal controls
Fraud risk assessment

How he’s helped clients meet their business needs:
A new treasurer of an entity was not comfortable with the internal controls procedures in place in terms of their efficiency and design to reduce risk. We performed an internal control study to identify potential weaknesses in internal controls and provided recommendations to strengthen internal controls to reduce the risk of errors and/or fraudulent activity.
An entity’s general ledger included several miscoded and/or unrecorded transactions that prevented them from properly preparing financial statements that could be audited. We evaluated the general ledger account coding to provide recommendations to the financial records which would properly report and classify transactions in order to prepare financial statements that can be audited.
An entity was unable to properly reconcile their bank accounts to the general ledgers, primarily caused by inaccurate general ledgers. We assisted in performing bank reconciliations in order to accurate state account balances.

How we know he knows what he’s doing:
Chad earned his bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Akron
He has nearly 20 years of accounting industry experience, with nearly 15 years spent focusing on government entities

Furthering his professional development, Chad is involved with:
American Institute of CPAs
The Ohio Society of CPAs
Government Finance Officers Association (special review executive committee member)
Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (Education committee member)

When he’s not in the office, you can find him:
Golfing
Traveling
Spending time with his wife and children

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122 Fourth Street NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Phone: (330) 339-6651

As a dedicated accountant of our government team, I enjoy helping our clients stay compliant and efficient.

Day-to-day activities at Rea:
At Rea, Mindee manages our government compilation department as well as GAAP conversions. 

Topics or areas of expertise that she can talk about (even in her sleep):
GAAP conversions
Government audits
Government finance
Internal controls

How we know she knows what she’s doing:
She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
She has been featured as a presenter at several events where she spoke about governmental auditing.
Mindee also worked with another local CPA firm in Columbus.

Furthering her professional development, Mindee is involved with:
The American Institute of CPAs
The Ohio Society of CPAs
Leadership Tuscarawas (Class of 2016 graduate)

When she’s not in the office, you can find her:
Traveling
Spending time with friends and family

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100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 227-2302

Becky Princehorn is a partner and co-chair of the Public Finance group at Bricker & Eckler LLP.  Her practice emphasizes school and local government law.  She served as bond counsel for the first Ohio income tax-backed school district bonds; for the first publicly offered PLF-backed library notes; for the first school district in the Extreme Environmental Contamination Program of the Ohio School Facilities Commission; for the first Ohio general obligation bond issue with a local government fund pledge; for the first Ohio municipal general obligation bond issue for housing; and for the first Ohio school district minibond issue.  She also served as counsel on the formation of the first limited home rule township in central Ohio and has structured collaborations between local governments, particularly those involving school districts, and gifts to local governments.

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100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 227-2308

Robert F. McCarthy is an Associate with Bricker & Eckler in Columbus and has extensive experience working with public clients regarding economic development districts and special purpose districts.  He was an assistant attorney general under Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray.

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100 South Third Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 227-2347

Tess Tannehill is an Associate in the Columbus office of the law firm of Bricker & Eckler LLP. Tess's practice focuses on representing school districts in real property tax valuation disputes before county boards of revision, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, and the Ohio Supreme Court. Tess advises schools districts, hospitals, universities, foundations, and other charitable organizations seeking to obtain exemption from real property taxation. Tess also advises hospitals, individuals, families, and fiduciaries on estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, and guardianship matters.

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84 Della Drive
Bloomingdale, OH 43910
Phone: (740) 512-6393

Alyssa Kerker is a graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.  Prior to starting her career at The City of Steubenville, Mrs. Kerker retains positions with the mortgage broker industry and a public accounting firm. Her first position at the City of Steubenville was an account clerk and she quickly moved to Senior Accounting Administrator and later Finance Director. Although her passion is government, Alyssa resigned from her position at The City of Steubenville after 15 years to stay home with her 4 children.  Soon thereafter she gained a part time teaching position at Franciscan University of Steubenville where she teaches MBA and undergraduate accounting courses as well as develops online course for the Accounting and Masters program at the college.  

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485 Metro Place
Suite 200
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 614-923-7700

Andrew A. Esposito is a Shareholder and serves as Manager of Client Development for Clemans, Nelson and Associates, Inc. Drew advises clients in human resource management, labor relations, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, discipline, and policy development. He regularly conducts training on a variety of human resource and labor relations issues, such as social media and technology in the workplace, supervisory principles and practices, performance evaluations, FLSA, FMLA, and discriminatory harassment. Drew joined Clemans Nelson in 2011 after working for two of the most preeminent law firms in Cleveland. He received his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and his B.S. from Ohio University in Political Science and Biology.

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485 Metro Place
Suite 200
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 419-227-4945.

Amanda Riess is an Account Manager at Clemans, Nelson and Associates, Inc. She assists employers with human resource issues, internal investigations, discipline of employees, labor relations, policy development, compensation plans, and a variety of other human resource matters.  Amanda provides trainings on increasing employee morale, diversity and inclusion, supervisor fundamentals, and many other topics.  Prior to returning to her native Northwest Ohio and joining Clemans Nelson in 2020, Amanda was a successful litigation attorney in Illinois for 14 years. Amanda received a Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Otterbein University.  She is a co-chair and founding member of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of Women for Economic and Leadership Development and appears regularly on the Reliably Intermittent Podcast. 

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485 Metro Place
Suite 200
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 614-923-7700

Andrew A. Esposito is a Shareholder and serves as Manager of Client Development for Clemans, Nelson and Associates, Inc. Drew advises clients in human resource management, labor relations, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, discipline, and policy development. He regularly conducts training on a variety of human resource and labor relations issues, such as social media and technology in the workplace, supervisory principles and practices, performance evaluations, FLSA, FMLA, and discriminatory harassment. Drew joined Clemans Nelson in 2011 after working for two of the most preeminent law firms in Cleveland. He received his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and his B.S. from Ohio University in Political Science and Biology.

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485 Metro Place
Suite 200
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 419-227-4945.

Amanda Riess is an Account Manager at Clemans, Nelson and Associates, Inc. She assists employers with human resource issues, internal investigations, discipline of employees, labor relations, policy development, compensation plans, and a variety of other human resource matters.  Amanda provides trainings on increasing employee morale, diversity and inclusion, supervisor fundamentals, and many other topics.  Prior to returning to her native Northwest Ohio and joining Clemans Nelson in 2020, Amanda was a successful litigation attorney in Illinois for 14 years. Amanda received a Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Otterbein University.  She is a co-chair and founding member of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of Women for Economic and Leadership Development and appears regularly on the Reliably Intermittent Podcast. 

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4015 Medina Rd Suite 100
Medina, OH 44256
Phone: 330-722-3974

Jarrod Long is a Senior Vice President and Treasury Management Leader for Westfield Bank, Jarrod leads Westfield Bank’s high performing Treasury Management Team in all market areas.  He is responsible for developing strong business relationships.  Jarrod has worked with Westfield for nine years and was previously with National City Bank.  He serves in many civic organizations and boards, including the Medina Hospital Foundation Board, Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance, Medina County Economic Development Corporation, among others.  Jarrod is a Certified Treasury Professional and is a graduate of Ashland University.

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4015 Medina Rd. Suite 100
Medina, Ohio 44256
Phone: 330-722-3974

Chris Anzevino has been a relationship manager in the banking industry for over 4 years. Working with public funded entities for 2 ½ years. Providing cash management solutions and expertise. Currently serving the Northeast Ohio market.

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323 W. Lakeside Ave.
Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-685-1039

Sara M. Costanzo is a shareholder in the Cleveland office of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., where her responsibilities include managing multiple practice groups, one of which is government collections and litigation.  She also handles a variety of complex consumer and commercial collections. Sara earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and public relations from Heidelberg College, her law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and her M.B.A. degree from Cleveland State University. She is a member of the Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. Sara is chair of the Board of Directors of the NE Ohio Division of the March of Dimes.  She is a member of the Heidelberg School of Business - Business Executive Advisory Board, Berg Business Board, as well as the Strongsville Education Foundation as a Trustee.  She is also a member of the Municipal Finance Officers Association and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association, and was recognized by Crain's Cleveland Magazine as a Top 40 Under 40; as well as by Cincinnati Magazine in 2005, 2006 and 2011 as an Ohio Rising Star.

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30 East Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 937-603-8645

Mark Altier has spent a career in public service.  A native of Newton Falls (Trumbull County), Ohio, Mark graduated from Mount Union College, earned his Juris Doctor from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University, and was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Urban Studies from the University of Akron.  After serving as a trial prosecutor with the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, starting in juvenile court and rising to the felony level, Mark was elected to two terms as a Wayne County Commissioner.  He was appointed as the first full-time Law Director of the City of Sandusky (Erie County); and served as solicitor of a number of Ohio villages, and as Chief Civil Assistant and First Assistant in the Miami County Prosecutor’s Office.  For three years he served as Chief Legal Counsel for the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office.  Currently Mark is employed by the Office of the Ohio Attorney General where he has been assigned as Chief of the Opinions Section, Director of Open Government, and Principal Assistant Ohio Attorney General.  As part of his work for the State Auditor’s Office and the Ohio Attorney General, he has become well known to public officials across the State of Ohio as a result of his many presentations on Ohio’s Sunshine Laws (Public Records and Open Meetings).  Mark currently resides in Worthington, Ohio, with his wife, Sue, their cat, Chessie, and their rescue dog, a Beagle-mix named Rosie.