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6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Kathy Kardell <br /> <br />Bachelor of Arts <br /> <br />Master in Public Administration, Univers ities of Northern Colorado and Alaska <br /> <br />Three years of advanced doctoral studies University of Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EXPERIENCE <br />• Twenty-two years as an independent financial advisor, serving local and <br />state government clients in the Midw est region as well as across the United <br />States. <br />• Prior to commencing her career as a fina ncial advisor, worked in finance for <br />a local government in the Twin Cities for two years. <br />• Joined Ehlers in 2007 with a primary focus of serving cities, counties, <br />regional and state governmental clients in Minnesota and throughout the <br />region. <br />• Knowledgeable of a variety of municipal market sectors, including utilities, <br />transportation, stadiums/convention cen ters/arenas, edu cation and general <br />public facilities. <br />• Served as financial advisor on over $6 billion of general obligation, revenue, <br />special tax and lease transactions. <br /> <br />SPECIAL EXPERTISE <br />• Knowledgeable of complete range of financing tools available to <br />governments, including complex structures such as variable rate and auction <br />rate debt, asset/liability management tools and derivative products. <br />• Extensive experience in designing ne w or revamped capital financing <br />programs for clients to achieve their financial objectives taking into account <br />state and federal legal requirements; credit rating implications; marketing <br />strategies; appropriate debt structuring and pricing; and minimizing <br />administrative burdens to the issuer. <br />• Devising strategies to maintain and/or improve issuer credit ratings, <br />resulting in the lowest cost of debt possible. <br />• Developing debt and financial polici es management at all levels of <br />government. <br /> <br />PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS <br /> <br />• Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association <br />• Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities <br />• National Federation of Municipal Analysts <br />• St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce <br />Financial Advisor <br /> <br />Bachelor of Science <br />in Urban Studies <br />(concentration in <br />Economics and <br />Political Science) <br />University of <br />Minnesota, <br />Minneapolis, MN <br /> <br />Master of Arts in <br />Public <br />Administration, <br />Hamline University, <br />St. Paul, MN <br /> <br />