FSL PUBLIC FINANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Financial Consultant
Tony has nearly three decades of experience shaping the financial and operational strategy of school districts. He provides clients with nuanced insights for managing the interrelated administrative, government, operational, investment and student services needs that affect the entirety of their budgets.
Tony's guidance is backed by experience as a Business Administrator, School Director and an Assistant to the Superintendent for the Hazleton Area School District. As Assistant to the Superintendent, he helped to develop and supervise the Hazleton Area School District's budget of $180 million and oversaw payroll, accounts receivable, tax levy/collection, accounts payable, investments, debt service, fixed assets and student activity funds. In addition, he managed support services that include transportation, food service, information systems, plant operations and student registration/child accounting.
Tony also oversaw the Career and Technical programs at the Hazleton Area Career Center and served as the liaison between the Administration and the Hazleton Area School District solicitor. He helped coordinate building improvement projects undertaken by the School District with the architect, engineer and project managers and secured financing for these projects. Additionally, Tony served as the School District's chief negotiator with the five union groups for several years.
Education
Bloomsburg University, MBA
University of Scranton, B.S., Accounting
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate With
Kyle Dennen is a Senior Associate with FSL Public Finance. He provides analytical support to clients in connection with the structuring and pricing of debt and derivative products.
Kyle previously worked as a Commercial Credit Analyst with Fidelity Discount and Deposit Bank.
Education
University of Pittsburgh, B.S.
Michael Vind is the Managing Director of FSL Public Finance, LLC and manages the operations of the firm. In addition to his management role, he advises local government and non-profit organizations in connection with the structuring, negotiation and execution of debt issuances and derivative products. He has represented numerous clients in connection with over 500 transactions with a combined notional and par amount in excess of $35 billion since 2004.
Mr. Vind has represented numerous local governments, including school districts, counties, cities, townships and boroughs, as well as, health care and higher education clients with respect to the implementation of complex financing plans and debt issuances. He has also advised state governmental agencies, redevelopment authorities, water and sewer authorities, parking authorities and stadium authorities.
Mr. Vind has been or is currently engaged by several clients with respect to analyzing, negotiating and executing several different types of financing transactions, including the restructuring of existing debt, the issuance of debt for capital projects and the execution of various types of derivative products. He was a member of the Act 47 Recovery teams for the City of Altoona, City of Shamokin and the City of Harrisburg.
Mr. Vind previously served on the Mayor of the City of Lebanon's Transition Team. He has served as the President of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for Prospectus Berco (a Reading based non-profit organization). Mr. Vind has also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of the Junior Achievement of Berks County and the Lehigh Valley. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF) and also serves as Treasurer and as a member of the Executive and Audit Committees.
Mr. Vind began his public finance career over 20 years ago as an analyst for Access Financial Markets, a financial advisory and financial products company, and as a financial assistant for Public Financial Management.
Education
Alvernia University, MBA, Government/Nonprofit Accounting
Drexel University, B.S.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Chairman of the Salus University Board of Trustees
Becky is Chair of the Salus University Board of Trustees, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a former member of the advisory council for the Women's Leadership Network of the United Way of the Capital Region, a graduate of Leadership Harrisburg Area, former chair of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg and a Founding Board Member of Ladies First, a professional association of women engaged in the public finance industry.
Becky is Senior Vice President of FSL Public Finance, a registered independent municipal advisor with the MSRB. She also leads the higher education vertical within The Stevens & Lee Companies.