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2018 Freda Johnson Awards

Posted on Dec. 6, 2018  /  Past Events, Freda Johnson Awards  /  Subscribe 0

We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Freda Johnson Awards for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance were presented to Katano Kasaine, Director of Finance for the City of Oakland, Calif., and Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group, at The Bond Buyer's 17th Annual Deal of the Year Awards on December 6, 2018. In addition, the following Trailblazers were honored:

PUBLIC SECTOR &br;Freda Johnson Award: Katano Kasaine, Director of Finance for the City of Oakland, Calif. &br; &br;Trailblazers: &br;Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg &br;Kathleen Sharman, CFO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority &br;Sarah Riordan, executive director & general counsel for the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank &br;Megan Kilgore, city auditor of Columbus, Ohio &br;Lisa Marie Harris, director of finance/treasurer at the San Diego County Water Authority.

PRIVATE SECTOR &br;Freda Johnson Award: Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group &br; &br;Trailblazers: &br;Alison Radecki, partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s public finance department &br;Angelia Schmidt, managing director and head of municipal underwriting at UBS Financial Services &br;Linda Schakel, partner at Ballard Spahr &br;Sharon Brown, partner at Barclay Damon &br;Sandy MacLennan, partner at Squire Patton Boggs &br;Natalie Cohen, president of National Municipal Research and former head of municipal research at Wells Fargo Securities.

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