Career moves

Leslie Bloom joins as a senior vice president with a Solano Beach office.

Mary Jane Darby, Rob Kanzer and James Still have over 50 years of combined experience in the industry and most recently all worked at Prager & Co. They will be working at the firm’s New York office starting later this month.

Dave Brayshaw, a 26-year veteran with Hilltop Securities/First Southwest Co., will open a Dallas office for Masterson Advisors.

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes.

Andrew Rein has been chosen to be the next president of the Citizens Budget Commission.

Patrick McCarthy, Moira Baldwin and Ian Spier join Wells Fargo’s public finance team.

The staff additions include Bech Bruun, former chairman of the Texas Water Development Board.

Veteran Florida bankers Matthew Sansbury and Alex Bugallo joined the firm’s public finance division as managing directors.

One of the nation’s top public finance law firms has expanded its presence in the Northeast with inaugural hires for its New York City office.

Rice Financial Products Co. has expanded its presence in the municipal bond marketplace with four new hires in New York City.

While Natalie Cohen has retired from Wells Fargo Securities, she will remain a force in the municipal bond marketplace.

Linda Howard was tapped for her broad financial experience, said the Orlando-based wholesale power agency.

A three decade veteran of the municipal market, Marjorie Henning was most recently a director in the municipal securities division at Citigroup.

The Houston-based firm built by former Hilltop Securities bankers has added three key executives.

U.S. Bank’s Tom Gallo looks to the future after a five-decade career that has encompassed everything from pink sheets to the financial crisis.

Raymond James plans to enhance its standing in Texas public school finance with the addition of Curtil Culwell, who was superintendent of three different school districts.

Tom Wynne is leading a new housing financing initiative in the West and Michael Colton is joining the New York team.

The Boston-based muni technology provider has added Tom Paolicelli, John Murphy and Brendan McGrail.

Dominick Mondi will remain president of the firm's capital markets division.

Continuity is expected as other financial team members remain while the city conducts a national search for a replacement.