Career moves

Veronique "Ronnie" Hakim, a top official at New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is resigning as managing director by the end of February.

The firm hired Damian Maggos in Indianapolis and Matthew Ruess in Crown Point.

The MSRB announced Monday that Post will be a “senior advisor” through the end of the month, when the board’s fiscal year ends.

Thursby's addition grows the firm's number of public finance attorneys to 16.

An influential message in the locker room at Temple University's football practice facility has resonated throughout Christian Dunbar's professional life.

Eric Johnson pledged to avoid conflicts between his jobs as mayor and as bond counsel.

Lord will work on ICE’s fixed income products, including its muni index and yield curve after nine years as global head of corporate, government and muni evaluation at BVAL.

Winne Banta Basralian & Kahn hired Frank Scangarella, who helped shape the direction of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.

After 39 years in the public sector, Pat West will become a consultant.

Eric Gertler was nominated to succeed Buffalo developer Howard Zemsky as leader of New York State’s lead economic development agency.

The law firm is bolstering its infrastructure project presence with the addition of an attorney who has helped advance some of the nation’s largest P3s.

Paul Chatalas, who has both a public finance and public policy background, took over as capital markets director Tuesday.

In Schwartz, MSRB loses an experienced lawyer, respected by his peers, as it faces a future without its longtime leader.

Rasheia R. Johnson has returned to the firm where she worked before joining Mayor Jim Kenney's administration in 2016.

Kevin Cullinan will will develop an enterprise risk management framework for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, state Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.

Edward Sisk, a managing director and head of public finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will chair the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board beginning Oct. 1.

MSRB President and CEO Lynnette Kelly will be retiring at the end of the fiscal year after 12 years leading the organization.

Petr, who has been with the firm since 1987, most recently served as chair of Kutak Rock's public finance department in Omaha.

Raab will focus on public finance and economic development across Florida.

Brown left city government at the end of Rahm Emanuel's administration.