The new class of Muni Hall of Famers will be honored at an awards dinner at the close of The Bond Buyer's
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Meet The Bond Buyer 2025 Muni Hall of Fame class
August 28, 2025 9:00 AM
Tom Doe
Tom Doe, founder of Municipal Market Analytics, downplays his contribution to the muni industry saying he is "just a storyteller."
The "stories" Doe has told are mathematically based narratives providing insight on municipal bonds dating back to his tenure as an analyst and manager at Municipal Market Data from 1984 until it was sold to Thomson Reuters in 1994; and continuing with his founding of MMA in 1995 and in the years since then.
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The "stories" Doe has told are mathematically based narratives providing insight on municipal bonds dating back to his tenure as an analyst and manager at Municipal Market Data from 1984 until it was sold to Thomson Reuters in 1994; and continuing with his founding of MMA in 1995 and in the years since then.
James Haddon
Jim Haddon equates working in the financial world with a competitive event, which in the case of his multi-faceted career, would make him a decathlon winner.
"What has kept me interested in the financial world is I enjoy the competition," said Haddon. "I enjoy working with clients. I enjoy solving client problems, and in the execution of those solutions, the endorphin rush that I get."
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"What has kept me interested in the financial world is I enjoy the competition," said Haddon. "I enjoy working with clients. I enjoy solving client problems, and in the execution of those solutions, the endorphin rush that I get."
Eileen Heitzler
When crisis comes to the municipal securities market, it's good to have attorney Eileen Heitzler, a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, in your corner.
Kent Hiteshew can attest to that. He recommended Heitzler and her Orrick colleagues to the Federal Reserve as bond counsel for the Fed's unprecedented $500 billion municipal liquidity facility, which helped stabilize a muni market roiled in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kent Hiteshew can attest to that. He recommended Heitzler and her Orrick colleagues to the Federal Reserve as bond counsel for the Fed's unprecedented $500 billion municipal liquidity facility, which helped stabilize a muni market roiled in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Noe Hinojosa
After decades in public finance, Noe Hinojosa, co-founder of Dallas-based Estrada Hinojosa, said he still enjoys being in the business.
"I feel so elated, so humbled, so grateful for the opportunity that this industry gave me back in the day and continues to give even today," he said in an interview ahead of his induction into The Bond Buyer Muni Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
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"I feel so elated, so humbled, so grateful for the opportunity that this industry gave me back in the day and continues to give even today," he said in an interview ahead of his induction into The Bond Buyer Muni Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Diana Hoadley
Diana Hoadley guided clients through shocks like 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis, but it was her ability to see beyond the deal of the moment that stayed with people long after they worked with her.
"The advice I would give clients over the years was more focused on their long-term perspective, and not just on, 'could I win the next bond deal,'" said Hoadley, who specializes in higher education, healthcare and nonprofits. "The most important thing for me was making sure I could always look myself in the mirror and feel like I had given objective advice to my clients that they could count on."
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"The advice I would give clients over the years was more focused on their long-term perspective, and not just on, 'could I win the next bond deal,'" said Hoadley, who specializes in higher education, healthcare and nonprofits. "The most important thing for me was making sure I could always look myself in the mirror and feel like I had given objective advice to my clients that they could count on."
James Martling
James Martling's career as a financial advisor has involved some of California's most well-known muni moments, but his work on transportation projects and long working relationship with the Orange County Transportation Authority are what he considers his legacy.
Martling's efforts toget market access for bonds sold by the OCTA in 2003 to purchase the 10-mile State Route 91 express lane project from a private company, forever changed how rating agencies and investors view such single-asset projects.
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Martling's efforts to
Sue Perez
Sue Perez thought her stint at the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust would be temporary — a quick pit stop before she returned to her career in the corporate world.
But Perez was won over by the passion her colleagues exhibited for their jobs. In the public sector, Perez realized, "you can really be involved in something that makes a difference."
For Perez, now the deputy state treasurer of Massachusetts, that difference takes the form of billions of dollars of bonds.
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But Perez was won over by the passion her colleagues exhibited for their jobs. In the public sector, Perez realized, "you can really be involved in something that makes a difference."
For Perez, now the deputy state treasurer of Massachusetts, that difference takes the form of billions of dollars of bonds.
