Rising Stars 2023

Regina Gaysina finds her passion for munis in the tangible results of her work. She can help her community fund its schools' libraries, football fields and technology.

"I think that diversity of experiences, of backgrounds, of cultures really does enhance teams," said Ashlee Gabrysch.

"As a parent and somebody who grew up in K-12 public schools I think it's important for kids to have an opportunity to have a good education," said Mattie Prodanovic.

"One of the things that my parents said to me early on in my life is, 'If you have the will to do something, you can make it happen,'" Prachi Chandhok said.

"Mike Ivcic has grown his career with a wealth of intellectual ability, a thirst to learn, and an enduring humility to understand that he does not 'know it all,'" said Bancroft Capital CEO Cauldon Quinn.

"Patrick has an excellent ability for not only understanding the complexities of the healthcare sector but connecting with our customers and telling the credit story in a way that provides meaningful and value-driven analysis to the market," said S&P Senior Director Stephen Infranco.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic Gretchen Sherwood has co-lead Nixon Peabody's Project Finance and Public Finance practice groups' 50 member bi-weekly team calls.

Alice Livingston "wanted nothing to do with" bonds when growing up, but found her love for communications meshes well with the municipal market.

"I am able to have a sophisticated practice while living in West Virginia and being able to see the impact of projects that I have worked on in my local community," said Carrie Cecil.   

Mentoring and a passion for helping people cultivate and achieve goals remain important to Matthew Stitt.