Jessica is an Economic Development Advisor on our Minnesota Team and also manages Ehlers’ team of fiscal planning consultants. In her economic development role, Jessica assists Minnesota communities with pro forma analysis, developer roundtables, feasibility analyses for small-area plans and developer-fee analyses. She also leads our Fiscal Consultants in developing long-term financial management plans, TIF […]
Ariana Schmidt is a Financial Specialist with our Wisconsin Municipal Finance Team where she supports our Municipal Advisors with debt planning and issuance, as well as tax incremental financing. Prior to joining Ehlers in 2023, she gained nearly eight years of progressive experience in healthcare administration, earning advanced responsibilities and promotions along the way. Ariana […]
Schane serves as a Municipal Advisor on our Minnesota Municipal Finance Team where he primarily assists Ehlers’ clients with their Economic Development and Redevelopment initiatives. Prior to joining the firm, Schane spent 11 years as Bloomington’s Port Authority Administrator, leading over $1.3 billion in public and private investment in the South Loop District. His work […]
Harry is an Associate Municipal Advisor on our Wisconsin Team, helping clients with debt issuance and management, economic development and redevelopment, and financial management and planning. Prior to joining Ehlers, Harry worked for Baker Tilly, assisting counties and municipalities with tax increment creation/amendment, reporting and projections, incentive structuring and reporting, and debt issuance. Before that, […]
Dan is a Municipal Advisor with our Minnesota Municipal Finance Team. He regularly assists clients with municipal debt transactions, economic development and redevelopment initiatives, long-term financial planning, fiscal studies and utility rate analyses. Dan brings 10 years of direct local government experience to his role with the firm, most recently serving as the Director of […]
Aaron is a Municipal Advisor with our School Finance Team, bringing more than 16 years’ school finance experience to his role with the firm. Prior to joining Ehlers in 2021, he worked for seven years as the Director of Finance for South St. Paul Public Schools and served as the Finance Director for South Washington […]
Lisa is an Associate Municipal Advisor with our Wisconsin Team where she assists clients with project management, economic development and redevelopment, long-term financial planning, and fiscal studies. She brings 20 years of direct local government experience to her role with the firm, most recently serving as the Deputy Clerk and Treasurer for the City of […]
Josh is a Senior Financial Specialist who assists Minnesota and western Wisconsin municipalities with project financing and economic development needs. Prior to joining Ehlers in 2019, Josh served as an analyst for the City of San Francisco, where he specialized in capital improvement planning, implementation of special tax districts and legislative and policy analysis for […]
Joe began his career as a Municipal Advisor in 2007 and currently serves Wisconsin municipalities as a Senior Municipal Advisor with our Wisconsin Team. Prior to becoming an Advisor, he spent nearly 20 years working directly in local government for municipalities in Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Virginia. He served nine years as Village Manager […]
Keith joined Ehlers in 2019 and currently serves as a Municipal Advisor with our Minnesota City Team. His prior direct experience in local government, economic development and housing development gives him keen insight into the opportunities and challenges his client communities face. Keith displays a strong understanding of public financial assistance and is able to […]
