Autumn Kovach

Autumn is a Marketing Specialist on our Corporate Services team, where she supports our business development efforts, oversees digital and social media content, and helps elevate Ehlers’ brand in the markets we serve. Autumn brings a diverse and creative background to her position with the firm. Over the past 10 years living in New York, […]

Brian Johnson

Brian joined Ehlers as our Director of Investment Services in 2024, bringing our clients more than 20 years’ experience in developing fixed-income portfolio strategies, cash flow forecasting and investment policies for public funds investors. He previously worked for nearly a decade for a public-sector asset management firm, where he provided fixed-income investment services to municipalities, […]

April Weller

April, a Senior Fiscal Consultant with our Minnesota Municipal Finance team, regularly assists clients with long-term financial management planning, utility rate studies, and tax increment financing administration and reporting. Prior to joining Ehlers, April amassed more than seven years of direct local government experience, most recently serving as the Finance Manager for the City of […]

Pam Ziermann, CSCP

Pam is Ehlers’ Chief Compliance Officer, bringing more than 30 years of progressive responsibilities and achievements in financial services to her role with the firm. Over the course of her career, Pam has created and implemented policies and procedures to help ensure compliance with FINRA, MSRB, SEC, State, NFA, CFTC, Fannie Mae, and HUD for […]

Betty Dagnew

Betty serves as a Public Finance Analyst for all Ehlers’ market areas, assisting our municipal advisor teams with competitive bond marketing and sale coordination, as well as paying agent services. After graduating from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a bachelor’s degree in finance and prior to joining Ehlers, she worked for a regional financial […]

Nha Nguyen

Nha is a Lead Public Finance Analyst who coordinates all aspects of bond sales to help Ehlers’ clients obtain the best available cost structure. He collaborates with underwriters, receives competitive bids on sale day and completes closing documentation. In addition, Nha supports our Investment team with market research and analysis, fixed-income trading, cash flow and […]

Joy Vander Heiden

Joy brings more than 25 years’ human resources experience to her role as Ehlers’ Director of Human Resources  A valued member of our Leadership Team, Joy oversees all areas of human capital management including recruiting and selection, employee relations and benefits administration. A native of Green Bay, Joy moved to Minnesota after college and currently […]

Joel Melstrom, CFA

Joel joined Ehlers in 2019 as a Senior Arbitrage Consultant. Previously, he held a managerial position with a nationally recognized arbitrage firm in which he provided arbitrage consulting and related bond compliance services to issuers throughout the country. Joel lives in Blaine with his wife and two young daughters. When he’s not working, he enjoys […]

Ryan Miles, CPFIM

Ryan joined Ehlers as a Senior Investment Adviser in 2018, bringing more than 10 years’ financial and investment management experience to his role. Instrumental in driving the growth of our Investment services and capabilities, he was promoted to Managing Director in 2021. Previous to joining Ehlers, Ryan served as a Cash Management Officer with a […]

Annie Mallon

Annie serves as a Senior Public Finance Analyst on our Continuing Disclosure team, serving all of Ehlers’ client regions. She regularly assists our clients with their disclosure compliance needs, including verifying past filings, and compiling and submitting required filings. Annie also helps our Wisconsin clients prepare legal and financial documentation related to Tax Incremental Financing […]