From The Bond Buyer October 25, 2019 Chip Barnett Center for Municipal Finance Board Member Courtney Shea Harris Public Policy Center for Municipal Finance Board Member Courtney Shea was featured in The Bond Buyer as the 2019 private sector winner of the Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance. "Shea, an owner and managing member of Columbia Capital Management LLC, has over 30 years of private sector experience as a municipal finance professional in municipal advisory and investment banking," writes Chip Barnett in the piece. "She has worked with state and local, non-profits, higher education and cultural organizations by creating short- and long-term financial solutions for capital and fiscal needs." Full coverage available at The Bond Buyer. Faculty Spotlight Paula Worthington Lecturer Paula Worthington has taught hundreds of public policy graduate students the basics of state and local government fiscal policy analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Upcoming Events More events Preparing for Harris: Teaching Assistantships Wed., February 11, 2026 | 8:30 AM Coffee Chat in Western Massachusetts Wed., February 11, 2026 | 9:00 AM Tunnel City Coffee 100 Spring St #102 Williamstown, MA 01267 United States Coffee Chat in St. Louis, Missouri Wed., February 11, 2026 | 12:30 PM Good Press Cafe at 21c St. Louis 1528 Locust St St. Louis, MO 63103 United States
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