Spanning the public finance landscape

Fidelity Capital Markets® (FCM) delivers innovative trading, technology, and execution solutions across multiple asset classes for institutional investors.
For 30+ years, FCM has supported asset managers, hedge funds, and institutions with electronic brokerage, liquidity access, market insights, advanced technology, and high-quality execution across global markets and diversified investment strategies worldwide.

Baker Tilly’s Public Sector and Not-For-Profit team support governments, utilities, schools, nonprofits and tribal communities with financial planning, accounting, human capital, efficiency and risk management expertise. Its affiliate, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC, a registered municipal advisor, assists clients with public finance, compliance and capital and infrastructure planning.

Argent Institutional Trust Company provides traditional trustee and paying agent, escrow, custody, and loan/collateral agency services for public finance bond issues, pension and retirement funds, P3s, municipal leasing, loan pools, and default/workout. As an independent trust company, we focus on our clients and delivering solutions to meet their needs.

Douglas J. Kilcommons is a Managing Director in the Public Finance team at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). He is responsible for assigning and maintaining debt ratings on municipal issuers including tax-supported state and local government credits, as well as revenue-supported credits including transportation/project finance, higher education and health care. Doug also serves as rating Chair for Public Finance Credit Committee and is actively involved in methodology development and refinement.

Prior to joining KBRA, Doug served as a Senior Credit Officer and Executive Loan Committee member at First Republic Bank. In this role, Doug was responsible for approving loans to nonprofits, including educational and cultural institutions and social service providers. He also partnered closely with business bankers to tailor solutions to the unique needs of nonprofits and participated actively in the firm’s targeted client calling effort. In April 2020, Doug was asked to manage the credit process for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and served as senior credit approver on several complex PPP bankruptcies and loan workouts. Doug also mentored business banking support analysts at First Republic, notably on accounting for tax-exempt organizations and on underwriting fundamentals.

Previously, Doug held senior positions at Wells Fargo Bank, most recently as National Credit team manager for the Education/Nonprofit Banking team. In this role, he was responsible for extending credit to college, university, and nonprofit clients, monitored a $6.9 billion portfolio of loan commitments, and managed a team of portfolio managers. He also held senior positions at Moody’s Investor Service, where he headed the Public Finance Local Government Surveillance team, and at Fitch Ratings, where he was managing director of the Education/Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Housing sectors. While at Wells Fargo, Moody’s and Fitch, Doug refined analytic policies and practices, authored risk acceptance criteria and rating methodologies, and oversaw development and implementation of credit monitoring and surveillance systems. Doug also held positions at Radian Asset Assurance, Neuberger Berman, and Barclays. He began his career as a municipal analyst at Standard & Poor’s, focusing on enterprise credits, including higher education, health care, and transportation.

Maddison Wilkerson, CPA, CGFO, serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Municipal Clerk for the City of Rock Hill, South Carolina. She oversees the City’s finance administration, budget, accounting, customer service, and collections divisions—ensuring fiscal stewardship and operational efficiency across all departments.
With nearly nine years of experience in government finance, Maddison brings a strong background in strategic budgeting and public sector financial management. Her previous roles include serving as Budget Officer for the City of Rock Hill, Chief Financial Officer for the Lexington-Richland School District Five, and Director of Budget & Strategic Management for Richland County. Maddison began her career in public accounting with Cherry Bekaert in Charlotte, North Carolina.
She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in 2016 and earned her Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO) designation from the Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina in 2022. Maddison holds a Master of Business Administration from Winthrop University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.
Maddison serves on the National Committee on Governmental Budgeting and Fiscal Policy with the Government Finance Officers Association and is a current member of the Women’s Professional Finance Network.

American Veterans Group PBC, Wall Street’s first and only Public Benefit Corporation, provides capital market services to corporate and municipal clients while driving measurable social impact. For clients seeking more than a check-the-box approach, we offer a dynamic, results-driven alternative—one that aligns financial success with a commitment to lasting impact.  SOCIAL IMPACT-FOCUSED.  DISABLED-VETERAN LED.

Joung Lee leads AASHTO’s transportation policy, strategic initiatives, and external affairs with Congress, federal agencies, and partner organizations under the direction of the Association’s Strategic Plan and AASHTO President’s Emphasis Areas. Joung began his career with the Federal Highway Administration in 2000 before joining AASHTO in 2007. He founded Young Professionals in Transportation in 2008, and serves on the advisory boards of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy and The Road Gang in DC. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania.

Join The Bond Buyer and your public finance colleagues for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on The Terrace at the Mills House as we kick off Bond Buyer Southeast Public Finance.