Gary Rapp is currently Head of Fixed Income Sales & Trading which includes the Investment Grade, High Yield, CP, Municipal Finance, TRS, and the IR/FX/Derivatives businesses within Truist Securities.
Rapp has over 20 years of industry experience leading trading for a variety of firms. Prior to joining Truist Securities, Gary was the Head of Investment Grade and Macro Credit Trading at UBS Securities in New York from 2017 – 2022. From 1999-2017, he held various credit positions in both New York and London at Goldman Sachs including Head of IG Trading.
Gary graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Economics in 1997. Rapp currently serves on the SIFMA Board of Directors and is a member of the Truist Securities Diversity & Inclusion Council.
Gary is a member of the Investment & Banking leadership team.
Joe Pezzimenti is a Director in the States and Transportation team and is based in the New York office. He has worked as a U.S. Public Finance credit analyst since 2001, when he joined S&P Global Ratings (formerly Standard & Poor’s). Joe is the primary analyst for various major public finance transportation infrastructure issuers, such as the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. He also currently serves as primary analyst for several states, including Kansas, Maryland, and North Carolina.
As a lead analyst, Joe mentors other analysts, publishes credit commentaries, develops criteria, conducts credit analysis, participates at conferences and investor meetings, and serves as a subject matter expert on the not-for-profit transportation infrastructure sector (i.e. airports, ports, toll roads, transit agencies, and parking systems).
Joe is currently a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA).
Prior to joining S&P Global Ratings Joe received an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Joe also holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California.
Lori currently serves as Assistant County Administrator for Richland County since December 2020 overseeing Budget, Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Risk Management, Operational Services and Fleet. Lori came to Richland County from the City of Rock Hill where she spent thirteen years in various financial and operational management capacities. Prior to her career in local government, Lori was a Chief Financial Officer and General Manager for an international manufacturer for twelve years.
Lori was named one of four “Inspirational Women In Government” nationally by Barrett and Greene in 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s in Business Administration from Winthrop University. She is a Certified Government Finance Officer and has completed the Advanced Government Finance Institute at the University of Wisconsin. Lori has served on the Committee on Retirement and Benefits for the Government Finance Officers Association, President of the Women’s Professional Finance Network and the Executive Board for Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina.
D.J. Mehigan joined Raymond James in April 2004 to lead the firm’s team working with U.S. airports. Since then, Raymond James has senior managed 135 airport transactions across the nation. He has worked in aviation for 36 years and worked exclusively on financial matters for airports for the last 30 years, focusing on the primary issuance of airport debt and serving as a financial advisor, airport consultant, and primarily as underwriter. Mr. Mehigan has extensive experience with Special Facility transactions for airline, cargo, parking, maintenance, hangar, rental car, and other airport projects. D.J. is a private pilot and enjoys flying with his son. Prior to Raymond James he worked with airports for former employers Jefferies and LeighFisher. He earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Kevin brings a strong vision for expanding high-quality public-school options through charter schools across South Carolina. As Executive Director of the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, he works to build awareness, understanding, and support for charter schools while strengthening the ecosystem that allows them to serve students and families effectively. Through engagement with educators, policymakers, and communities, Kevin is committed to ensuring that charter schools continue to provide innovative and responsive public education options.
Prior to becoming Executive Director, Kevin served as the Alliance’s Director of Communications & Engagement. In this role, he led statewide communications and outreach efforts that elevated the voice of charter schools and strengthened connections with school leaders, families, and stakeholders. Kevin has been actively involved with the Alliance since 2017, initially as a volunteer, driven by a deep commitment to expanding educational opportunity.
Before joining the Alliance staff, Kevin worked at a K–12 charter school as Director of Communications, where he led internal and external communications, public relations, media engagement, marketing strategy, and digital content development. His work focused on strengthening community relationships, elevating the school’s brand, and communicating its mission and impact.
Kevin began his career in journalism as a television news producer for local stations in Upstate South Carolina and Piedmont North Carolina. He is a graduate of Winthrop University, where he earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
A native of Spartanburg, Kevin lives there with his wife and daughter.
Paige has extensive experience working on issues related to federalism and advocating for state and local government priorities at the federal level. Prior to joining the GFOA team, Paige led tax and finance policy development and advocacy at the National Association of Counties and worked at a private lobbying firm specializing in representing state and local governmental entities at the state and federal levels. Paige has a BA in political science from James Madison University.
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.