About SMFS

The Southern Municipal Finance Society is a constituent society of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. The mission of the SMFS includes providing educational opportunities to members within and covering municipal finance in the Southern U.S. Our region encompasses 14 states.

Organization By-laws

The current by-laws can be downloaded here.

2026 Officers & Board

NAME OFFICE ORGANIZATION
Dean Michael Mead Chair CRI Advisors
Julie Meyer Treasurer Moody's Investors Service
Suzanne Finnegan Secretary Build America Mutual
Patricia Healy Membership Chair Cumberland Advisors
Brian Marshall Education Chair S&P Global Ratings
Adebola Kushimo Immediate Past Chair Moody's Investors Service
Ayman Bari At-Large State Farm Insurance
Kristin Button At-Large S&P Global Ratings
Ted Damutz At-Large KBRA
Steve Nelli At-Large Wells Fargo Securities
Alex Wallace At-Large Flagstar Public Funding Corp.