If you have any questions about the event, please contact Jun Li at jun.li@moodys.com.
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Thomas Bryan leads the debt finance, accounting, secondary marketing, treasury, information technology, and business intelligence teams of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). In this position he is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of financing structures that support CHFA’s single family and multifamily loan programs, including the sale and management of tax-exempt and taxable bonds, derivative instruments, loan securitization and secondary marketing activities, and communication with investors, bankers, financial advisors, rating agencies, counterparties, and other external partners.
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration Degree. Thomas has also graduated from the Government Finance Officer Association’s Advanced Government Finance Institute hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ Advanced Executive Leadership Program hosted by the University of Notre Dame, and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Denver program.
Thomas holds an active CPA license in the State of Colorado and is currently a member of the Colorado Society of CPAs, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the National Council of State Housing Agencies.
In his spare time Thomas serves on various nonprofit and community boards, including the Colorado Middle Income Housing Authority, Colorado Skies Academy, the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, Sabin Inc., a subsidiary of WellPower, and Hope Communities.
Mr. Holder joined MAA in June 2017 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his current role, he served as MAA’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. He previously spent seven years in multiple accounting and finance roles at AutoZone, Inc. Prior to AutoZone, Mr. Holder began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte.
Mr. Holder graduated cum laude from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Accountancy and earned a Master of Professional Accountancy, magna cum laude, also from Mississippi State University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Tennessee.
Rachael Royal McDonald is an Associate Managing Director leading the Housing Finance, State Revolving Funds and Municipal Supported Products Teams. Prior to this role, Rachael spent 16 years as a lead analyst covering the State Housing Finance Agency, State Revolving Fund and Military Housing sectors. Prior to joining Moody’s, Rachael worked for Deloitte Consulting and The Advisory Board Company. Rachael holds an MBA and a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and a BA from Brown University.
Reed Valutas is an Assistant Vice President in the CRE-REIT group at Moody’s Ratings since 2010. As a lead analyst, he is responsible for ratings and analysis of REITs and other real estate issuers across a diverse range of property and service types in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Reed is a subject matter specialist on high-yield, commercial real estate credits. Reed holds a B.A. in Economics and Business with a minor in Architecture from Lafayette College.
Thomas Bryan leads the debt finance, accounting, secondary marketing, treasury, information technology, and business intelligence teams of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA). In this position he is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of financing structures that support CHFA’s single family and multifamily loan programs, including the sale and management of tax-exempt and taxable bonds, derivative instruments, loan securitization and secondary marketing activities, and communication with investors, bankers, financial advisors, rating agencies, counterparties, and other external partners.
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration Degree. Thomas has also graduated from the Government Finance Officer Association’s Advanced Government Finance Institute hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ Advanced Executive Leadership Program hosted by the University of Notre Dame, and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Denver program.
Thomas holds an active CPA license in the State of Colorado and is currently a member of the Colorado Society of CPAs, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the National Council of State Housing Agencies.
In his spare time Thomas serves on various nonprofit and community boards, including the Colorado Middle Income Housing Authority, Colorado Skies Academy, the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado, Sabin Inc., a subsidiary of WellPower, and Hope Communities.
Mr. Holder joined MAA in June 2017 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his current role, he served as MAA’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. He previously spent seven years in multiple accounting and finance roles at AutoZone, Inc. Prior to AutoZone, Mr. Holder began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte.
Mr. Holder graduated cum laude from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Accountancy and earned a Master of Professional Accountancy, magna cum laude, also from Mississippi State University. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Tennessee.
Rachael Royal McDonald is an Associate Managing Director leading the Housing Finance, State Revolving Funds and Municipal Supported Products Teams. Prior to this role, Rachael spent 16 years as a lead analyst covering the State Housing Finance Agency, State Revolving Fund and Military Housing sectors. Prior to joining Moody’s, Rachael worked for Deloitte Consulting and The Advisory Board Company. Rachael holds an MBA and a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University and a BA from Brown University.
Reed Valutas is an Assistant Vice President in the CRE-REIT group at Moody’s Ratings since 2010. As a lead analyst, he is responsible for ratings and analysis of REITs and other real estate issuers across a diverse range of property and service types in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Reed is a subject matter specialist on high-yield, commercial real estate credits. Reed holds a B.A. in Economics and Business with a minor in Architecture from Lafayette College.
