Integrity Team
Laurie Scott – Chief Executive Officer
Laurie entered the arbitrage field in 1989. For the first 17 years of her career she was employed by Ernst & Young LLP. When Ernst & Young exited the industry in 2006, her role was that of Executive Director charged with final technical reviews, operations and marketing for the Florida office. Laurie currently serves as the executive in charge of Integrity Public Finance Consulting.
Laurie’s experience also includes verification services for refunding issues, escrow restructure analysis and other municipal finance consulting projects relating to allocations and commingled fund analysis. Laurie received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with honors in Finance from the University of Florida. She is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the Florida Government Finance Officers Association. Laurie has completed in excess of 40 hours of continuing education annually since 1989. She has led seminars for a wide variety or organizations ranging from corporate trust divisions to the National Association of State Treasurers.
Sandy Bright – Manager
Sandy was a 12 year veteran of the arbitrage services group at Ernst & Young, where she served as a Manager. In 2006 she joined Integrity Public Finance in the same capacity. Sandy has performed and reviewed a multitude of arbitrage calculations ranging in size and complexity. She acts primarily as a technical reviewer in her current role, but still maintains extensive client contact. Her exposure to a wide variety of financings combined with her natural attention to detail makes her an asset to Integrity and to the clients she serves.
Sandy received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University. She is a member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association, and consistently earns 40 hours of continuing education annually.
Scott Gordon – Senior Consultant
Scott entered the field of arbitrage compliance in 2004. He completed an extensive training program at Ernst & Young where he was exposed to debt and investment structures, calculation methodologies and the arbitrage regulations. Based on his solid grasp of these areas, strong aptitude and client serving skills, he was promoted to Senior Consultant in 2006. Scott acts primarily as a Project Director in the preparation of arbitrage calculations. He completes preliminary tax review, data input and reconciliation, and yield and investment analysis for each bond issue. He has performed several hundred calculations in his tenure.
Scott is a member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Insurance from the University of Florida. In addition, Scott’s experience includes prior retail management and sales.
Will Milford – Senior Consultant
Will’s initiation into the arbitrage compliance field occurred in 2004. Like Scott, he underwent extensive training at Ernst & Young to gain additional knowledge of debt and investment structures, calculation methodologies and the arbitrage regulations. Will thrives on performing complex allocations and other types of calculations. His technical expertise and client serving abilities earned him a promotion to Senior Consultant in 2006. Will’s primary responsibility is to act as a Project Director in the preparation of arbitrage calculations and in this capacity he has performed several hundred engagements.
Will is a member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Finance from Transylvania University.
Leonard Marcinko – Tax Attorney
Len is the lead tax attorney for Bryant Miller Olive, P.A. He is available to Integrity and its clients to serve as a resource for identifying and resolving tax issues. His wide range of experience with federal tax issues in both the sale and issuance of tax-exempt bonds combined with his work as a government lawyer, a private law practitioner, and a public finance investment banker are the basis for the substantial expertise Len brings to the table in the arbitrage arena.
Len’s past work includes heading up Bryant Miller Olive's representation of clients in the area of interest rate swaps and other derivative product transactions. Additionally Len spent three and a half years in the public finance department of Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. where he was responsible for the creation and implementation of new tax-exempt and taxable finance products for the firm’s public finance clients. Len is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He received his Bachelor of Science and J.D. from Georgetown University.