SW Region School Finance Workshop 2026-2027

Scott’s role focuses on working with clients to implement and maintain investment objectives, manage future cash flows, and provide recommendations to drive investment results. Along with being a Chartered Market Technician, Scott has background in fixed income trading, portfolio strategy and cash management, along with research analysis for the management of client’s portfolios. 

Jim joined Meeder in 2018 and has been managing fixed income portfolios for public entities since 2008. His responsibilities at Meeder include portfolio management, client relationship management, and trading.

Brad has over 26 years of experience in public finance, serving as Bond Counsel for state/local governments and nonprofit organizations and in tax-exempt leasing and stadium financings.  He is regularly called upon to address governmental and quasi-governmental councils and boards on public finance issues, including the State of Ohio, GFOA, OASBO, counties, municipalities, treasurers, trustees, and the Ohio Municipal League. He is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (former Tax-Exempt Leasing Panel Chair) and the Association of Governmental Leasing & Finance (Salmon P. Chase College of Law - J.D. 1996; Xavier University - B.S.B.A. 1992).

Mr. Schall joined Bradley Payne Advisors September, 2021. Prior to joining Bradley Payne, Mr. Schall lead the creation and build out of the Shared Resource Center, a council of governments designed to help public entities in Ohio develop and meet their financial goals. Dan started in corporate communication and finance before serving as a school treasurer for 22 years.

Dan specializes in long term financial planning for the public sector delivering creative and collaborative approaches to resourcing public projects and building sustainable capital plans.

Mr. Schall is a Registered Municipal Advisor, registered with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). He currently holds a Series 50 license and is a licensed school Treasurer in the State of Ohio.

Mr. Schall received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Dayton with a concentration in Finance and a Masters in Business Administration from the Ohio State University.

Laura Sauber has been the Finance Director at the Shared Resource Center since 2016. Through this role, she has worked with many districts in Southwest Ohio and is currently the Treasurer of Centerville City Schools and Valley View Local School District. Prior to being hired at the Shared Resource Center, she was the Treasurer of Sylvania City Schools for 7 years. She started her career as a Treasurer in Northwest Ohio, spending 5 years at Gorham Fayette Local Schools and another 5 years at Edon Northwest Local Schools. 

Ms. Sauber is a graduate of the University of Toledo with a Master of Business Administration degree with a Finance track. She is a member of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials and a past president of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of OASBO.

One of Ms. Sauber’s greatest accomplishments as a Treasurer was leading a team from the Shared Resource Center that guided a district from an “unauditable” designation from the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office into compliance with all auditing standards.

Katie Johnson is the Executive Director of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials. Katie is the seventh Executive Director and the first woman to lead the organization since its inception in 1936.

Katie was the Deputy Executive Director for OASBO prior to being named Executive Director. In that role, she served as legislative lead and in-house legal counsel for the association, keeping staff and members abreast of legal and regulatory compliance issues in school business. In addition, she has served as the chief learning officer, developing curriculum to support OASBO’s strategic plan and the Ohio school business profession.

Katie also serves on boards and committees focused on public finance, including serving as a member on the Finance and Appropriations Committee for Columbus City School District, as Treasurer of the Confluence Community Authority, and as past President of the Ohio Chapter of Women in Public Finance.

Katie holds a bachelor's degree in Business Finance from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree in Education from The Ohio State University, and a law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.