Dusty is a managing director and Head of Tax-Exempt. In this capacity, Dusty is responsible for strategic oversight of the investment grade tax-exempt strategies and a member of the Seix Investment Policy Group. Dusty was promoted to portfolio manager in 2008. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, Dusty worked as a portfolio specialist and then a performance analyst. Prior to beginning her career in investment management with Seix's predecessor firm, she worked for Barnett Bank in the Commercial Loans division. Dusty received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland and is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Southern Municipal Finance Society.