Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC; associated with the Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC as an investment professional since 2007. Sector Leader of the Adviser’s Municipal Bond Team from 2007 to 2010. Prior to 2007, Ms. Stienstra was employed by FAF Advisors, Inc. (formerly USBancorp Asset Management) from 1998 to 2007, where she was a Director and Senior Portfolio Manager. Ms. Stienstra began her investment career in 1988 and earned a B.A. from the University of Nebraska.

Shannon Rinehart is a senior municipal portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. She manages high-yield municipal, long national and Minnesota municipal strategies, and the suite of national and state-specific strategic municipal income strategies. Prior to her current role, she was a portfolio manager for the Columbia Threadneedle US Investment Grade Credit team. Previously, she held industry positions in market risk, investment performance and corporate finance. Shannon joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2009. She has been a member of the investment community since 2004. Shannon earned a B.S.B.A. in finance, accounting and international business from Drake University and an MBA in finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. In addition, she holds the CFA® designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

Doug Rangel is vice president and client portfolio manager for muicipal fixed-income products at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2019. Previously, he was a senior director for client portfolio management at Galliard Capital Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, offering fixed income management for institutional clients. Doug has been in the investment industry since 2000. He earned a B.A. in Business Management from Greenville University and a M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas. In addition, Doug holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

Mr. Bates joined one of the Columbia Management legacy firms or acquired business lines in 2008. He has been a member of the investment community since 2005. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Bentley University.