Mr. Stoechmann joined Wells Capital Management or one of its predecessor firms in 2005, where he currently serves as a Portfolio Manager with the Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income team and is the leader of the Tax-Exempt Research team. Previously he worked with SCM from March 1993 and began a municipal research analyst in February 1996.

Bruce Johns is a senior portfolio manager for the Municipal Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. In this role, he manages national short to intermediate maturity strategies and certain state-specific mutual funds. Bruce joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to his current role, he served as a front end trader for the team. Before that, Bruce was a senior research analyst at Strong Capital Management, and earlier, he led the Fixed Income Settlements Operations team. He began his investment industry career in 1998. Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from the University of Wisconsin, Parkside. He is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Minnesota Society of Municipal Analysts.

Kerry Laurin is a senior municipal research analyst and portfolio manager for the Global Fixed Income Research team at Allspring Global Investments. She joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before that, Kerry was a research analyst for Heartland Advisors, where she covered the taxable fixed income, consumer, and utility equity sectors. Previously, Kerry served as a compliance officer for M&I Investment Management. She began her investment industry career in 1999. Kerry earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Marquette University and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is a certified public accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.