Nominating Committee. At all times, the membership of the Nominating Committee shall consist of
five (5) members of the Corporation, not more than two of which shall be Governors, including the
chairperson of the Nominating Committee. At least sixty (60) days before the date of each annual meeting
of the members, the Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President. At least thirty (30) days
before each annual meeting of the members, the Nominating Committee shall notify the Secretary of its
nominees for Governors and (i) for elected officer positions to the Corporation, and (ii) for election
whenever a vacancy arises in a Governor or an elected officer position. The Secretary shall include the
names of members of the Nominating Committee and the nominees in the notice of the annual meeting. In
presenting any nominees, whether to fill a vacancy or for a full term, the Nominating Committee shall
follow a process as set forth by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Governors. The
Nominating Committee shall have and may exercise such additional authority and powers as are delegated to it
by the Board of Governors.
Such public officials may be seated
at tables at Forum events designated for public officials or randomly
assigned to tables of members of the Forum who consent to such assignment.
The costs for a public official invited to a Forum event is paid for
exclusively by the Forum. In observing the ethics rules, a member
of the Forum may invite a public official as its guest to a Forum
event. Each public official, member of the Forum who invites a public
official to a Forum event, and corporate table purchaser or corporate
sponsor, is assumed by the Forum to be familiar with the ethics rules
and to substantially comply with its restrictions. Please note that
a public official may not solicit an invitation to a Forum event.
CHAIRPERSON
Joseph A. Branca
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(212) 449-0655 joseph.branca@baml.com (Term Expires 2010)
Frances A. Walton
Empire State Development Corporation
(212) 803-3510 fwalton@empire.state.ny.us (Term Expires 2010) Paula Dagen
Morgan Stanley
1221 Avenue of the Americas-30th floor
New York, NY 10020
212-762-8255 paula.dagen@morganstanley.com
Marian Zucker
Executive Vice President
New York State Housing Finance Agency State of New York Mortgage Agency
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212 872-0314 mzucker@nyhomes.org
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Membership Committee. At all times, the membership of the Membership Committee shall consist of
three (3) Governors, including the chairperson of the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee
shall take appropriate action to encourage to filing of applications for membership in the Corporation.
The Membership Committee shall be responsible for producing the annual membership guide of the Corporation.
Ned Flynn
Jeffries & Company, Inc.
(518) 447-7983 nflynn@jefferies.com (Term Expires 2010)
Stanley R. Kramer
Hawkins Delafield & Wood
(212) 820-9470 skramer@hawkins.com
(Term Expires 2012)
Marian Zucker (Volunteer)
Executive Vice President
New York State Housing Finance Agency State of New York Mortgage Agency
641 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212 872-0314
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Program Committee. The Program Committee shall consist of not less than three (3) Governors,
including the chairperson of the Program Committee. The Vice President shall be chairperson of the
Program Committee. The Program Committee shall have general charge of all luncheon meetings and
similar functions of the Corporation and all arrangements for such meetings, including the obtaining
of speakers, after the approval of the Board of Governors has been obtained, and all matters pertaining
to press notices and to such other publicity as the Board of Governors may consider desirable, and
shall encourage attendance at meetings.
President: Alan Anders
NYC OMB
(212) 788-5872 andersa@omb.nyc.gov (Term Expires 2010)
George H. Butcher
ButcherMark Financial Advisors
(212) 719-2632 gbutcher@butchermark (Term Expires 2012)
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Finance Committee. The Program Committee shall consist of not less than three (3) Governors,
including the chairperson of the Program Committee. The Vice President shall be chairperson of the
Program Committee. The Program Committee shall have general charge of all luncheon meetings and
similar functions of the Corporation and all arrangements for such meetings, including the obtaining
of speakers, after the approval of the Board of Governors has been obtained, and all matters pertaining
to press notices and to such other publicity as the Board of Governors may consider desirable, and
shall encourage attendance at meetings.
Frances A. Walton
Empire State Development Corporation
(212) 803-3510 fwalton@empire.state.ny.us (Term Expires 2010)
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall consist of not less than three (3) members who are
not Governors. The Audit Committee shall audit the accounts of the Treasurer each year and report
on the condition of such accounts at the annual meeting of the members.
CHAIRPERSON
Mark Muller
Loews/CNA Holding
Loews Corporation
667 Madison Avenue - 8th Floor
New York, NY 10021-8087
tel: (212) 521-2924 mmuller@loews.com
Jonathan Ballan
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo
666 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-669-6722 jballen@mintz.com
Benjamin S. Thompson
Principal
Samson Capital Advisors
598 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022 Thompson@SamsonCA.com
Phone: 212-300-1600
COMMITTEE ON THE MUNICIPAL FORUM YOUTH AND EDUCATION FUND
Committee on The Municipal Forum Youth Education Fund. At all times, the members of the Committee
on The Municipal Youth Education Fund shall include the four (4) elected officers of the Corporation,
and shall administer the program of, and invest and disburse moneys in The Municipal Forum Youth Education
Fund (the “Fund”) for the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund. For the
purpose of acting as an advisory counsel pursuant to Article VI of these By-Laws, a member of the family
of Robert C. Rosenberg and a member of the law firm of which Robert C. Rosenberg was a member, shall be
members of such committee. In the event, for any reason, the Fund shall terminate or be terminated, the
assets, moneys and functions of the Fund shall become the assets, moneys and functions of the Corporation
and shall be administered by the Committee on The Municipal Forum Youth Education Fund.
CO-CHAIRPERSONS
Carol S. Kostik
NYC City Comptroller’s Office
(212) 669-8334 ckostik@comptroller.nyc.gov (Term Expires 2011)
Ned K. Flynn
Jeffries & Company, Inc
(518) 447-7983 ned.flynn@jeffries.com (Term Expires 2010)
OFFICERS OF THE FORUM SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE
President: Alan Anders
NYC OMB
(212) 788-5872 andersa@omb.nyc.gov (Term Expires 2010)
Awards Committee. The Awards Committee shall consist of the president of the Corporation, who
shall be chairperson of the Awards Committee, the chair of the Committee on The Municipal Forum
Youth Education Fund, and not less than three (3) members of the Corporation, at least one of which,
as may exist, is a prior award winner. The Awards Committee shall (i) actively solicit nominees for awards
beginning in January of any year, (ii) review qualifications of nominees, and (iii) recommend award
recipients by the end of march of an year to the Board of Governors for its approval. The Awards Committee
shall review the qualifications of nominees using the following criteria: (a) leadership in establishing
or strengthening an institution or company which is or has been a significant participant in the municipal
securities industry; (b) leadership in developing innovative financing structures, credit perspectives,
or new or evolving perspectives significant to the municipal securities industry; (c) leadership in bringing
to market significant municipal securities offerings; (d) leadership in the municipal securities industry
over many years; and leadership and significant involvement in municipal securities associations and events.
Frances A. Walton
Empire State Development Corporation
(212) 803-3510 fwalton@empire.state.ny.us (Term Expires 2010)
William Cobbs
Public Resources Advisory Group
212-788-5600 wcobbs@pragny.com
Clair Cohen
Public Resources Advisory Group
212-788-5600 ccohen@pragny.com
ANNUAL DINNER COMMITTEE
Annual Dinner Committee. The Annual Dinner Committee shall consist of not less than three (3)
members, including the chairperson of the Annual Dinner Committee. The Annual Dinner Committee shall
make all arrangements for, conduct fund raising for, and address all ethics issues relating to persons
attending the annual dinner of the Corporation and its affiliates.
George H. Butcher
ButcherMark Financial Advisors
(212) 719-2632 gbutcher@butchermark (Term Expires 2012)
WEBSITE/COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Website/Communications Committee. The Website/Communications Committee shall consist of not less
than three (3) members, including the Secretary and the Treasurer who shall be co-chairpersons of
the committee. The Website/Communications Committee shall oversea the maintenance and development of
the Corporation’s website and directory and review all communications of the Corporation of any kind
to the public at large.
CO-CHAIRPERSONS
President: Alan Anders
NYC OMB
(212) 788-5872
Fax: (212) 788-9197 andersa@omb.nyc.gov (Term Expires 2010)
Secretary: Kenneth W. Bond
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
(212) 872-9817 kbond@ssd.com (Term Expires 2010)