Laura Lewis

Principal
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Since founding LYRB in 1995, Ms. Lewis has served as Financial Advisor on over one billion in tax-exempt and taxable municipal bond transactions for numerous local governments in the State of Utah. Of the largest twenty-five cities in the state, she personally serves directly as financial advisor to West Valley, Orem, Layton, South Jordan, American Fork, Midvale and Cedar City in addition to a number of smaller cities such as Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, North Ogden, South Ogden and a host of others.

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Scott J. Robertson

Principal
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Robertson joined LYRB in 1996 and currently is responsible for managing the day to day affairs of the firm in addition to serving his historic clientele comprised primarily of the largest water  districts in Utah. Since joining LYRB, Mr. Robertson has acted as financial advisor on a wide variety of complex structures for limited tax general obligation and revenue bonds. 

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Jason W. Burningham

Principal
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Burningham is an owner and principal of Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc. (LYRB) and led the initiative and development of creating a full-service financial consulting and advisory practice focusing on local government. Mr. Burningham specializes in the areas of: i) impact fee analysis, conforming to state law requirements, ii) capital facility finance planning studies, iii) user rate/stand-by reservation fee studies, iv) market feasibility and economic impact applications, and v) municipal funding evaluations.

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Marc Edminster

Vice President
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Since joining LYRB in 1999, Mr. Edminster has worked with cities, counties, special districts, and school districts throughout in Utah and has experience with a wide variety of project financing structures, including excise/sales tax revenue bonds, lease revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, general obligation bonds and tax increment financing. Additionally, he has successfully worked on numerous bond elections. He is a member of GFOA and has spoken on bonding matters at the conventions of the Utah League of Cities & Towns and the Utah Association of Counties.

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Cody Deeter

Vice President
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Deeter joined Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham in 2005 and works with many cities throughout the state by providing financial consulting and financial advisory assistance in tandem with others at LYRB. Mr. Deeter has been heavily involved with the creation and administration of Special Improvement Districts/Special Assessment Areas (SIDs/SAAs) which has included the acquisition of short and long-term financing. He has also been extensively involved with creation of Redevelopment agencies, project area plans & budgets, and financings utilizing tax increment.

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Lisa Gregory

Manager of Business Services
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Ms. Gregory joined LYRB in April, 2002 as Executive Assistant to the three Principals. Lisa is now responsible for the coordination of Human Resource activities, insurance, marketing matters, reporting, and related issues. Lisa oversees the accounts payable and receivable functions, and provides support to Laura, Scott and Jason in their management and client-based functions.

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Ann Krueger

Manager of Administrative Services
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Ann Krueger joined Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham in 2007. Ann is the Manager of Administrative Services assisting the Managing Partner with company compliance, staff management as well as IT and equipment issues. She is also assisting the SID manager with research of property and parcel ownership regarding annual assessments. Ann has a background in real estate and title insurance.

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Earl Lewis

Assistant
Phone: 801-596-0700
 

Earl Lewis joined Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham in July 1995. Earl is currently handling payroll for the company and works on a part time basis. 

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Dale M. Okerlund

Senior Vice President
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Okerlund joined LYRB in September 2009, continuing a 30 year career in public finance.  He previously acted as bond counsel and disclosure or underwriter’s counsel in over $1 Billion of public finance transactions of various kinds in multiple states over 19 years, working as an associate of Foley & Lardner, a partner of Chapman and Cutler and a shareholder and director of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker.

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Fred Philpot IV

Senior Analyst
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Philpot joined Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc in 2007. His primary duties involve financial modeling, economic, demographic and legislative research, capital facility planning and utilization, and impact fee analysis. Mr. Philpot has been involved in projects regarding economic development, feasibility studies, and comprehensive general planning.

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David Robertson

Vice President
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Robertson began his experience in the bond business in 2000 when he started working for Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc., helping on general office projects. To gain a broader base of experience, he worked at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP in the Public Finance sector for just under a year beginning in July 2001. He left Ballard Spahr for Washington D.C. where he worked as an intern in the office of Congressman Chris Cannon, 3rd District, Utah. Upon returning from Washington DC, he again joined LYRB as a quantitative analyst. Mr. Robertson's responsibilities include running debt service calculations, creating interactive spreadsheets, and collecting data for projects, while also assisting in support roles as needed.

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Nathan W. Robertson

Analyst
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. Robertson joined Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham in 2006 as an assistant.  As an assistant, his general duties included demographic research and analysis, survey input and presentation, and research and analysis for comprehensive plans, capital facility plans, and general plans. More recently, Mr. Robertson has been involved in a variety of projects in the Financial Advisory aspects of the firm including the preparation of documents related to bond issuance.

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Cami Slade

Analyst
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Ms. Slade recently joined LYRB in October of 2009 as an analyst.  Recent projects include: acting as the lead consultant on a Housing Study for South Jordan where she analyzed how South Jordan can meet Utah’s requirement for affordable housing and help their community plan for housing needs, served as a member of the consulting team for American Fork’s downtown revitalization study, and is involved in the Economic Impacts Study for the Snake River Valley.  Other duties include market analysis, survey work, and demographic research.

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Shanon Handley

SAA/RDA Administrator
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Ms. Handley joined LYRB in April 2010, specializing in SID/SAA and RDA administration.  She works closely with Mr. Deeter, providing all aspects of SID/SAA related services to many cities throughout the state.  She is also involved in the creation, auditing, and administration of RDA budgets and annual reports.

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Justin McMurtrey

Analyst
Phone: 801-596-0700
Toll Free: 1-800-581-1100
 

Mr. McMurtrey joined LYRB in July of 2009.  He works with many cities and special districts throughout the state by providing financial advisory assistance in tandem with Laura Lewis. Mr. McMurtrey’s responsibilities include running debt service calculations, collecting data for projects, and creating interactive spreadsheets, while also assisting in other support roles.

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