Chip Eady
Of Counsel
Nossaman LLP

Chip Eady helps charter schools harness the power of tax-exempt bonds to benefit communities. He is also an experienced federal securities lawyer, having advised charter schools responding to investigations and examinations involving the Securities and Exchange Commission. Chip has been a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) since 1984.

Sarah Kollman
Partner/Attorney
Young, Minney & Corr LLP

Throughout the past two decades, Sarah Kollman has been a dedicated and passionate advocate for education and schools of choice. She has focused her practice on safeguarding the rights of educational institutions to high-quality educational facilities, with a primary emphasis on Proposition 39, lease negotiations, facility purchases, and tax-exempt conduit bond transactions. Sarah's expertise also extends to areas such as zoning and building code compliance, public works requirements, and construction contracts.

John Phan
Facilities Financing Advisor
Campanile Group

John Phan is the Founder and Principal of Campanile Group. John began his public finance career over twenty years ago, helping schools, colleges, cities, counties, and water agencies finance their capital projects. John provides fiduciary advisory services to charter schools seeking facility financing. He analyzes and evaluates the financing options available for charter schools, which include: commercial loans, bond financing, tax-exempt loans, NMTC loans, CDFI loans, lease-to-own, etc. He helps secure and manage the financing, as well as negotiate the terms and interest rates with the underwriter/lender on the school’s behalf. Since 2014, John has completed over 80 short and long-term financings for charter schools totaling over $1 billion. These projects have ranged from short-term preconstruction notes to long-term start-up school financings.