Investment and Axe Throwing Event

Learn about New Market Tax Credit Investment Opportunities in Cumberland County

Leah Sandbank, McManimon, Scotland, & Baumann, LLC

Ms. Sandbank concentrates in the different areas of public finance law, redevelopment, and tax. Leah’s practice focuses on complex structured financing transactions involving governmental entities such as the State of New Jersey and its agencies and authorities, issues involving federal income taxation of municipal bonds and related tax areas, student loan financings, New Markets Tax Credit transactions and complex structured financing transactions in connection with large-scale redevelopment projects and charter school facility financings. Leah has represented government entities, not-for-profit entities, and private for-profit entities, and has acted as borrowers’ counsel, redevelopment counsel or bond counsel in numerous transactions to finance charter school facilities, housing projects or mixed-use development or redevelopment projects.

Gerard Velazquez III, Cumberland County Improvement Authority

As the President/C.E.O. of the Cumberland County Improvement Authority, Mr. Velazquez leads the CCIA’s development and redevelopment initiatives as well as Cumberland County’s overall economic development strategy and is currently coordinating more than $100 million in project construction on behalf of the County. His comprehensive knowledge of the field includes public/private financing structures, mezzanine financing, job training programs, infrastructure improvements, industrial site redevelopment, brownfield remediation, community engagement, stakeholder management, financial analysis, project design, coordination, and implementation, construction/property management, as well as identifying and securing funding.

Axe Throwing and Networking

Schedule and Location
Speakers: 8:30AM to 10:30AM
Axe Throwing:10:30AM to 12:00PM
New Jersey Motorsports Park
The axe throwing portion of the event will feature cash prizes for those that participate. Breakfast and refreshment are free with registration.