NBS - Local Government Solutions - Company

NBS is made up of seasoned experts who are dedicated to providing public agencies with the best possible results. NBS consultants and engineers have extensive experience in the fields of:

Finance
Management
Engineering
Local governance

NBS staff combine their knowledge to produce a synergy that results in maximum success at minimum risk. This expertise is the reason public agencies choose NBS for their projects.

The NBS staff is fully conversant with all changes to laws, codes, and regulations affecting local governments. Recognized as leaders in their field, they are often asked to teach courses, serve as expert witnesses, and participate in challenging situations, like bond tender programs and workouts for troubled districts.

NBS staff treat their clients as partners by developing an intimate knowledge of their needs and responding with strategic and timely solutions.

For further information, please contact us at ContactNBS@nbsgov.com

Mike Rentner
Mike is the President and CEO of NBS. He possesses a wide range of experience in public and private management and finance. He is responsible for the ongoing operations of the company including strategy and planning. Mike has been active in the ongoing administration of special financing districts, and was also responsible for the development and implementation of a delinquency management system.

Mike has 12 years of experience in Public and Private Sector Management. His experience includes financial statement analysis, development of budgets, revenue forecasting, and business valuations. He is also involved with Management Consulting for other private sector firms. Mike received his Bachelor of Science, Business Finance from San Diego State University.


	Greg Ghironzi Greg is the Director of Consulting Services with NBS. He has over 10 years of experience working with special financing districts and possesses a broad background in public finance and management. Greg is an acknowledged expert in the formation and ongoing administration of assessments and charges, as well as the refinancing of land-based bonded districts. Greg is actively involved on a day-to-day basis with public agencies throughout California, typically assisting such agencies with the feasibility analysis, formation, refunding, and administration of such special financing districts. Additionally, Greg has conducted extensive parcel and property tax audits. His affiliations with the municipal finance community enable him to bring additional experience to each engagement. Greg has served as a speaker on many occasions for the University of California at Davis and the University of Southern California in related topics to the formation and administration of special districts.

	Dave Ketcham Dave is the Director of Information Technology with NBS. He was responsible for the design, preparation and implementation of the D-FAST® special district administration software. He manages the continued expansion of D-FAST's feature set and oversees the daily administration of the D-FAST® database, which contains over 1,000,000 parcels in areas throughout the country. He also provides consulting to agencies with districts that are in default or that have severe delinquency problems. As an integral part of the administration process, he routinely performs parcel audits for every district representing an aggregate number of parcels in excess of 200,000. Dave received his Master of Business Administration from California State University, San Bernardino and his Bachelor of Arts in Quantitative Economics from the University of California.

	Pablo Perez Pablo is the Director of District Administration with NBS where he and his staff administer special financing districts. He is actively involved in the daily management of district administration operations, the preparation of the annual special assessment levies, and the management of related projects including district formations and bond issuance/refunding analysis. Pablo has over 10 years of experience managing the ongoing administration and annual levy calculations for these types of districts. He has prepared levies for over 300 Assessment/Special Tax Districts. Pablo has 11 years of experience in the private and public finance sectors including ten years specializing in the administration of special financing districts. Prior to working in public finance administration, he worked for a financial firm in New York. Pablo received his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a Social Science concentration from California Baptist University.

	Tim Seufert Tim is a Director with NBS, based in the San Francisco office. He has over 15 years of experience in public and private finance and management. His responsibilities include consulting and client services for many public agency clients, and he is well versed in municipal and school finance issues. As an acknowledged expert in the structuring and ongoing administration of Community Facilities Districts and many types of assessment districts, Tim has authored articles on tax collection methods and the ongoing SEC disclosure requirement. Tim has been a speaker at a number of public finance forums. Prior to entering public finance, Tim was in a number of increasingly responsible positions at Fortune 1000 companies. This experience included strategic planning, financial analysis, accounting, acquisitions, marketing, and general management. Tim received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Southern California.


	Greg Davidson Greg is a Manager of Special Districts with NBS where he and his staff administer special financing districts, including 1913 and 1915 Act Assessment Districts, Community Facilities Districts, Landscape Maintenance Districts, and Property-Based Business Improvement Districts. Greg is actively involved in managing the day-to-day district administration operations, the preparation of the annual special assessment levies, and related special projects. He manages over 80 agencies and 300 districts. Prior to working in public finance administration, Greg worked for four years in the private Finance/Accounting arenas for a large National corporation. Greg received his Bachelor of Science in Business Finance with a minor in Psychology from San Diego State University.

	Danielle Wood Danielle is a Manager with NBS where she administers Continuing Disclosures, Special Projects and Delinquency Management. Danielle has extensive experience with ongoing agministration and annual levy calculations for 1913/1915 Act Assessment Districts and Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts. She has prepared and disseminated Municipal Disclosure Reports for several California Agencies. Danielle received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting, from California State University, San Bernardino.

	Terry Madsen Terry is a manager at NBS who specializes in Arbitrage Rebate, Apportionments, BID's, CDIAC's & POS's. His responsibilities focus around the on-going administration of over 50 special assessment/tax districts withtin the state of California. He works closely with a number of public agencies including the cities of Hesperiea, La Habra Heights, Long Beach, Los Angeles and Sacramento. Terry received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Economics.

	Stephanie Parson Stephanie is a manager at NBS specializing in Annual Reports and Training Systems. Stephanie has experience with ongoing administration and annual levy calculations for 1913/1915 Act Assessment Districts and Mello-Roos Community Facility Districts. Stephanie has prepared and disseminated Municipal Disclosure Reports for several California Agencies. She has managed delinquencies for over 25 public agencies and approximately 50,000 parcels. Stephanie also has knowledge in the procedures of Proposition 218, inlcuding balloting. she has worked on balloting procedures for Districts containing over 1,600 parcels. Stephanie has a Masters in Business Administration, Accounting, from the University of Phoenix. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, from Montana State University.


	Rick Clark Rick is a Consultant with NBS. He administers special financing districts, including 1972 Act Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Districts, 1982 Act Street Maintenance Districts, Community Facilities Districts and managing the collection of delinquent special assessments/taxes. He is actively involved in the daily district administration operations, the preparation of the annual special tax/assessment levies, and related special projects including district formations, special tax consulting and Proposition 218 compliance, including balloting. Rick is currently obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

	Sara Mares Sara is a Consultant with NBS. She forms and administers a wide array of special financing districts, including 1913 and 1915 Act Assessment Districts, Community Facilities Districts, and Landscape and Lighting Districts. Sara has experience working with all aspects of special district administration including delinquency management and continuing disclosure. She has worked with thousands of queries concerning assessment district data and interacts regularly with agency staff, property owners, realtors, title companies, and the professional community. She is actively involved in the daily administration of district administration operations. Sara received her Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Economics from Mills College.

	Mike Sylvia Mike is a Consultant with NBS where he is involved in the formation and annexation of a variety of special districts, including 1913/1915 Act Assessment Districts, Community Facilities Districts, Landscape Maintenance Districts, Benefit Assessment Districts, and Property and Business Improvement Districts. Mike also has experience administering special financing districts, including 1913/1915 Act, Community Facilities Districts, and Landscape Maintenance Districts. Mike received his Master of Business Administration, emphasis in Financial Management, from California State University, San Bernardino and his Bachelor degree in Social Science (Sociology, Economics and Psychology) from California State University, San Marcos.