Associate Members
Listed below are Associate Members of our organization. These vendors give support to MoCCFOA. If your city has needs in any of their expertise please call on them for assistance. We appreciate what they do for our organization.
NOTE TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Here is a link to sponsorship documents - Sponsorship Documents
Cochran Engineering Sally Bartnett Bothmann ([email protected]) Director of Business Development 314.560.1135 636.584.0540 www.cochraneng.com
Cochran is a civil engineering, architecture, interior design, survey, geotechnical, environmental, construction testing and inspection and QA/QC firm, with 80 + employees and 5 offices located in St. Louis, Union, Farmington, Wentzville and Osage Beach.
Servicing both the public and private markets since 1959, Cochran specializes in providing site development, transportation, drinking water, waste water, storm water, street scape, park & recreation, architectural and interior design. Over the past seven years Cochran has assisted clients in securing over 62 million in specialized funding for building, municipal, transportation, drinking water, waste water and other specialized projects.
Your challenge is our team’s passion – Providing creative, solid solutions to our client’s complex challenges for nearly 60 years.
First Banc Bankers Securities (FBBS) Michael McGinnis ([email protected]) Vice President 314.835.4971 www.FBBSinc.com
FBBS is a Missouri-based investment banking firm founded in 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri and Mac is starting his 46th year of investment banking service. Still headquartered in St Louis, our mission is to keep capital local, drive economic growth in your communities, and strengthen communities through education, expertise, and trusted financial solutions. We specialize in the underwriting, trading, and sales of taxable and tax-exempt fixed-income securities, with a strong focus on public finance.
Our experienced team provides the investment products, services, and trade execution tailored to our clients’ needs. FBBS believes the success of our customers is the result of our total team effort. No matter the client type, we are committed to upholding our philosophy of exceptional service through individualized attention.
A few of our products and services are:
- Public Finance and Municipal Underwriting (taxable & tax-exempt)
- Treasury, Agency, MBS, Tax-Exempt/Taxable Municipals, Corporate Bonds
- Brokered CD Underwriting and Trading
- Corporate Notes
- Whole Loan trading and sales
- Investment Portfolio Accounting
- Municipal Bond Credit Review with Our Proprietary Buyer Comfort Index Score (BCIS) As Well As CECL Calculations
- Financial Strategies Group
- Product summary sheets on Municipals, Corporates, Agencies, MBS, & CMOs
- Portfolio, Security and Swap Analytics
- Asset Liability Management (ALM)/Interest Rate Risk (IRR) Platform
- Safekeeping services (via our Bankers’ Bank & Pershing Clearing Services).
- Consulting for your organization’s Educational/policy/procedural/Banking needs.
We look forward to personally meeting with you soon. You can also contact me at 314-835-4971, 901-619-8766, & [email protected].
General Code/Sullivan Publications Justin Olson ([email protected]) (314) 603-6405 Website: www.generalcode.com
Trusted by over 3,000 municipal governments, Sullivan Publications, a Division of General Code, delivers best-in-class codification services for your municipal ordinances. With unmatched codification expertise and commitment to client care, Sullivan Publications, a Division of General Code, leads the technological transformation by developing the most feature-rich and user-friendly electronic platform for municipal information. Your community and staff will be delighted by how easy it is to access your municipality's laws and references.
gWorks Jessica Bauer, CMP ([email protected])
402-875-6597 Website: www.gworks.com
Empowering public servants with gWorks' integrated software. Designed to simplify operations for municipal governments, counties, special districts, and utilities, our cloud solution keeps you informed and ready to act decisively. Purpose built for cities and rural communities, our user-friendly software empowers leaders to build smarter local governments. Join our 2,500 clients across the US serving 25,000,000 citizens with gWorks' suite, covering finance, operations, utility billing, GIS, citizen engagement, payments, and more.
Higginbotham Insurance and Financial Services
Dawson Nimmo, ([email protected]) EVP of Public Sector
417.973.0815
Your City is one of a kind, and so are your insurance and budget needs. That's why we create solutions specifically tailored to you. From property and casualty insurance to risk management and HR services, our talented team will craft a strategy that fits your unique requirements, and work year-round to help administer your plans and control your costs. Let us safeguard your budget and City so you can concentrate on what you do best - running it.
Jonsie, LLC
Joni L. Wansing is the founder and Grant Specialist of Jonsie, LLC, a women-owned grant consulting firm established in 2021 and based in Lake Ozark, Missouri. With over five years of specialized experience, Joni excels in strategic grant research, compelling proposal writing, and full grant administration for rural Missouri municipalities, securing millions in funding through programs such as CDBG, ARPA, USDA Rural Development, Missouri DNR, and FHWA.
A certified Environmental Specialist (2021) and dedicated professional, Joni ensures strict compliance with federal and state regulations—including 24 CFR Part 58 environmental reviews, 2 CFR Part 200 financial management, Davis-Bacon labor standards, Section 3, and civil rights requirements—while integrating engineering plans with tailored funding strategies to reduce administrative burdens on clients.
Jonsie, LLC has a proven track record on diverse infrastructure and community improvement projects, including:
- Camden County CDBG Dry Hollow Road ($634,000)
- City of Iberia CDBG Wastewater ($750,000)
- City of Stoutland CDBG Demolition ($116,188)
- City of Stover CDBG Demolition ($119,786)
- Greater Lake of the Ozarks CVB ARPA Tourism Infrastructure (Ballparks National Field Expansion, $2,752,750)
As a certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Missouri Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE #23705), Jonsie, LLC supports diversity goals in public funding opportunities. Joni is E-Verify enrolled (Company ID 2424834, approved April 11, 2024) and holds a SAM UEI (KB2ZXMN9A618) and CAGE Code (145G1).
Committed to strengthening communities one grant at a time, Joni delivers results through expertise, collaboration, and meticulous attention to compliance and detail.
Contact: Joni L. Wansing Grant Specialist Jonsie, LLC [email protected] 573-207-9673 PO Box 2104, Lake Ozark, MO 65049
McLiney and Company, a division of SAMCO Capital
G. Joseph McLiney ([email protected]), Senior Managing Director
Edward McLiney ([email protected]), Senior Managing Director
816-221-4042
www.mclineysamco.com
McLiney And Company, a division of SAMCO Capital, has specialized in working with Missouri Municipalities to finance vital infrastructure improvements since our founding in 1966. We are pleased to enjoy the good relationships that we have developed with our clients across Missouri.
McLiney And Company understands the Missouri municipal bond market. Our goal is to deliver a financing package that benefits your municipality.
We will bring unmatched services and would welcome an opportunity to meet with you in person to better highlight the advantages that McLiney And Company brings to our clients. Feel free to contact us at any time. We welcome your questions. Let us handle your next financing!
Missouri Rural Services
Susan Woods ([email protected]), Administrator
573.635.9300, ext 212
Missouri Rural Services is your loyal partner when it comes to affordable insurance coverages for your City. Since 1981 we have been working with local independent insurance agents to provide a tailored insurance package for all types of entities and non-profits. Loyal to you for over 40 years.
MIRMA - Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association
Patrick Bonnot ([email protected]) Matthew Bordersen ([email protected]) (573)817-2554 Website: www.mirma.org
Self insurance pool, workers' compensation, property, liability, health insurance coverages and related risk management services.
Municode-Municipal Code Corporation Krystal Hays ([email protected]) (800)262-2633 Website: www.municode.com
For over 70 years, Municode has worked with over 4,200 municipalities, creating integrated technology solutions purpose-built to make civic management easier. Our solutions include Codification Services, Meeting & Agenda Management, Website Design & Hosting, Self-Publishing Software, Policy & Procedures Software & Document Archival Tool. Our industry-leading solutions can work independently or together as The Circle of Governance. Municode's mission is to strengthen democracy and to connect local governments with their communities.
PeopleService, Inc. Chris Gusschow ([email protected]) (877)774-4311 Website: www.peopleservice.com
PeopleService is a contract operations company where operations, maintenance, and management of water and wastewater facilities is our profession. With PeopleService as your operator, you are not just hiring individuals but a team of professionals who can maintain your facilites in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Let us help you take the headaches out of managing your facilities.
Stifel
Martin Ghafoori ([email protected]) Director – Public Finance 314.342.8467
Stifel’s Public Finance professionals specialize in helping state and local government agencies raise capital to build and maintain essential infrastructure in the communities they serve. From some of the nation’s largest public states, cities, and counties to rural school districts and small towns and nearly everything in between, our municipal banking and underwriting groups work with public agencies to develop and implement financing strategies that allow them to operate and optimize the important work they do.
Stronghold Data
Greg Morse ([email protected]), Marketing Coordinator
417.232.3333
Stronghold Data is a nationally recognized Managed Service Provider based in Joplin, Missouri, with over 30 years of experience delivering trusted IT solutions. A two-time MSP of the Year winner, Stronghold helps clients thrive through strategic IT leadership, proactive support, and industry-best tools. As part of New Charter Technologies, we collaborate with over three dozen top MSPs nationwide and hold exclusive partnership statuses with global technology leaders like Microsoft. We serve critical industries—including city government —with solutions such as Managed IT and Cybersecurity, Backup and Business Continuity, Cloud Solutions and Microsoft 365, AI and Business Automation, Strategic IT and Business Consulting, and Web and Application Development. These offerings are just the beginning of what we provide to Missouri municipalities. Our mission is to empower clients and team members to thrive, guided by our core values: Healthy Relationships, Personal Initiative, Results-Driven, and Others Deserve Our Best. Stronghold is the trusted technology partner helping organizations grow, secure, and modernize through the power of IT.
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