Leonard P. Ponte
Chairman

Prior to co-founding All American Investment Group, ("All American"), Mr. Ponte served more than 26 years as a banking executive. He held the position of President/CEO of a community bank in the Chicago area. The Bank was the highest rated bank in DuPage County, and rated in the top ten of the approximately 400 banks in the Chicago area by Crain’s Chicago Business. The success of his bank was partially due to Mr. Ponte’s involvement in municipal leasing as an investment alternative for the bank’s portfolio. He originated and purchased municipal leases, and was instrumental in obtaining acceptance of lease assets from banking regulatory agencies.

In 1987, the Bank was purchased by Dutch-owned LaSalle National Bank.  Mr. Ponte served as Chairman/CEO of LaSalle Bank, formed by a merger of three banks. He introduced municipal leasing to LaSalle National Corporation and its parent, ABN/AMRO, and served as Vice Chairman of LaSalle National Leasing Corporation. During his banking career he was responsible for more than one billion dollars in municipal leasing assets without experiencing a single loss.  Mr. Ponte retired in 1999, and co-founded All American shortly thereafter.

Throughout his banking career, Mr. Ponte was active in community activities. He served as President of the Lisle Chamber of Commerce, President of the 100 Club of DuPage County, Director of the DuPage Hospice, Member of the Advisory Board of Illinois Benedictine College, President of DuPage County Banks’ chapter of the Bank Administration Institute, President of the Lisle Rotary Club, and chaired numerous civic fund-raising events.

Prior to his banking career, Mr. Ponte served in the United States Air Force for twenty years. He held flying ratings of Command Pilot and Senior Navigator. He flew more than 100 combat missions in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He served overseas for almost 6 years of his career, and retired with the rank of Lt.Colonel.

Mark P. Ponte
President

Mr. Ponte has been in the tax exempt debt market for over twenty-five years. Before joining All American Investment Group, ("All American"), he was the Senior Managing Director responsible for the tax-exempt investment banking area at ABN AMRO's North American headquarters in Chicago. In six years he expanded the bank’s fee income in this area from less than two million in 1991 to over fourteen million by 1997.

He was responsible for all investment banking staff, overseeing the direct origination, structure and placement of transactions as well as the purchase, securitization and sale of large portfolios of private municipal debt. 

Mr. Ponte was also directly responsible for ABN-AMRO's tax exempt securitization, which was a derivative product made up principally of fixed price, illiquid municipal leases which were pooled and credit enhanced.  The derived product was sold as tender option bonds. This product alone brought in two and one half million dollars to the Bank annually, in addition to the fee income on the origination and placement of leases.   His group also used their expertise to assist the bank in structuring bond derivatives for the treasury department.

In addition to the derivatives products, Mr. Ponte has worked on the structure and sale of nearly three billion dollars in privately placed municipal debt.  He has been called on many times to make formal presentations to investors, municipalities and industry colleagues.

Cheri A. Cattoor
Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Cattoor is Chief Operating Officer for All American Investment Group, ("All American"). She has over twenty years experience in the municipal finance and investment banking industry focusing primarily on operations supervision. Prior to assisting in the establishment of All American, Ms. Cattoor served as First Vice President in municipal operations and special projects with ABN AMRO in Chicago and Denver.  Her projects included systems development and quality control, remote office establishment and operations policy development.  Before entering the municipal arena, Ms. Cattoor was a Certified Financial Paraplanner.  She is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association and Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance.

Karen L. Keeler-Pelzer
Senior Vice President

Ms. Pelzer joined All American Investment Group, ("All American") in 2002 as Senior Vice President focused on the origination of municipal and commercial finance transactions.  Ms. Pelzer focuses on the origination and structure of energy related financings for municipal energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Prior to All American, Ms. Pelzer enjoyed professional affiliations with Baystone Financial Group, the National Public Finance Division of ABN AMRO, and Banc One Leasing Corporation with responsibilities including credit/underwriting, documentation, placement/syndication and direct origination.  During her 18years of experience in the public finance arena, Ms. Pelzer has developed and successfully financed over $1 billion in municipal, commercial and federal energy performance contracts.  In addition, she has co-authored energy performance contracting legislation in several states and currently serves as a member, officer and board member of several not-for-profit organizations. 

Ron L. Klein
Senior Vice President

Mr. Klein is Senior Vice President of All American Investment Group, (“All American") specializing in the development, structure and placement of tax-exempt and taxable transactions.  Mr. Klein has been involved in the public finance industry since 1987 serving in a variety of roles ranging from credit, syndication, business development/origination and department manager, and has been involved in the underwriting of over $2.0 billion in tax exempt and taxable transactions.  Prior to All American, Mr. Klein was Vice President of National Sales and Marketing for CitiCapital Public Finance (a division of Citigroup).  In this capacity for five years, Ron was responsible for staffing and managing all business origination (both tax exempt and taxable) and marketing activities for the Public Finance Division in the state and local government, 501 (c)(3) (public works, health and human services and private education), and industrial development bond segments.  For the five years prior to Citigroup, Ron held a similar position within the industry with GE Capital in their Public Finance Division.  Ron has served as an officer, board member and Chairman of the Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance and is an active board member for other non-profit corporations.

Barry K. Kellerman

Managing Director

Mr. Kellerman is a Managing Director of All American Investment Group specializing in origination and structuring of both tax-exempt and taxable transactions involving political subdivisions, Non-profit 501-C-3 organizations and corporate customers.  

Mr. Kellerman’s career in Public Finance started in 1983 with the regional Investment Firm, Park Ryan where he specialized in Municipal, State and Local Government private placement one-off leases.  His ability to structure innovative financing solutions nationwide allows him to stay ahead of the competition. His completed transactions have included ESPC and UESC energy management contracts for Federal agencies including the DOD and GSA. The tax-exempt local and state governments, HUD Housing Authorities, universities and public transportation agencies remain a large portion of his business. He completed the first lease of this type for the Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans in 1998. This lease included a provision for maintenance by Penske for 175 new Orion transit buses.  This was the first such lease approved by the Federal Transit Authority to utilize FTA capital and operating grants to reimburse 80% of the lease payment and maintenance cost portion of the buses. 

Prior to his current position, he served as Managing Director of the Bank of Oklahoma's Public Finance Leasing Group in Little Rock and was with First Security Crews, a regional investment firm in Arkansas.

Anne C. Terrell
First Vice President

Ms. Terrell is First Vice President at All American Investment Group, ("All American").  She has several years experience in the municipal finance and investment banking industry.  She has been involved in all aspects of transaction management and contract administration and she performs a variety of office administration duties that include accounts payable and receiveable, website management and marketing material development.   Prior to All American, Ms. Terrell’s investment banking experience was as an Administrative Assistant in the ABN AMRO Denver office.  Her responsibilities there included documentation preparation, and coordination of vendor customer service and payables.  She has interfaced with vendors, manufacturers and governments entities nationwide and maintains a high standard for customer service.  Before entering the municipal arena, Ms. Terrell worked as a paralegal and an office administrator for various firms in Denver.