February 21, 2003

State Treasurer Jay B. Rising has named Cynthia Faulhaber as Deputy State Treasurer for State and Local Finance. Faulhaber will oversee the Bureau of Local Government Services, the Office of Cash and Debt management and the Bureau of Bond Finance. "I am pleased and honored to have Cynthia join our leadership team at Treasury," said Treasurer Rising. "Her legal background and vast experience with local government and financing issues will make Cynthia a valuable addition to our department."

Before joining the Department of Treasury, Faulhaber practiced law with Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. In her twenty years with the firm, Faulhaber was involved in many practice areas including tax increment financing legislation, inter-local government agreements, university and college financing, economic development, and the establishment and financing of public libraries.

Faulhaber holds Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees from Oberlin College, and received her law degree from Wayne State University. Faulhaber is active in the community, having served as a board member of the United Way of Michigan and the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan.