A seasoned professional who has been in the public finance arena since 1994, Ms. Gruber focuses her attentions on CFD formations, special projects, and Proposition 218 compliance. While consulting primarily with school districts and cities, she has formed hundreds of Mello-Roos Community Facilities Districts and maintenance assessment districts, including landscape and lighting, community services, benefit assessment, and CFDs that provide for police and fire services. Ms. Gruber is well known in the municipal finance community for her expert insights and strategies on CFD Formations. She was also selected to provide expert witness testimony regarding CFDs in lawsuits filed in San Bernardino and Kern Counties and has spoken regarding CFDs to the Municipal Management Analysts of Northern California (MMANC) and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) at their annual conferences. Ms. Gruber also serves on the Board of Directors for CASH. Ms. Gruber holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University at San Bernardino.