CHICAGO (PRWEB)
May 08, 2020

Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, is pleased to announce its hiring of Lindsay Konkel, Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Ziegler FHA platform within the Senior Housing and Care Finance Practice. Ms. Konkel has an extensive background in FHA-insured loans for both multifamily and seniors housing. As COO, she is responsible for overseeing underwriting, closings, servicing and asset management of Ziegler’s FHA-insured loan products. Ziegler has been an FHA/HUD lender/servicer since 1970 focused primarily on affordable housing, senior housing and skilled nursing projects.

“Ziegler has a reputation of deep expertise with an advisory approach. I am thrilled to bring my experience in all facets of the FHA lending business and to further elevate how we can execute for our clients,” stated Lindsay Konkel.

Prior to joining Ziegler, Ms. Konkel was COO of PGIM Real Estate’s FHA and Affordable Lending groups, where she focused on expanding loan originations efforts through talent initiatives, new products and strategic relationships. During her time with PGIM Real Estate, Ms. Konkel served in multiple roles beginning as an underwriter as well as director of operations of the FHA lending group where she implemented strategies to improve efficiency and quality in all aspects of the business.

Lindsay received a B.S.B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Denver. In addition, she is MAP and LEAN approved.

Don Husi, Managing Director, Co-Head of Ziegler’s Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice and President of the FHA Platform stated, “We are delighted to have Lindsay join the Ziegler team. She brings not only depth and breadth of knowledge of the FHA/HUD programs, but more importantly, her commitment to driving efficiencies in the HUD underwriting, closing and servicing processes will benefit all of our current and future clients.”

Ziegler’s Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice brings its experience and expertise to senior housing and post-acute care clients. By offering a comprehensive suite of products for debt, equity and M&A services, our professionals provide creative solutions that meet your organization’s capital goals.

For more information about Ziegler, please visit us at http://www.ziegler.com.

About Ziegler:

Ziegler is a privately held, national boutique investment bank, capital markets and proprietary investments firm. It has a unique focus on healthcare, senior living and education sectors, as well as general municipal and structured finance. Headquartered in Chicago with regional and branch offices throughout the U.S., Ziegler provides its clients with capital raising, strategic advisory services, fixed income sales, underwriting and trading as well as Ziegler Credit, Surveillance and Analytics. To learn more, visit http://www.ziegler.com.

Certain comments in this news release represent forward-looking statements made pursuant to the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This client’s experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, nor is it indicative of future performance or success. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, in particular, the overall financial health of the securities industry, the strength of the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy and the municipal securities marketplace, the ability of the Company to underwrite and distribute securities, the market value of mutual fund portfolios and separate account portfolios advised by the Company, the volume of sales by its retail brokers, the outcome of pending litigation, and the ability to attract and retain qualified employees.

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WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
May 08, 2020

The Colorado District Court for Eagle County has ruled that STRmix™ – sophisticated forensic software used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be too complex to interpret – “is a relevant and reasonably reliable practice for interpreting likelihood ratios under 1,000 with low quality samples.”

Likelihood ratios (LRs) quantify the probability that a suspect or person of interest is a DNA contributor to a crime scene sample. Typically, the higher the LR is, the stronger the suggestion that the suspect is a DNA contributor.

For the case in question, Colorado v. Ackerson (Case No. 2018CR85), the defendant was accused of first degree murder, first degree burglary, and aggravated robbery. Defense argued that analysis of DNA samples conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) using STRmix™ was unreliable because the samples were of low-quality and had likelihood ratios under 1,000.

In denying the defendant’s Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony regarding evidence generated by STRmix™, Judge Paul R. Dunkelman ruled, “By using STRmix™, CBI could analyze a sample that it previously could not. It was reanalyzed and analyst opined that the DNA mixture found on swabs from a knife handle found in … [the victim’s] … bathroom is ‘at least 150 times more likely to be observed if it originated from [defendant] Ms. Ackerson and three unknown, unrelated individuals than if it originated from four unknown, unrelated individuals.’ ”

The court went on to state, “STRmix™ analysis provides a level of support that Defendant Ackerson had physical contact with the knife handle [used in the murder] and has the tendency to make it more probable that Defendant Ackerson participated in the assault and killing of [the victim] … than it would without the evidence.”

Since it was introduced eight years ago, STRmix™ has been used to interpret DNA evidence in more than 120,000 cases around the world. It has also been used successfully in numerous U.S. court cases, including at least 35 successful admissibility hearings.

“Increasingly, forensic labs are turning to STRmix™ because it greatly improves the usability of DNA to produce evidence in a wide range of criminal cases,” explains John Buckleton, DSc, FRSNZ, one of the developers of STRmix™.

According to Buckleton, organizations using STRmix™ are reporting an increase of interpretable DNA in gun cases from about 40% to more than 70%. Similarly, STRmix™ is delivering a significantly higher rate of interpretable results in sexual assault cases.

At present, STRmix™ is being used by forensic labs at 55 U.S. agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). It is also in various stages of installation, validation, and training in more than 60 other U.S. organizations.

A new version of STRmix™, STRmix™ v2.7, was introduced in late 2019. STRmix™ v2.7 includes several new features in response to improvements recommended by forensic labs to better address the on-the-job needs they regularly encounter.

DBLR™, an application used with STRmix™, was also introduced last year. DBLR™ allows users to undertake superfast database searches, visualize the value of their DNA mixture evidence, and carry out mixture to mixture matches.

For more information about STRmix™ visit http://www.strmix.com.

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CHICAGO (PRWEB)
May 08, 2020

ServiceMaster DSI, the nation’s largest owner and operator of ServiceMaster franchises and a leading provider of commercial property restoration services announced today they have promoted Jeanetta Favour into the newly developed position of Senior Living Practice Leader for their SRM brand. Jeanetta was selected for the role due to her continued excellence in both client service and industry leading expertise in the field of senior living. ServiceMaster DSI created the position to address a growing client need of shared best practices across senior living facilities as well as allow for dedicated solutions to meet the ever changing and always demanding needs of the senior living industry.

Jeanetta has been with SRM for nine years. In that time, she has demonstrated the highest level of expertise and dedication to helping clients. Whether this means coordinating resources such as emergency power for facilities after Hurricane Irma or stabilizing, drying and rebuilding senior living communities after Hurricane Harvey, Jeanetta always provides the critical resources no matter how challenging the situation. Prior to joining SRM Jeanetta spent over 14 years in the insurance risk management field. This expertise in insurance risk management gives her an extensive and unique understanding of disaster planning and recovery solutions through needs analysis, collaborative thinking and strategic planning.

“Jeanetta’s leadership in the senior living industry and unparalleled expertise regarding restoration and account service has been essential to our continued growth and industry leadership. By having a dedicated senior living practice leader SRM will be able to gain better insights into client needs and further enhance our service excellence for clients.” – Jim Boccher, President and CEO, ServiceMaster DSI

The fact that Jeanetta is typically working with clients and senior living facilities in some of their worst times, say following a hurricane, flood or fire, does not fall lightly on Jeanetta. In fact, Jeanetta places a high level of reliance on her abilities in these times because she knows what is riding on her expertise. “In this dedicated position I will be able to work more closely with senior living clients which will allow me to continuously grow my abilities to help in their time of crisis,” said Jeanetta. She continued, “Senior living facilities are both highly unique and highly rewarding. I enjoy the opportunity to help make the residents’ retirement years more enjoyable by ensuring them they can live their lives, knowing that when disaster strikes, they have someone they can count on to restore their homes and they can continue to enjoy their well-deserved retirement without fear and doubt about their future living arrangements.”

DSI Holdings is an ownership/management group headquartered in Downers Grove, IL specializing in providing residential and commercial disaster restoration services through the ServiceMaster DSI and ServiceMaster Recovery Management (SRM) brands. Starting with its first ServiceMaster license in 1981, DSI Holdings has grown to be the premier ownership group within the ServiceMaster network, amassing 87 licenses within the United States and serving as the flagship SRM operator. Through these brands, DSI services clients in all 50 states and its large loss team has provided commercial disaster restoration services in more than 20 countries around the world.

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