Team Bios
Scott T. Brayman, CFA - Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Scott has more than 23 years of investment management experience. He leads the investment team at the firm. Prior to joining Champlain, Scott was a Senior Vice President at NL Capital Management, Inc and served as a Portfolio Manager with Sentinel Advisors, Inc. He was responsible for managing small cap and core mid cap strategies. He was a Portfolio Manager and Director of Marketing for Argyle Capital Management in Allentown, PA., before joining NL Capital Management, Inc. Scott began his career as a credit analyst with the First National Bank of Maryland.
Scott graduated cum laude from the University of Delaware with a BA in Business Administration. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1995 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Vermont CFA Society.
Daniel Butler, CFA – Analyst / Partner
Dan has more than 12 years of investment management experience. He is a member of the firm's investment team specializing in technology research. He was most recently a Vice President and Analyst at NL Capital Management. From 1998 to 2004, he was a Senior Equity Analyst for Principal Global Investors where he followed the technology sector for the firm's small cap portfolio managers. Additionally, Dan has held analyst positions at Raymond James Financial.
Dan graduated from University of Massachusetts with a BA in Mathematics. He received his MBA from Indiana University. Dan earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Vermont CFA Society.
Van Harissis, CFA - Analyst / Partner
Van has more than 24 years of investment management experience. He is a member of the firm's investment team. Prior to joining Champlain, he was a Senior Vice President at NL Capital Management, Inc and served as a Portfolio Manager with Sentinel Advisors, Inc. He was responsible for managing large cap core equity and balanced strategies. Van served as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., before joining NL Capital Management, Inc.
Van graduated cum laude from the University of Rochester with a BA in Economics. He received his MBA degree, graduating cum laude, at Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. Van earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1989 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Vermont CFA Society.
Deborah R. Healey - Head Trader / Partner
Deborah has over 22 years of trading experience. She is the firm's equity trader. Prior to joining Champlain, she was a Vice President and small cap equity trader at NL Capital Management, Inc. Prior to this, she was with Putnam Investments as a Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Trader where she was responsible for trading all equities within the financial, capital goods and conglomerates sectors. Before Putnam's move to sector trading, she handled all trading for several small cap managers. Deborah was an active participant in the design and implementation of Putnam's internal trading systems. She was a Senior Equity Trader at Fidelity Investments before moving to Putnam.
Deborah graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Government.
Mary E. Michel - Director of Consultant Relations / Partner
Mary has more than 22 years of financial services experience. She is responsible for consultant relationships at the firm. Prior to joining Champlain, she was a consultant for NL Capital Management, Inc. working as an institutional relationship manager. Prior to this, she was a Vice President at Funds Distributors, Inc. where she worked with Dresdner RCM Global Funds as a senior distribution strategist and relationship manager. Before this, she was at Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc. where she co-managed the marketing, sales and key accounts for the Financial Advisor Channel.
Mary graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in Political Science. She received her MBA from the University of Connecticut.
Wendy K. Nunez - Chief Compliance Officer & Director of Operations / Partner
Wendy has over 21 years of financial services experience. She is responsible for compliance and operations at the firm. Prior to joining Champlain, she was a Registered Principal at Equity Services, Inc., where she managed the home office operations of the broker-dealer. Prior to that, Wendy spent 14 years at Scudder Kemper Investments. In her most recent role at Scudder Kemper, she was Vice President of the Regulatory Oversight Group; her group was responsible for all non-routine regulatory interactions, oversight of the Code of Ethics, as well as the compliance audit function. Wendy also held management positions in distributor and advisor compliance, and investment operations.
Wendy graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in Political Science. She received her MBA from Boston University.
Judith W. O'Connell - Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Judy has more than 19 years of financial services experience. She has primary responsibility for the firm's day-to-day operations, client service and marketing. Prior to joining Champlain, she was a Senior Vice President at NL Capital Management, Inc. where she directed client service, marketing and operations for the firm's institutional business. Before this, she was the Director of Mutual Funds/Intermediary Markets at Dresdner RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, California, where she had overall responsibility for business management, operations, marketing, sales and product development functions for the mututal funds. Early in her career, she held management positions within investment operations, compliance and treasury at The Boston Company.
Judy graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a BS in Finance.
David M. O'Neal, CFA - Analyst / Partner
David has more than 12 years of investment management experience. He is a member of the firm's investment team and specializes in healthcare research. Prior to joining Champlain, David was Vice President and healthcare equity analyst for the small cap and core mid cap strategies at NL Capital Management, Inc. From 1997 to 2002, he was a Senior Research Analyst for Midwest Research/First Tennessee Securities. Additionally, David has over 12 years experience in the healthcare market as a hospital manager and healthcare consultant.
David graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a BA in Economics and Mathematics. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago. David earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Vermont CFA Society.