Nina Santo
Vice President, Sacramento Office

Ms. Santo's primary responsibilities include the preparation of master planning implementation documents including financial program plans, master plans, Williams lawsuit reports, needs analyses and other documents required to support facility planning programs.

Prior to joining CFS, Ms. Santo was a public finance associate with the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, specializing in tax-exempt health care, education and multifamily housing financings. She has assisted clients with transactions such as the issuance and refunding of general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, 501(c)(3) bonds and certificates of participation. Previously, Ms. Santo served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Garland E. Burrell, Jr., United States District Judge in the Eastern District of California. In addition, Ms. Santo has more than a decade of experience in the nonprofit world, including supervising local operation of federal and state-funded programs and serving as a public information officer and staff writer.

Ms. Santo graduated summa cum laude from Whittier College with a bachelor's degree in English and social science and received her law degree with great distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.