Team

Ms. Adelman brings 17+ years and a broad range of finance and transit experience to the role, including Assistant Vice President, Finance & Treasury, Acting Chief Financial Officer, and most recently as the Vice President of Procurement, Real Estate, and Special Projects for Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Ms. Adelman has a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Accounting from California State University Sacramento. Her background includes leadership in government sector financial audits, financial accounting and reporting, bond financing, investments, procurement, pension plan management, risk assessment, staff development, and strategic project management.

Burns joined DART in 2015 with 15 years of wide-ranging experience in public finance. Previously, he was a senior vice president with Siebert Brandford Shank, working as a municipal bond investment banker. Before that, he served as an executive vice president at Estrada Hinojosa, working as bond financial advisor and investment banker for several major Texas bond issuers.

From 2009 to 2011, Burns served as executive director of the Texas Public Finance Authority (TPFA), leading the issuance of over $2 billion in bonds to finance capital needs and other programs for 23 state agencies. As director of TPFA, he was also responsible for managing bond proceeds, making debt service payments, and monitoring compliance for over $4 billion in state debt.

Prior to his service with the State of Texas, Burns worked for over eight years as a vice president/senior analyst with Moody’s Investors Service. As a public finance bond analyst, he led the issuance of credit ratings for several of the nation’s largest bond issuers, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, etc.

Burns is a sixth generation Texas native, with a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas’ LBJ School. In addition to his public finance work, Burns also served as an advisor to the Austin City Council and as a policy analyst for the Texas Senate.

Wally joined DART as a cash and debt administration manager in 2017 and then promoted to Assistant Treasurer in 2021. Wally oversees DART's banking, cash management, cash processing, and manages DART’s debt compliance and the investments of a $800 million portfolio.

Wally joined DART with thirteen years (13) experience working at cities such as Arlington (TX), Dallas, Southlake, and West University Place where he served in roles such as Treasurer, Senior Manager of Cash and Debt Administration, Budget Division Director, Procurement Division Director, and Utility Billing Division Manager.

Wally is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Master in Public Administration.  In addition, Wally is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Economics, and General Business.