Meet the Investment Team

Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc.

Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc., a Boston-based investment manager, provides day-to-day discretionary portfolio management as sub-adviser of Breckinridge Intermediate Municipal Strategy accounts, including investment selection and trade execution. Breckinridge is an independently owned asset manager specializing in investment grade fixed income portfolio management. They have more than $47 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023 and 30 years of experience managing municipal bond separately managed accounts.

Matthew C. Buscone

  • Co-Head of Portfolio Management
  • Portfolio Management & Analysis

Matt is co-head of portfolio management. He sits on the firm's Investment Committee where he is jointly responsible for setting the firm's investment outlook and the translation into portfolio strategy. Matt is also a member of the Executive Committee. In his role, Matt oversees the management of the firm's tax-efficient bond portfolios. Matt joined Breckinridge in 2002 as a trader and transitioned to portfolio management in 2008. He has over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to Breckinridge, Matt was a tax-exempt trader at Mellon Private Asset Management. Before Mellon, Matt was a portfolio manager at David L. Babson & Co. for both taxable and tax-exempt money market portfolios. Matt holds a B.A. in economics from Bryant College.

Sara Chanda

  • Head of Municipal Trading
  • TRADING

Sara is head of municipal trading for Breckinridge. She is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee where she is jointly responsible for setting the firm’s investment outlook and the translation into portfolio strategy. In her role, Sara is responsible for leading municipal bond execution, providing management of the trading team, and driving the advancement of new desk capabilities. Sara joined Breckinridge in 2010 as a trader and transitioned to portfolio management in 2013. She began her current role in 2023. She has over 24 years of industry experience. Prior to Breckinridge, Sara was a vice president and trader at Eaton Vance Management where she traded various specialty state mutual funds. In addition, she oversaw trading and operations for Eaton Vance’s separately managed accounts, focusing on systems automation projects. Before Eaton Vance, Sara was responsible for municipal bond trading at Fidelity Investments. Sara began her career at State Street Bank & Trust Co. She holds a B.S. in business administration from Providence College and an MBA from the Boston University School of Management.

Eric Haase, CFA

  • SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER
  • PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

Eric is a senior portfolio manager at Breckinridge. In his role, Eric is responsible for the day-to-day management and monitoring of client portfolios. Eric joined the firm in January 2016 and has over 19 years of investment industry experience. Prior to Breckinridge, Eric was a portfolio manager for SCS Financial, where he focused on managing tax-exempt separate accounts as well as conducting manager research across fixed income sectors. He holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a CFA® charterholder.

Maggie Fitzpatrick, CFA

  • Portfolio Manager
  • PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

Maggie is a portfolio manager at Breckinridge. In her role, Maggie is responsible for the day-to-day management and monitoring of client portfolios. Maggie has been with the firm since December 2017 and has over seven years of investment industry experience. She spent two years on the consultant relations team before transitioning to her current role in 2020. Prior to Breckinridge, she was an advisory services associate for Gurtin Municipal Bond Management. Maggie holds a B.S. in financial mathematics and statistics from University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a CFA® charterholder. Maggie is based in San Diego.

Patrick Araujo-Lipine

  • Associate Portfolio Manager
  • Portfolio Management & Analysis

Patrick Araujo-Lipine

Patrick is an associate portfolio manager at Breckinridge. In his role, Patrick supports the portfolio managers and traders with various aspects of the investment process, including portfolio implementation, investment management, portfolio analysis and reporting. Patrick joined Breckinridge in 2009 and has over 15 years of investment industry experience. He was mostly recently a senior research analyst before moving to his current position in 2023. Patrick is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the California Society of Municipal Analysts. He holds a B.S. in finance from Florida State University, and an MBA from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College. Patrick currently holds a Series 65 license*. Patrick is based in San Diego.

Andressa Tsaparlis

  • Associate Portfolio Manager
  • PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

Andressa is an associate portfolio manager at Breckinridge. In her role, Andressa supports the portfolio managers and traders with various aspects of the investment process, including portfolio implementation, investment management, portfolio analysis and reporting. Andressa joined Breckinridge's client services team in 2018 and transitioned to trading in 2020. She began her current role in 2022. Prior to Breckinridge, she worked for JPMorgan Chase, first as an investor relations analyst and then as a compliance analyst. Andressa holds a B.A. in economics from Framingham State University and an MBA from the Boston University Questrom School of Business.

Brian Kelleher

  • Portfolio Analyst
  • PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

Brian is a portfolio analyst at Breckinridge. In his role, Brian supports the portfolio managers and traders with various aspects of the investment process, including portfolio implementation, investment management, portfolio analysis and reporting. He has been with the firm since 2012 and has more than 16 years of industry experience. Brian was a senior reconciliation specialist before assuming his current role in 2022. Prior to Breckinridge, Brian worked at State Street Bank & Trust Co., initially as a fund administrator and then as a trade operations/client service associate. He holds a B.A. in history from the State University of New York at Oswego and an MBA from Northeastern University’s D'Amore-McKim School of Business.