Monica L. Walker, CPA
Chief Executive Officer
& Chief Investment Officer – Equity
Ms. Walker is a founding partner of Holland Capital Management. As Chief Executive Officer, she oversees the overall business and financial operations of the firm. With over 31 years of financial services experience, including 24 years of investment management experience, Ms. Walker also serves as Chief Investment Officer – Equity, responsible for execution of the firm's large cap growth and mid cap growth equity strategies with a team of equity research analysts. She has worked as a member of the firm's equity team and Investment Policy Committee since the firm's inception in 1991.

Ms. Walker began her career at Texas Utilities (now Energy Future Holdings) in 1981 while serving in various supervisory capacities and working in the company's corporate finance group. When she left the company in 1991 to join Holland Capital, she was manager of Trust Fund's Administration, responsible for Texas Utilities' $1.5 billion in pension fund and defined contribution plan assets. She also helped in the development and implementation of Texas Utilities' Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund.

Ms. Walker received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1980 and is a CPA licensed in Texas and Illinois. She serves as a board member of the Chicago Children's Choir, a member of the CEO Council of Chicago United and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans' Investment Management Committee. Ms. Walker is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago, the Illinois CPA Society, the Texas Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs, the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), the Executive's Club of Chicago, Women Investment Professionals (WIP), Alliance of Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs (ABLE) and the Economic Club of Chicago. In 2011, Ms. Walker was recognized as one of Chicago United’s Business Leaders of Color. In October 2011, she was named as one of Black Enterprise’s “75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street” and in February 2010, as one of Black Enterprise’s “75 Most Powerful Women in Business.” Ms. Walker was honored by the Chicago chapter of NASP in July 2008 as one of five “Chicago Women Blazing the Path to Power.”

Carl R. Bhathena
Co-Portfolio Manager – Equity
& Senior Equity Analyst (Technology)
Mr. Bhathena is Co-Portfolio Manager of the firm’s large cap and mid cap growth equity strategies. As a Senior Equity Analyst, Mr. Bhathena is responsible for fundamental research and valuation analysis within the technology sector of the market. He joined Holland Capital in 1998 and has 19 years of industry experience. He began his career with EVEREN Securities Inc. (formerly Kemper Securities Inc.) as an associate analyst in the company’s investment strategy group. Mr. Bhathena was promoted to Vice President – Investment Strategist and performed aggregate fundamental qualitative and quantitative analysis on global financial markets, sectors, industry groups, and specific companies as well as economic and interest rate forecasting. Mr. Bhathena holds a M.B.A. with honors from the University of Hartford’s Beatrice Auerbach School with an investment finance concentration, and earned a B.A. in economics from Baldwin-Wallace College.

Laura J. Janus, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
& Portfolio Manager – Fixed Income
Ms. Janus is a founding partner of Holland Capital and serves as the Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income and as the Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Ms. Janus holds primary responsibility for fixed income research and trading for the firm. She has over 42 years experience managing taxable fixed income assets. Prior to forming the firm in 1991, Ms. Janus was a member of the investment department at Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company and was responsible for credit research and management of a $200 million fixed income portfolio comprised of short term instruments, private placements, public bonds, and common and preferred stock. Later she was elected Treasurer, which added responsibilities in the areas of banking relationships, cash flow management, five-year projection plans and budgets.

Ms. Janus holds a B.S. in accounting from Western Illinois University. She currently serves on the WIU Advisory Board for the College of Business and Technology, the President’s Advisory Board and the WIU Foundation Board. In 2008, she was honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from the WIU Department of Accountancy. Ms. Janus received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute. 

Stuart McDermott, CFA
Senior Equity Analyst (Financial Services, Consumer Staples)
Mr. McDermott is a Senior Equity Analyst responsible for fundamental research and valuation analysis within the financial services and consumer staples sectors and has 14 years investment experience. Prior to joining Holland Capital in 2001, he served as an equity research analyst at Lincoln Capital Management, covering the retail, media and advertising sectors of the market. Previously, Mr. McDermott was a practicing attorney, representing indigent individuals at the New York Legal Aid Society, Criminal Division. Mr. McDermott holds a J.D. Degree from Cornell Law School. He also earned a M.B.A. with honors and concentration in finance and strategic management and a B.A. in philosophy, both from the University of Chicago. Mr. McDermott received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002, is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.

Andrew M. Topps, CFA, CPA
Senior Equity Analyst (Consumer Discretionary, Producer Durables)
Mr. Topps is a Senior Equity Analyst responsible for fundamental research and valuation analysis within the consumer discretionary and producer durables sectors. He has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Holland Capital in 2006, Mr. Topps was an equity analyst at Vestor Capital and an associate with Citigroup in the sell-side merger sand acquisitions division. Mr. Topps earned a B.S. in accounting and economics from St. Louis University. In addition to passing the CPA exam in 1994, Mr. Topps received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1998, is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.

Thomas Van Vuren, CFA
Senior Equity Analyst (Health Care)
Mr. Van Vuren is a Senior Equity Analyst responsible for fundamental research and valuation analysis within the health care sector. He has 14 years investment experience. Prior to joining Holland Capital in 2001, he worked as an equity trader/research assistant at Gannett Welsh & Kotler Investment Management, investing all of the firm’s equity accounts as well as managing various portfolio analysis projects. In addition, Mr. Van Vuren researched new investment ideas for the firm’s equity portfolio managers. Mr. Van Vuren earned a B.A. in philosophy from Colgate University. He received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2002, is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.

Nicholas M. Zimmerman, CFA
Senior Equity Analyst (Energy, Materials & Processing, Utilities)
Mr. Zimmerman is a Senior Equity Analyst responsible for fundamental research and valuation analysis within the energy, materials and processing and utilities sectors. Mr. Zimmerman joined the team in 2004 following an internship with Holland Capital and has nine years of experience in investment management. While working toward his M.S., he participated in the Applied Security Analysis Program and co-managed $1.2 million in equities. Mr. Zimmerman earned an M.S. in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Zimmerman received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007, is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.

Janet S. Henry, CFA
Senior Fixed Income Analyst
Ms. Henry is a Senior Fixed Income Analyst whose primary responsibilities at Holland Capital include the fundamental research and valuation analysis of fixed income securities. She has 33 years investment experience. Prior to joining Holland Capital in 2000, Ms. Henry was a founding partner with Heartland Trading Group, a Commodity Trading Advisor. Previously she was with Aon Corporation, where she was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the asset management division and researched and managed $2 billion of domestic corporate bonds and structured mortgage-backed securities in fixed income portfolios. She earned her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. in history from DePauw University and is a member of the Advisory Board for DePauw’s Mc Dermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship. Ms. Henry received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1989. Ms. Henry is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago, the CFA Institute and the University of Chicago Women’s Business Group.

Arlene Johnson
Equity Trader
Ms. Johnson is an Equity Trader whose primary responsibilities include the day-to-day trading operations for the firm’s equity assets. She joined Holland Capital in 2002 and has over 23 years of experience in the investment industry and servicing clients. Prior to becoming a member of the firm’s equity trading team in 2008, Ms. Johnson served as a Portfolio Administrator at Holland Capital. As a Portfolio Administrator, she provided operational support for client portfolios, verified and resolved all trade settlement issues and maintained custodian relationships. Ms. Johnson earned a B.B.A. with a concentration in Accounting from Robert Morris College.

Valerie King
Director of Marketing
Ms. King is primarily responsible for the marketing of Holland Capital’s investment services on a national basis, with a focus on public plan sponsors. She has 19 years investment experience. Prior to joining Holland Capital in 2001, Ms. King served as Vice President of Investment Services and the Fixed Income Marketing Manager at T. Rowe Price Associates in the retail division, primarily responsible for defining, developing, and managing tactical and strategic marketing communications programs for the conservative mutual fund investor.  Additional responsibilities included serving as the product knowledge specialist and business liaison for the affiliated T. Rowe Price Savings Bank.  Ms. King’s past professional experience also includes a marketing manager position with American Express in the Consumer Lending Credit Card group in New York.  Ms. King holds an M.B.A. with honors from Clark Atlanta University Graduate School of Business with a marketing concentration and a B.A. in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Ms. King is a board member of the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), a board member of the Illinois Arts Council, and a past board member of Women Investment Professionals (WIP). She is a member of the Chicago Urban League, the National Black MBA Association, Women Investment Professionals (WIP), and Chicago United’s Leaders Council.

Catherine E. Lavery
Chief Administrative Officer
Ms. Lavery is a founding partner of Holland Capital and serves as the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer. She holds primary responsibility for business administration, employee benefits and facilities management for the firm. Ms. Lavery has 28 years experience in the investment management industry across a range of sales, trading and administrative functional responsibilities with such companies as Merrill Lynch and Hahn Holland & Grossman. Ms. Lavery has also done specialized trading for high net worth individuals and money managers. Ms. Lavery holds a B.S. in marketing from the University of Arizona.

Susan M. Chamberlain
Chief Compliance Officer
Ms. Chamberlain serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Holland Capital. She is responsible for the implementation, administration and review of Holland Capital’s compliance program. With 32 years experience in the investment management industry, Ms. Chamberlain holds primary responsibility for the integrity of the compliance policies and procedures of the firm. She oversees all regulatory examinations and serves as the principal liaison with our attorneys regarding such matters. Prior to joining Holland Capital, Ms. Chamberlain was chief operating officer and chief compliance officer at Quantlab Capital Management, Ltd., a registered investment advisor. She was previously chief operating officer at Columbine Capital Services, Inc., a company providing independent, quantitative research to the institutional investment community. There, Ms. Chamberlain was responsible for the ongoing legal, administrative and business operations of the firm.  She holds an M.B.A. from the University of Denver and a B.A. from the University of Texas.