Dallas Fed announces executive promotions

For Immediate Release: January 12, 2021

DALLAS—The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has announced the following promotions:

Jim Dolmas has been promoted to economic policy advisor and senior economist in the Research Department. Previously, he was a senior research economist. Dolmas joined the Dallas Fed in 2000. He leads the policy group and is a co-editor of Dallas Fed Economics. Dolmas also developed the Dallas Fed’s much-cited Trimmed Mean PCE inflation measure and more recently contributed to the development of the Dallas Fed Mobility and Engagement Index. He holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.

Mike Eliason has been promoted to vice president in the Facilities Management and Planning Department with general responsibility for that department. Previously, he was assistant vice president. Eliason joined the Dallas Fed in 2017, bringing more than 30 years of experience in facilities operations with an advanced specialization in data center management.

Julieta Ezeiza has been promoted to assistant vice president in the Communications and Outreach Department. In this role, she will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with leaders of financial institutions and the banking sector, including the Dallas Fed’s Community Depository Institution Advisory Council and efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in the industry. Previously, she was a senior outreach advisor. Ezeiza holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan – Dearborn and an M.A. from Southern Methodist University.

James Hoard has been promoted to vice president in the Communications and Outreach Department with continuing responsibility for executive communications and media relations. Previously, he was an assistant vice president. Hoard has over 30 years of experience in various public relations positions, including service in Washington, D.C., as press aide for a U.S. senator and as press secretary and legislative aide for a Texas state senator in Austin. He holds a B.A. in journalism from Midwestern State University and an M.A. in political science from West Texas A&M University. Hoard also attended the executive education program at Harvard Business School.

Dottie Ney MacIntyre has been promoted to assistant vice president in the Banking Supervision Department. In this role, she will be responsible for the supervision of regional banking organizations and savings and loan holding companies managed out of the Dallas Fed’s San Antonio Branch. Previously, she was a director of compliance and risk management. MacIntyre joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond as an examiner in 1987, later joining the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before coming to Dallas. She has worked in multiple areas within the Banking Supervision function. Most recently, she assisted in operationalizing the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility in Dallas. She holds a B.S. degree from the University of Virginia and an M.A. degree from Columbia University.

Marcus Propps has been promoted to vice president with continuing responsibility for the Dallas Fed and its El Paso Cash Departments. Previously, he was an assistant vice president. Propps joined the Dallas Fed in 2000 and has in-depth cash operations knowledge and an extensive record of cash-related leadership roles within the Dallas Fed and Federal Reserve System. He holds a B.S. in finance from Oklahoma State University.

Alex Richter has been promoted to economic policy advisor and senior economist in the Research Department. Previously, he was a senior research economist. Richter joined the Dallas Fed in 2016. He is an active researcher who has published peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals in the areas of macroeconomics, monetary policy, fiscal policy, computational economics, and Bayesian econometrics. He also serves as the director of the BigTex High Performance Computing Cluster, which is available to research economists throughout the Federal Reserve System. He holds a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Indiana University.

For more information on the Dallas Fed, visit www.dallasfed.org.

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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Phone: (214) 922-5307
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