Our Team | The DRL Group

With a combined experience of over eight decades in the Fixed Income Markets - meet our team who will take care of your investment needs

How We Work

Our reasons for becoming financial professionals are deeply personal. We repeatedly saw many friends and family struggling to find the help they needed to map out their financial future. We are confident that with our understanding of personal finance, coupled with our training as financial professionals, we can help people better prepare for the future. After a combined 80 plus years in the business, we have developed a reputation for educating individuals in an easy-to-understand manner so they can grasp personal finance and use those concepts to pursue their financial objectives. We feel a commitment to our community.

We are an award-winning firm that specializes in the bond market, helping clients generate a steady income stream, minimize taxes, while maintaining their principal.

Our team approach adds perspective to all we do and provides increased benefits to our clients.

Meet Our Team

David Loesch

Registered Representative Principal/ OSJ

(281) 398-8600

dloesch@drlgroup.net

David Loesch has specialized in fixed income trading since 1994, covering all areas of the bond markets. David deals with everything from defaulted issues to AAA bonds to tax-exempt and taxable bonds. David is constantly collaborating...

Darrin Loesch

Registered Representative, Municipal Bond Trader & Municipal Securities Principal

(281) 398-8600

drloesch@drlgroup.net

Darrin is a native Texan & Houstonian, married since 2003 to wife Allison, and welcomed their son Travis in 2013. They both sponsor & involved in several local charities. Darrin started in the business in 1998 and has grown and adapted...

Sara Manning-Bracho

Municipal Bond Trader and Director of Information Technology

(281) 398-8600

smanning@drlgroup.net

From Venezuela, Sara started her internship at the DRL Group in 2009 while in her senior year of high school. She graduated from the University of Houston with a BA in Finance and Business Administration. Currently, Sara holds a trader...

Octavio Tovar

Municipal Bond Trader

(281) 398-8600

Originally from Colombia, Octavio has a broad experience in the financial markets. After graduating college in his home town, Cali, he worked at one of the most prestigious fixed income trading desks in the country, where he traded...

Karina Pantin

Municipal Bond Trader

(281) 398-8600

Karina was born and raised in Venezuela and has been living in Texas for 19 years. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in General Business and a minor in Economics. Before joining The...

Luke Vrijland

Retail Client Specialist

866-664-4040

lvrijland@drlgroup.net

Our newest member of The DRL Group, Luke joined in early 2022 as a Retail Client Specialist. He is born and raised in Houston and his entire family is from The Netherlands. Luke went to school at the University of Houston, with a...

Tracy Hinton

Inventory Control Specialist

(281) 398-8600

A native Houstonian, who loves spending time with her active daughter, crafting, cooking and volunteering. She joined the team in August of 2009 as a Brokers Assistant and she currently is focused on keeping our trading platforms up to...

Lissa Flores

Trading Liaison

(281) 398-8600

Lissa Flores has been with The DRL Group since 2019. She brings to our team, over four decades of municipal bond trading and management experience. Lissa has extensive municipal bond knowledge, relationships in the business, and has...

Tavis Parkerson

Retail Client Specialist

281-398-8600

tparkerson@drlgroup.net

Tavis joined the team in early 2023 as a Retail Client Specialist. He was born and raised in Katy, TX. He went to school at Texas A&M University, where he got his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business, minoring in financial...