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Michael Lizon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Provident Living Advisors LLC since 2018. He previously worked at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and H.D. Vest Investment Services from 2014 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a tax preparation business. Provident Living Advisors LLC provides fee-based discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, focusing on long-term purchase strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Jeremy Despain is a financial advisor with Advent Capital Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Key Investment Services and Key Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he has served at Bible Baptist Church since 2016. Advent Capital Strategies is a single-advisor firm offering discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a passive, asset-class approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, supplemented by third-party model portfolios, with account supervision tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Terry Bradford-Crane, MBA, CFP® is an investment adviser in the states of California and Washington. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy and an accomplished career as an EA-6B Prowler naval flight officer, she began her career as a financial adviser with Merrill Lynch in Oxnard, California. As a financial adviser and certified financial manager with Merrill Lynch, Mrs. Bradford-Crane managed a multi-million dollar book of cash and securities for high net worth individuals and businesses. She regularly performed individual financial plan presentations to clients and developed and implemented financial planning strategies for cash and debt management, education planning, retirement planning, risk management, tax planning and estate planning. In August 2004, Mrs. Bradford-Crane established BradfordCrane Company as a business platform to educate individuals on investment topics, inspire investors to reach for their own financial independence, deliver presentations on portfolio development and the "art" of selecting an appropriate financial advisor, and provide pro bono financial planning advice to organizations and individuals as a service to her community. Her commitment to financial literacy is evident in her community involvement over the years as a volunteer and guest speaker for several advisory boards and mentoring programs. She has a Master of Business Administration (Financial Planning) from California Lutheran University and is an adjunct faculty member for the California Lutheran University MBA in Financial Planning Program. Mrs. Bradford-Crane is a CFP® Certificant and a member of the Financial Planning Association of Puget Sound. She volunteers for the Foundation for Financial Planning and is the owner and editor of PeaceOfMindWaypoints.com. Mrs. Bradford-Crane also a co-owner and financial officer of Allied Approach Group, LLC, an aviation test and evaluation company.

Charles Johnson is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Differential Planning LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Great West Investments. Differential Planning LLC is a state-registered, single-advisor firm offering hourly financial planning and investment services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold passive indexing strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs, and links investment management access to an ongoing planning relationship rather than asset-based fees.

Ivan Jevremovic is a financial advisor at Illumine Investment Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Illumine Investment Management since 2016, including its current iteration since 2021, as well as prior roles at CS Planning Corp. and Beverly Hills Wealth Management, LLC. Illumine Investment Management serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and other private clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management combined with integrated financial planning. The firm uses a quantitatively driven investment approach with proprietary multi-factor models and a disciplined asset-allocation framework across multiple sleeves, customizing allocations based on client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jason Parker is a financial advisor at Parker Financial LLC in Silverdale, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Parker Financial LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Retirement Budget Calculator LLC, an online subscription service for retirement planning software, and serves as president of the Gateway Christian Schools Foundation, where he oversees committees and participates in speaking engagements. Parker Financial LLC provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and third-party tactical programs, and maintains public educational offerings including newsletters and seminars.