Christopher Warren Mood

Andrew Kangas is the owner and sole advisor at Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC in Scappoose, Oregon, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at KMS Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and has been with Columbia Wealth Advisors and Realta Equities, Inc. since 2017. Outside of his financial advisory work, Andrew is also a musician who performs at events. Columbia Wealth Advisors LLC is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset allocation and cyclical analysis to manage discretionary investment accounts and coordinates with other professionals for estate planning and tax matters.

Benjamin Lies is a financial advisor at Delphi Advisers with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments from 2013 to 2019 before joining Delphi Advisers in 2019. Delphi Advisers provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining global macro analysis with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting methods to manage portfolios, typically with discretionary authority and quarterly reviews.

Steven Fox Middleton is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He founded SFM Financial Advisors LLC in 2016 and previously worked at Origin Financial LLC and H&R Block. SFM Financial Advisors provides fee-only financial planning, investment advising, and tax-advising services primarily to retirees, widows/widowers, and those nearing retirement. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach focused on low-cost index ETFs and no-load mutual funds, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Peter Scruggs is the president of Scruggs Advisors, LLC, an independent firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served in roles at several firms, including United Planners' Financial Services and Pacific Cascade Advisors Inc., where he is also president. Outside of advisory services, he is a co-author of a health insurance book titled *Breaking Through the Status Quo* and is involved in consulting companies B Smart Health Solutions LLC and B Smart Lab Solutions LLC. Scruggs Advisors serves retirement plan sponsors, business entities, and individual clients by providing retirement plan consulting, plan-level investment advice and management under ERISA, and wealth management for individuals and trusts. The firm’s investment approach employs a documented due-diligence process with a focus on diversified passive and actively managed funds, offering mostly non-discretionary plan-level services and accepting co-fiduciary duties where appropriate.

Hayley Haslett is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lake Road Advisors, LLC since 2022. Her prior roles include positions at Blue Water Wealth, Inc. and work experience within the brewing industry. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in social media content creation and brand management for a private residence in Ridgefield, WA. Lake Road Advisors provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting to individual clients and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class-based investment strategies primarily implemented through third-party managers and maintains ongoing oversight and planning reviews for its clients.

Rebecca Meats is a financial advisor at Apforia with seven years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Apforia, she worked at Independent Progressive Advisors and Warga Asset Management, and she owns Rebecca E Meats CPA LLC, where she prepares tax returns and provides tax planning for individuals and businesses. Apforia serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients through a team of about 10 advisors, offering investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a goal- and risk-based investment process using strategic and tactical asset allocation with a combination of passive and active strategies and operates under a fee-only, fiduciary framework.