Donald Joseph Turk

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David Hofer is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Brightwood Ventures, LLC since 2012 and previously worked at Portland State University from 2015 to 2018. Brightwood Ventures, LLC provides financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, including 501(c)(3) entities and donor-advised funds. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach based on an Investment Policy Statement and model portfolios, combining low-cost index funds, active funds, and individual stocks with research-driven satellite strategies.

Michael Eugenio is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Eugenio Financial, an independent firm he has led since 2009. Prior to that, he worked at Cascade Financial Concepts, Inc., where he has been involved since 1990. Eugenio Financial offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, business owners, profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $37.8 million in client assets, employing a range of investment strategies including equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income instruments, and provides pension consulting and rollover advisory services under a fiduciary standard.

Teriann Kruse is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She operates as the sole advisor at Tandem Views Investment Services, LLC, an independent, fee-only advisory firm based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Tandem Views Investment Services provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professionals, business owners, retirees, and trusts and estates. The firm uses a fundamental research approach with active asset allocation, managing portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis that requires client approval for implementation.

Philip Tilp is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Trillium Valley Financial Planning in Sherwood, OR. He has led Trillium Valley since 2009 and also co-owns and manages a small farm operation raising Pygora goats and producing fiber and yarn products. Trillium Valley Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm providing hourly, as-needed financial planning and investment advice to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term planning and buy-and-hold investment strategies, offering educational workshops and personal finance instruction while clients retain control of their assets and transactions.

Kyle Green is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal advisor at Sherwood Wealth Management and has previously worked at Magpie Family Investment Services, Thimbleberry Financial, and Wooster Corthell Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, Kyle works as a substitute teacher for grades K-12 in multiple Oregon school districts. Sherwood Wealth Management provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework to construct diversified portfolios and offers both discretionary account management and fixed-fee financial planning.