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Kevin Obrien is the president and owner of Creative Financial Strategies, Inc. in Littleton, NH, where he has worked since 1993. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 46 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Obrien serves as treasurer and board member of Mountain Top Telecom, Inc., a wireless internet service provider. Creative Financial Strategies, Inc. provides financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, business advisory, and insurance product services to individuals, small businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of engagement types and delivers advice primarily on a non-discretionary basis, managing portfolios both directly and through third-party platforms.

Patrick Howell is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies, New York Life, and MassMutual. Outside of finance, he co-owns Dynamic Cycling Adventures, a business focused on mountain bike clinics and coaching. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and delivers tailored, discretionary advice through various account programs, maintaining close affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

Robert Thompson is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Passumpsic Financial Advisors, Passumpsic Bank, LPL Financial, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, Community Financial Service Group, and Northern Lights Credit Union. Thompson's background includes working within both broker-dealer and investment advisory environments. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that combines discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ronald Sanville Jr. is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Benefitscorp, Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated services emphasize long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Teo Ufford Chase is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Passumpsic Financial Advisors, Passumpsic Bank, Momentum Solar, and the Providence School District. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap programs, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with notable third-party promoter affiliations.

Staci Smith Lantagne is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Niclaus & Co Inc since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Development Committee and Board of the St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center and is a member of the Pension Committee for the Town of St. Johnsbury. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and advisory services based on a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.