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Ryan Melnyk is a financial advisor at Manzanita Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently works as a Project Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he performs research in microbiology. His prior experience includes roles in biotechnology and academia. Manzanita Wealth Management LLC provides fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a mix of passive and active strategies guided by asset-allocation principles and client risk tolerance, including a taxable-only investment tier that uses derivatives with client approval and active risk controls.

Jonathan Sorunke is the principal of Sorunke Wealth Advisors in Davis, California. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the State of California. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed real estate agent assisting clients with property transactions. Sorunke Wealth Advisors offers non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to retail and high-net-worth individuals and small businesses. The firm employs a client-profile-driven process focused on fundamental equity analysis and fixed-income strategies, delivering recommendations for client implementation through selected retail brokerages.

Jeremy Van Ham is the sole advisor at Van Ham Wealth Management in Davis, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in education, having worked at Santa Teresa High School, San Jose State, and CSU Global. He founded Van Ham Wealth Management in 2026. Van Ham Wealth Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses written Investment Policy Statements to guide long-term strategies across mutual funds, equities, ETFs, fixed income, commodities, and non-U.S. securities, and offers fixed-fee, goals-based financial planning.

Wayne Gilbert is the sole advisor at Wayne Gilbert & Company in Davis, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with OSAIC since 1989 and Northwestern Mutual since 1971. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a registered representative and insurance agent, working with multiple insurance carriers. Wayne Gilbert & Company provides one-time financial planning services focused on clients’ financial circumstances, cash flow, insurance, and long-term goals. The firm delivers written plans on a non-discretionary basis, with implementation left to clients, and emphasizes long-term planning and efficient asset allocation without ongoing account management.

Easan Katir is the sole advisor at Easan Katir Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Woodland, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 28 years of industry experience, including 25 years at his current firm. Katir serves as a director of the Hindu American Foundation and is an owner and consultant for Cornucopia Capital, LLC, where he assists with acquisitions, financing, and staffing. Easan Katir Wealth Management provides portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable institutions, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative investment approach focused on absolute returns through non-correlated strategies across U.S. markets, and it also offers pension plan design, administration, and consulting services.

David Meagher is a financial advisor at Flyway Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside of advising, Meagher serves as Vice President of Engineering at Fireclay Tile and is the CEO of RedTeal, Inc., a technology consulting firm. Flyway Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines institutional retirement-plan consulting with individual wealth management and distributes a quarterly market commentary newsletter.