Susan Walla is a CFP® with 30 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cetera. She has an extensive background with Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services spanning over two decades before joining Cetera. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as treasurer and comptroller of Chalfont United Methodist Church, managing its financial activities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large, SEC-registered firm that offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts, providing a range of program options and access to multiple third-party money managers.

Joseph Ochotny Jr. is a financial advisor at Cetera with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. Prior to joining Cetera in 2025, he spent 27 years at Avantax Investment Services, Inc. He is also a certified public accountant with over 36 years of experience and serves on the board of directors for Meghan's Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that offers a multi-manager investment platform serving individual, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients nationwide. The firm provides a range of portfolio management and retirement services through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by a network of more than 10,000 advisors and over $256 billion in assets under management.