Sierra Elleseg is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2019, with a brief period at NewRez LLC, and is also involved as a coach with Elite Tumbling - Element Athletics. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients by providing tailored financial planning and portfolio management services that include traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Rachel Albrecht is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., holding a Series 66 designation and beginning her advisory career in 2024. Prior to joining Baird, she held positions with the Milwaukee Bucks, Workiva, and Iowa State University Athletics Department. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Donald Conrad Jr. is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Baird, he worked at Michael Best Strategies and Advocate Aurora Health. The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, business and corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services, supported by internal research and specialized investment strategies.

Timothy Orth is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2012. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, employing a range of investment strategies and overlay services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Terry Thompson is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson is involved with Resurrection Lutheran Church as Council President and is a business owner of a recording studio. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and both in-house and third-party managers.

Kelli Downs is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 1996. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, including high net worth clients, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and tax-management strategies, supported by internal research and tools including the use of artificial intelligence.

Michael Klein is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Ripple Records LLC and serves as an advisory committee member for Commonfund Capital Secondary Partners IV, L.P. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing internal research and a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.

Wendy Wolfe is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2011. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies including separately managed accounts and overlay services to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Maria Mc Dermott is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cedarburg, WI, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2006. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary management, and implements strategies using both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional asset classes.

Alison Couch is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI. She holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Heck Capital Advisors, LLC and Aflac. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, using a blend of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Thomas Niswonger is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Baird since 2019. Prior to his current role, he worked at Rexnord Power Transmission from 2017 to 2019. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services, utilizing a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with overlay management and tax-management capabilities.

David Kelnhofer is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 7 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for Pewaukee Parks & Recreation and is involved in marketing survey work. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies.

Matthew Garrity is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2024. His previous work experience includes roles at Direct Supply, GNC, DoorDash, Sendiks Food Market, and the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of strategies and manager options, as well as municipal advisory and public finance services.

Theodore Linn is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2021, he served eight years in the United States Marine Corps. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-founder of Locaris, a resident referral business. He works within The DDK Group at Baird, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with tax-management and direct-indexing capabilities.

Christopher Merker is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Merker teaches "Business Basics for Lawyers" at Marquette University Law School and consults for Timberwolf Technologies, a media and financial technology company. He is also an author published by Palgrave-Macmillan and serves on the board of Water + Energy Forward, Inc., where he participates in the Investment Finance Committee. Merker is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and overlay services to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Chaitanya Yaramada is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Robert Baird & Co., where he has worked since 2026, following seven years at Brown Capital Management and ten years previously at Robert W. Baird & Co. INC. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, including high net worth clients, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services, employing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies alongside tax-management and direct-indexing capabilities.

Stephanie Ray Kuczynski is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 1999. Additionally, she serves as an elected official on the St. Francis School District Board. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of investment strategies including traditional and non-traditional allocations.

Daniel Laubusch is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1998. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, employing both traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Andrew Wulf is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Refinitiv and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Zazzo's Pizza and Bar and served at Carroll University. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and offers financial planning, manager selection, and tax-management services, supported by internal research and technology tools.

John Zielinski is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Waukesha, WI, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Zielinski serves as an advocate for Wisconsin DECA in Milwaukee Public Schools, supporting leadership training and competitive opportunities for high school business students. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a variety of investment strategies and offers additional municipal advisory and public finance services.