Annette Baltes is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Prudential Life Distributors. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a paid cantor and soloist at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Ross Miller is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Bloomington, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience, including over 11 years with TIAA-CREF. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard within its vertically integrated advisory model.

Collette Mitchell is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is the CEO of Charley Browns Backburner Chili, a business selling dry chili spice and pre-packaged cooked chili. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing portfolio management and acts as investment adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Ted Vickerman is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Ameriprise and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a seasonal holiday light installation business. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model portfolio management and customized portfolio options under a fiduciary standard.

Stacy Johnson is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF. Her prior experience includes roles at RBC Global Asset Management and RBC Capital Markets. She is a partial owner of SJS Advisory Services, LLC, a tax services firm founded by her husband, though she does not participate in its operations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.