Connor Flach is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Securities America Inc., and was previously employed at Loyola University Maryland. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Chris Holcomb is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Vicus Capital, Inc. He has held roles at Heritage Financial Advisors, LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Holcomb mentors entrepreneurs through SCORE and provides guidance on a customer experience certificate program at Ashland University. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and providing specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services.

Edna Kowitz is a financial advisor at Lexaurum Advisors in Owings Mills, MD, with 26 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Summit Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and her own firm, Kowitz Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, she engages in fixed and traditional insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuity sales. Lexaurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Laura Curry is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with one year of experience in the industry. She holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes eight years at Sinclair Prosser Gasior dba Gasior Law LLC, where she worked as an attorney specializing in estate planning. Outside of advising, she is involved in managing recreational gymnastics facilities, contributing to payroll and compliance functions. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors and manages around $1.1 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a range of investment approaches and third-party platforms.

Sean Dillon is a financial advisor with CW Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Congress Wealth Management LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Merrill. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach using active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and is integrated within the larger Osaic corporate group, providing access to additional trust, lending, and alternative investment services.

Larry Whaley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008 and also serves as president and owner of Paladin Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory work, Whaley leads worship music at a camp for families affected by disability and has involvement with the nonprofit organization Joni and Friends. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering education, support, and a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios managed through a defined strategic asset allocation and rebalancing process.

Kristi Bledsoe Henry is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. She previously worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company for ten years in various roles. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Cora Ingrim is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding CFP® and CFA® designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with United Planners and Keating Financial Services since 1999 and 2000 respectively, and is also an independent insurance agent since 1993. In addition to her advisory work, she is a co-owner of a beach rental property in Corolla, NC. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, offering an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, and features a limited partnership ownership structure where financial professionals hold a majority interest.

Justin Byram is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Lighthouse Wealth Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and RSM. He serves as Vice President at Wealth Enhancement Group in New Market, MD. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a diversified, risk-class based investment approach blending passive and active management, supported by internal investment oversight and multiple program options.

Gavin Gomsak is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors, SFG Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. Outside of finance, he works as a CTE teacher in the public school system. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervisory framework.

Michael Golden is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Court Place Advisors, and Brock FIS. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, institutional clients, and sports professionals. The firm offers a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services for its clients, managing over $72 billion in assets as of mid-2026.

Alicia Kong is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Voya Financial Partners, LLC and Valic Financial Advisors. Kong serves on several local educational advisory boards, including as chairman of the Howard County Public School Academy of Finance advisory board, where she is involved in programs promoting financial literacy and business education. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and third-party strategies with technology-enabled tools and manages a significant portion of assets through client-authorized, non-discretionary relationships.

Robin Gibbons is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Metlife Securities, LPL Financial, and Truist Investment Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement advisory services, utilizing both in-house and external strategists alongside technology-enabled tools to implement client investment strategies.

Sucharu Arora is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related affiliates since 2013. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support manager selection and investment oversight.

Skyler Hutcheson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Carson Group and FAI Wealth Management. He serves on the board of directors for the Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Jonathan Winkert is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Lighthouse Wealth Management, First Allied Services Inc, and Merrill. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life insurance. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of specialized financial planning and asset management services.

Frances Makino is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. for 33 years before joining her current firm in 2025. Makino also teaches a personal finance course through Howard County Parks & Recreation. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms, utilizing both passive and active strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Benjamin Hostetler is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Lion Street Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Virtus Wealth Solutions. Hostetler is also the owner of Hostetler Financial LLC, a financial advisory firm. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and various program options, utilizing multiple platforms and investment approaches to support a broad client base.

Andrew Wilson is a Certified Financial Planner® with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent 21 years at Lighthouse Wealth Management and five years at First Allied Securities, Inc. Wilson is a partner at Lighthouse Tax Services, LLC, a non-CPA accounting and tax preparation firm, and serves as Vice President of the Toscana HOA in Naples, Florida. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, using diversified, risk-class based allocations that combine passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Danielle Szikman is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Mariner, where she has worked since 2026. Prior to joining Mariner, she held roles at T. Rowe Price and Allegis Group. She has experience connected to University of Maryland Hillel and involvement with educational institutions. Mariner serves a broad mix of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm utilizes discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.