Alexandra Stewart is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Buttonwood Financial Advisors, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. She has been with the firm since 2015. Buttonwood Financial Advisors offers portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $393 million in client assets and employs a disciplined investment approach guided by written policy statements and fundamental analysis.

Vanessa Pruett Urie is a financial advisor at Prostatis Financial Advisors Group with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Prostatis Group LLC in 2023, she was with CETERA Advisors LLC under Shapiro Financial Advisors from 2005 to 2018. Outside of financial advising, she is the owner of Gladway Homes, a real estate sales business. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a top-down, tactical asset allocation approach with sector rotation and integrates third-party managers, some using machine-learning models, as part of its portfolio management.

Daniel Di Peso is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Elite Income Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at Capital Portfolio Management Inc. and has experience outside the financial industry at Stanley Black and Decker. Di Peso is also involved in insurance sales and service through Retirement Planning Services, Inc. Elite Income Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities by offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses model portfolios from sub-advisers and other providers and provides client education and workshops as part of its retirement plan services.

Theodore Smith is a financial advisor at Next Capital Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Innovation Partners LLC, Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, and Mount Yale Capital Group. Next Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-only financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers family-office style services through its NEXT Vantage program and access to alternative investment vehicles, emphasizing customized asset allocation and integrated reporting solutions.

Damian Gallina Sr. is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Buttonwood Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Baltimore, MD. Since 2016, he has been Chairman of the Investment Committee for Lido Civic Club Charities' LLC. Buttonwood Financial Advisors provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $393 million in client assets, using a disciplined investment process that includes fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and continuous account monitoring.

Wayne Ferbert is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Reyes Financial Architecture Inc., a team firm based in Columbia, MD, and has prior experience at ZEGA Financial, LLC, and Alpha Dna Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Ferbert co-founded and serves as co-managing director of a software and education business that supports online brokerages. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. provides discretionary asset management, personalized financial planning, and consulting primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term investment approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and integrates complimentary financial planning as part of its asset management services.

Raquel Tennant is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Fruitful. She has held previous roles at 2050 Wealth Partners, FAI Wealth Management, WMS Partners, and Wells Fargo Bank. Tennant’s background includes a variety of positions in both financial services and other industries. Fruitful Advisory, LLC offers web-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients through a subscription membership model. The firm focuses on personalized financial plans called “Money Maps” and emphasizes passive, low-cost investment strategies using ETFs and index funds.

George Watson III is a financial advisor at Williams Asset Management in Columbia, MD, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations with 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes four years at Academy Financial, Inc. He serves as the treasurer of the Stansfield Estates Homeowners Association. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, quantitative, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerances and time horizons.

Townsend Hornor Jr. is a financial advisor at Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with the firm since 2015. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs model portfolio strategies overseen by a weekly investment committee and integrates tax considerations into both portfolio management and financial planning, supporting a high client load through standardized, scalable processes.

Robert Noyes is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Lafayette Investments, Inc. since 2005. Lafayette Investments is a SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental and qualitative security analysis, mutual fund and ETF due diligence, and a long-term, low-turnover investment approach.

Andrew Ashton is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Clifton Larson Allen LLP and independent practice before joining Prostatis Group LLC in 2018. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a top-down, tactical asset-allocation approach with sector rotation and uses both growth and fixed-income strategies, incorporating third-party managers and machine-learning models within a due-diligence framework.

Miguel Padilla is a financial advisor at BNB Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Capitol Securities Management since 2011. Prior to that, he was with Equitable Advisors and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a vacation rental property. BNB Wealth Management is a privately owned, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages diversified portfolios primarily using mutual funds and provides financial planning, pension consulting, and participant education services through a multi-office team approach.

Andrew Rutherford is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley. United Capital Financial Advisors offers national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm provides customized investment solutions through a broad platform that includes United Capital-managed strategies, third-party managers, and separately managed accounts.

Michael Mcandrew is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC in Baltimore, MD. He has been with the firm since 2014 across various roles. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and public entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary and third-party research and a range of complementary strategies.

Joshua Edwards is a financial advisor at Intrua Financial with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LPL Enterprise, and PRUCO Securities. Prior to his financial services career, he spent four years with Beast Baseball LLC. Intrua Financial is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.75 billion in assets with 37 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans, employing a comprehensive investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create custom portfolios.

Wade Kauffman is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Packerland Brokerage Services since 2016. He also maintains a role with Kent Mittrick and Associates, where he has worked since 2015. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, through a network of 176 advisors and offers a range of investment solutions including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses the Hilltop-cleared Envestnet platform to provide various managed account programs and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer.

Robin Drews is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Regal, Drews worked at Regulus Financial Group, LLC. Outside of financial services, Drews coaches high school field hockey and owns a vending machine business. Regal Investment Advisors LLC, operating as LionShare, provides discretionary investment management services through independent advisers to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment strategies with discretionary implementation and rebalancing authority granted by clients’ advisers.

Erin Rogers is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and currently an advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Lion Street Financial, Curi Capital, and Fidelity in both advisory and brokerage capacities. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, with integration of private market allocations and AI-supported portfolio monitoring.

Yolanda Degrange is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC. She has worked with John Hancock and its affiliated entities since 2019 and previously at Diversified Investors Securities Corp. from 2012 to 2019. Outside of her financial advisory role, she is registered as an agent for a makeup-related business but is not involved in its daily operations. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC offers financial planning, consultative services, and an Emergency Savings program to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and non-profits. The firm uses technology-assisted, written financial plans that advisors review, providing a scalable service model with a notably high client load per advisor.

Brian Davis is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network. Davis is also involved with Clearview Consulting, Inc., where he has been active since 2011. Apollon Wealth Management is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $11.56 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, employing a combination of centrally managed strategies and locally tailored portfolios supported by technology and specialized investment approaches.