Melissa Vinick is a financial advisor at Marshfield Associates with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Bushido Capital Partners LLC, Yogi Advisors LLC, and Ferris, Baker Watts, LLC. Vinick has been with Marshfield Associates since 1999. Marshfield Associates manages approximately $8.12 billion for a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, state and municipal government entities, investment companies, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a long-only value investment approach focused on a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and an optional Balanced Strategy that adds fixed income.

Justin Marcus is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has held roles at firms including AE Wealth Management and PFS Investments. Outside of his advisory work, Marcus is involved in staffing and business development through leadership positions at Gratus Staffing and Big 4 Talent, an online staffing platform. Fortis Capital Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm offers customized, primarily discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing a mix of passive, active, tactical, and ESG-aware strategies along with third-party sub-advisors.

Amie Perl is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Marshfield Associates with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Marshfield Associates, she worked for twelve years at Little Leaves Behavioral Services. Marshfield Associates is a registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high net worth individuals, pension plans, foundations, and government entities. The firm employs a long-only, value-oriented investment approach focused on a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and offers discretionary separately managed accounts, model portfolios, and the Marshfield Concentrated Opportunity Fund.

Joseph Feldman is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at ValMark Advisers, Inc. since 2005. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Annapolis, MD. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance sales through GBS, Inc. ValMark Advisers, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, plan sponsors, and institutional users. The firm offers diversified, goal-based portfolios primarily implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and extensive due diligence.

Christopher Hartman is a financial advisor at RBC Securities, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at City National Bank, SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Bank, and SunTrust Investment Services. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through its wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and ongoing reporting, with investment management delegated to an affiliated sub-advisor that implements asset allocation strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and individual securities.

Nicole Belanger is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Connect Wealth. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines in-house resources and third-party managers to provide financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments through a multi-team structure.

Paul Trinh is a CFP® professional at NorthRock Partners, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wharf Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network for six years each, and has also held roles at MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and the University of Maryland. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted during business hours. NorthRock Partners offers 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 asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing oversight, integrating private market investments and utilizing AI tools alongside human review.

Ayodele Adefila is a financial advisor at Archer Investment Corporation holding a Series 65 designation. Although new to the advisory industry, Ayodele has prior experience in accounting and tax-related roles, including positions at Your Legacy CPA and Tax Well/Tax ACT. He also has a background working at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and ASRC Federal. Outside of advisory work, Ayodele is involved with PG Community College. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment management primarily to individual clients across various wealth levels through separately managed accounts and proprietary mutual funds. The firm supports a multi-branch model that includes accountants and CPAs as advisory representatives and manages approximately $1.01 billion in discretionary assets.

Alex Pagnotta is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He has worked as an attorney specializing in estate and trust law at Sinclair Prosser Gasior since 2018 and operates a polygraph examination business through Alex Squared LLC. At Integrity Advisory Solutions, he provides estate planning clients with advice on aligning and investing their assets. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors managing about $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a range of asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms.

Donald Moore Sr. is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Greenbelt, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cincinnati Analysts, Inc. for 13 years and has been with Lincoln Investment for 14 years. Moore also serves on the Advisor Advisory Council of the Insured Retirement Institute, where he engages with various stakeholders in the insured retirement strategies sector. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice. The firm operates through a nationwide network of independent advisors and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management supported by an in-house investment team.

Allen Bruce is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company who holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 53 years of industry experience, including roles at The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and A.R. Bruce & Company Inc., where he also serves as president. Bruce is a guest lecturer at Howard University School of Business, delivering annual sessions on financial planning topics. He is also the treasurer of the Headley Carter Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through comprehensive and modular plans, access to third-party investment programs, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Brian Turner is a financial advisor at Procyon with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Turner is a 50% owner of Quorum Recycling, LLC, a company facilitating partnerships between U.S. and international recycling businesses. Procyon offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and institutional consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and government entities. The firm manages approximately $9.2 billion in assets, delivering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management using a range of fundamental analysis-based investment vehicles.

Sean Mccomber is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Empower Advisory Group, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Signal Advisors Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to retail clients and independent registered investment advisers through its Signal Platform. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach that incorporates tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Kris Persinger is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Lexaurum Advisors in Washington, DC. His career includes roles at Brokers International Financial Services, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Summit Financial Group. He also operates Persinger Planning, LLC, providing financial planning and investment management services. LexAurum Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and other advisory firms through a multi-advisor team. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, including a proprietary Golden Rule Program featuring low-cost ETF model allocations.

Johnny Brown Jr. is a financial advisor at Lombard Advisers Incorporated with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lombard Securities Incorporated since 2009 and previously at Edward Jones from 2007 to 2009. Additionally, he prepares individual income tax returns on a part-time basis during tax season. Lombard Advisers provides investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of analytical methods and manages approximately $670 million in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Gulielma Fager is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Rossby Financial, LLC, bringing five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Michael Bombardier PhD LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Friends School of Baltimore and is active as an author and speaker through Toler Financial Group LLC. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Margaret Jones is a retirement plans specialist at MissionSquare Retirement with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with ICMA Retirement Corporation since 2013. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services through its Guided Pathways program, which utilizes investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Charles Feldman is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., bringing 56 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2001 and has operated his own advisory business since 1967. Feldman serves as co-trustee and co-director of family foundations and trusts and manages investment partnerships involving his immediate family. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm utilizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios emphasizing multi-asset allocation, employing mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment platforms and solutions.

Thomas Mudlaff is a financial advisor with United Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Chevy Chase Financial Services and Capital One Investment Services. United Brokerage Services, Inc. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporate pension plans, and trust clients through various wrap fee and advisory programs. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, with investment approaches tailored by advisor and program, and maintains affiliations with United Bank and Wells Fargo.

Alphonso Houston is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Riggs Securities Inc., LPL Financial, and AHW Advisors. He also works as an independent insurance agent focusing on life, health, and annuities. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering various managed account programs and tailored, suitability-driven advice.