Marianna Glazov is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. She is currently with West Financial Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she spent eight years at Wilmington Trust. Outside of her advisory role, Marianna co-owns and manages a vacation rental business. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific investment approach with a long-term focus, managing approximately $2.8 billion in assets.

Assaf Pinchas is a CFP® with 30 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Allegiance Financial Group. He has held roles at Allegiance Financial Group and associated entities since 2001 and is also a registered representative of The Strategic Financial Alliance. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside holistic financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a long-term perspective, with client accounts reviewed quarterly.

Sean Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and approximately one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AMJ Financial Wealth Management, he held positions at Bogart Wealth and several educational institutions, including Virginia Tech University and Northern Virginia Community College. AMJ Financial Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to guide portfolio decisions and offers specialized retirement-plan services and small-business consulting.

Karen Lewis is a financial advisor with The Lewis Financial Group in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes nine years with Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. She is also an individual agent for fixed insurance sales outside of her advisory role. The Lewis Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a mix of active and passive strategies to build risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations and utilizes various platforms and managed account programs to implement client strategies.

Berkeley Meredith is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hughes Financial Services, LLC. Meredith has been with Hughes Financial Services since 2017 and previously worked at Virginia Tech from 2013 to 2017. Hughes Financial Services is a team-based registered investment adviser with nine advisors managing approximately $760 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and an all-inclusive wrap-fee program that combines investment management, trading, and custodial services.

Mikael Hallstrom is a financial advisor at USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America Inc., and USAdvisors Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is also involved in life, health, and annuity insurance sales. USAdvisors Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm with 14 professionals managing approximately $488 million in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, model-portfolio strategies, financial planning, and business succession and estate planning services.

Jonathan Cox is a financial advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also an attorney, owning NOVA Estate Planning, PLLC, an estate planning and administration law firm where he provides legal services on a flat-fee and hourly basis. Cox serves clients in northern Virginia and has plans to expand similar legal services to the Richmond area. Acorn Financial Advisory Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.23 billion for around 2,300 to 2,400 clients through 11 advisors, offering both custom and model-based portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple platforms.

Neal Bobys is a financial advisor at Research Financial Strategies with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Research Financial Strategies and Reutemann Financial Solutions since 2013. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Vice President and Treasurer of eCruisers.com LLC, a shuttle cart transportation company, and is involved in media buying through Executive Media Communications, Inc. Research Financial Strategies provides investment management, asset allocation, and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and trusts. The firm employs a technical analysis and active trading approach with proprietary indicators and focuses on risk mitigation through a disciplined sell-side strategy, primarily using ETF-centric portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Michael Creamer is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Mercer Advisors Tax Services LLC. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Glass Jacobson and Triad Advisors Inc. He is based in Rockville, MD. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio management and planning solutions.

Alan Menase is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at West Financial Services, Inc., where he has been since 2025. Prior to joining West Financial Services, he was with The Vanguard Group for three years and Mallard Financial Partners for eight years. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term focus, managing roughly $2.8 billion in client assets.

Thomas Kim is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC since 2011. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management alongside family office, financial planning, and foundation advisory services. Harbour Capital Advisors manages approximately $665.6 million in assets for about 60 clients, employing a core-satellite investment model with a focus on integrated family office services and private fund advisory roles.

Lauretta Kramer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 31 years of industry experience. She has worked at West Financial Services, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent 11 years with LPL Financial, LLC. She is also associated with Sandy Spring Bank. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific investment approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy and tactical adjustments, managing approximately $2.8 billion in assets.

Elizabeth Hollman is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bull Harbor Capital, MML Investors Services, Raymond James & Associates, and RBC Capital Markets. From 2014 to 2020, she was involved with the Skywalkers Lacrosse Program. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $819 million in assets through a multi-advisor team and employs strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering tax-managed equity approaches and ESG screening options.

James Ventrelli is a financial advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 2022 following an eight-year period as a student. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and quantitative sector evaluations to guide its investment decisions and offers additional services such as retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

Thomas Bryan is a financial advisor at Abich Financial Wealth Management, LLC in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors, LLC and various positions outside the financial sector. Abich Financial Wealth Management is a five-advisor team providing investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment process and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and access to third-party managers and wrap-fee programs.

Josephine Bojang is a financial advisor at Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Truist Investment Services and Securities America, Inc. She is also the founder and president of Axiom Value, LLC, an investment, insurance, and retirement planning firm. Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a small team, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement education. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and quantitative methods and offers both discretionary management and educational workshops.

Daniel Larrabee is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Rembert Pendleton Jackson, where he has been part of the firm since 2021. Prior to that, he worked at Bogart Wealth, Financial 360, LLC, Keswick Hall and Golf Club, and Virginia Tech University. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and plan sponsors. The firm uses a client-specific, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach to design diversified portfolios across various account types and meets with clients quarterly.

Travis Russell is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Stowe, VT. Glassman Wealth Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with a methodology that incorporates cash as an asset class and integrates non-managed assets into client reporting.

Brian Jones is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been with CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. since 1997. He serves as co-director of the Financial Planning Association National Capital Chapter and is the author of a book on financial planning for Generation X. He is also a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity management to a broad client base, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a wrap-fee platform, employs a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and follows policies on discretionary authority and AI tool usage.

Kristan Anderson is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at West Financial Services, Inc. since 2009. He operates within a team of 22 advisors based in McLean, VA. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion across various clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term focus, utilizing core-and-satellite equity investments, laddered fixed-income, and tactical adjustments based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.