Tanya Rocchio is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked for ICMA Retirement Corporation from 2005 to 2021 before joining John Hancock in 2021. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC delivers financial planning and consultative services to individual clients, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities, serving both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth individuals. The firm uses a technology‑assisted model providing written financial plans and recommendations without specific securities naming, allowing clients discretion in implementation.

Kasey Hammer is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Lancaster, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2014 and also maintains roles with Valmark Securities and Fairfield Financial. Outside of investment advising, Hammer is involved in several business activities including serving as president of an accounting and tax consulting firm, selling craft items at shows, and volunteering as treasurer for a local elementary school PTO. 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 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive back-office services.

Matthew Posey is a financial advisor with BFC Planning, Inc. in Gahanna, Ohio, holding 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with Securities Management & Research, Inc. since 1988. Posey serves as a board member of The Chris Castle Memorial Fund, Inc., a charitable organization focused on planning charity events. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates through approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing various platforms and strategies tailored to individual advisor preferences.

Brian McBride is a financial advisor at First Citizens Asset Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company and The Huntington National Bank. First Citizens Asset Management provides model-based sub-advisory and direct investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, municipalities, and other institutions. The firm employs a global multi-asset class investment approach that combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various implementation frameworks.

Garrett Tracht is an investment advisor representative with Csenge Advisory Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Madison Avenue Securities, Impact Wealth LLC, Kestra Advisory Services, and Nationwide Financial. He is currently affiliated with both Csenge Advisory Group and Impact Wealth, where he provides wealth advisory and financial planning services. Csenge Advisory Group provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and corporate clients. The firm applies a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach, emphasizing relative strength and a structured market/sector/manager risk methodology, and offers portfolio customization through discretionary and model-based strategies.

Ronald Ruff is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2000 and leads Ruff & Associates, Inc. since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice-President of Hammer, Ruff & Associates, a CPA tax and accounting firm, and is involved with the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Board as a past chair. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of approximately 280 representatives. The firm offers diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and supports its advisors with due diligence, back-office services, and a range of financial products including proprietary ETF portfolios and annuity solutions.

Scott Ryan is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Packerland since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a certified public accounting practice and works as an independent insurance agent. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory program access. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through various platforms and maintains dual registration as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer.

Steven Landis is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Portfolio Medics, LLC since 2008 and is also associated with Sojourn Financial Strategies, LLC. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for around 3,700 clients through 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-HNW and high-net-worth individuals, offering a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches, including model portfolios that combine traditional wealth management with programmatic trading strategies.

Michael Kays is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and Legend Equities Corporation from 2009 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant varsity girls soccer coach for the Northern Local School District. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that employs proprietary screening tools and provides tailored advisory services.

Brock McGlothin is a financial advisor with Vicus Capital, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vicus Capital since 2019 and previously at Nationwide Securities and Nationwide. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of McGlothin Insurance, where he sells life, fixed, property, and casualty insurance products. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of strategies combining fundamental and technical analysis and provides specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services uncommon among enterprise firms.

Neal Skiles is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Portfolio Medics since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Neal is the owner of JASER LLC, a marketing and sales business focused on an online document storage service and legacy financial gifting, and serves as a pastor at Heath Christian Union Church. Portfolio Medics is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $552.7 million for about 3,700 clients through 75 advisors. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services with a blend of strategic and tactical approaches across diversified portfolios.

Natalie Collins is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2019, she worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for three years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a joint owner of a rental property with her husband. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing discretionary management and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Armando Salgado is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Mando Enterprise LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan sponsor-selected investment lineups.

Shane Teach is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Huntington since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Shane streams football video games on Twitch, where he engages with viewers through live gameplay and interactive discussions. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary models, offering multiple wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Shannon Arias is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Newark, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple tenures at Fifth Third and Charles Schwab, spanning roles in both firms since 2007. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with its affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing clients access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Jamie Bressler is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with PNC Investments since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Humble Bee Boutique. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm utilizes approved model strategies executed through mutual funds and ETFs, with algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and annual rebalancing.

Bradley Roach is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Lancaster, Ohio, holding 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2017 and was previously with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, Roach serves as president of Fashion and Vanity Cleaners, Inc. and is a board member of the 211 referral services of Fairfield County as well as the Lancaster-Sherman Rotary. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Nicholas Calendine is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Fifth Third Securities since 2022, with prior experience at Fifth Third Bank and Resource International. Outside of finance, he is involved in a carpentry business. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors through its Passageway Managed Account Program. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account options that include advisor-directed models, separately managed accounts, and unified programs featuring third-party portfolio managers and tax-overlay services.

Douglas Bolenbaugh is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital, discretionary model account pilot for employees. The firm uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and employs algorithmic tools for model selection and risk assessment.

Matthew Hosken is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fifth Third Securities, Fifth Third Bank, and JPMorgan, and he also has a longstanding position as a sales representative with Cutco Corporation. Outside the securities industry, he is involved in artisan work creating custom chainmaille pieces. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on its Passageway Managed Account platform, which includes strategies such as mutual fund and ETF models, SMA strategies, tax overlays, and direct indexing options.