Melissa Garrett is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Richmond, VA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience, including over a decade with Janney Montgomery Scott. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base—including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients—and offers brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by a mix of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

James Martin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and has five years of industry experience. He has worked with several related firms including NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co., and he owns Country & Lake Life Financial Strategies, LLC. Martin serves as president of the SML Rotary Club, which supports nonprofit activities in Bedford and Franklin County, VA, and he is a board member of the BNI Smith Mountain Lake networking group. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individual, institutional, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, emphasizing tailored solutions and fiduciary responsibilities, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Zebediah Becker is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Grant Thornton LLP. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions through a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Yusi Lin is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Lin has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has worked at affiliated Truist entities since 2013. Outside of advising, Lin serves as a board member of the Central Virginia Chinese School, a nonprofit focused on promoting Chinese and Asian culture through language education and community events. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms, with an emphasis on integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Nicole Gooding is a CFP® with 15 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott. She has been with Janney continuously since 2014. Gooding is a board member at large for the Financial Planning Association of Central Virginia and serves on the advisory board for the financial planning program at Virginia Commonwealth University. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Lauren Clark is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. She worked at Davenport & Co. LLC for nine years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2017. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, providing brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Lisa Longest is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at The Colony Group LLC, CapGroup Advisors, and Capital Advisory Group. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, private funds, and third-party managers under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jean Schwarz is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously spent 11 years at Lumina Financial Consultants, LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Lindsay Walker is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and a range of wrap/advisory programs.

John Middleton is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously spent 13 years at Brighton Financial Planning. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Deacon Magnolia Properties, a real estate holding company where he participates in financial management. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using diversified portfolios implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, direct indexing, and private funds.

Christopher Stewart is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Integrity Alliance, LLC. He previously worked at Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Stewart is also a notary public and offers life insurance products through Fidelity Insurance Agency of VA. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting using various portfolio strategies and access to multiple custodial platforms and third-party programs.

Mark Barrett is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Truist Advisory Services, TRUIST Investment Services, BB&T Securities LLC, and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Barrett is based in Richmond, VA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Lawrence Jackson is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. He is also managing partner and owner of Dickerson Jackson and Associates, LLC, an independent investment practice. 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 and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Alex Robinson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at various firms including Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Kestra Investment Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC, PCG Public Partnerships, and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory activities, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Joe Rajendran is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Midlothian, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, Financial Growth Partners, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Brandermill Country Club and Diageo. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple account types.

Tyler Parham is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Cetera and Foresters Financial. Parham serves as chairman of the board of directors for Commonwealth CARES in a volunteer capacity. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with a notable portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Hodges is a CFP® affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has 11 years of experience with Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreeves, a Virginia-based public accounting firm where he is employed full-time. His registration with Focus Partners is solely for client referral purposes under a solicitation agreement between the two firms. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies and offers access to private funds, financial planning, and employee benefit consulting.

Jonathan Thibodeaux is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, Capitol Securities Management, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Thibodeaux has been with Oppenheimer since 2019. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and advisory services that include strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and tailored consulting and retirement planning.

Jeffrey Winneberger is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at First Citizens Bank and SunTrust Investment Services. First Citizens Investor Services serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services including portfolio management, wrap programs, model portfolios, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes IAR-led client assessments and uses fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Kelsey Daugherty is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs and Canal Capital Management LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education, supporting recommendations with due diligence and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.