Ronald Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated Truist Investment Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and the AMC Advantage manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

John Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2011. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment options, model portfolios, and sub-advisory services.

Tyrone Chaplin Jr. is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple financial services firms, including United Financial Services and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is part owner of Allied Nursing Services, LLC, a company focused on elderly care services. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Timothy Libby is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist Advisory Services and affiliated firms since 2005, including Bb&T Investment Services and Bb&T Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.

David Ponder is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at New York Life Insurance Co since 2001 and operates under the names Ponder Financial Group and Alpha Solutions Group for brokering insurance products. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairman of the Planned Giving Professional Advisory Committee for Maharishi University of Management. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

William Ryon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011 and previously held roles at Ridgeway Conger Advisory Services and Merrill. Outside of advisory services, he provides retirement and lifestyle education courses through the Retirement Educators Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and technology platforms while providing access to both proprietary and third-party managers.

Charles Dixon is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with First Command in various capacities since 2014. Dixon serves as Treasurer of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association Annapolis Chapter and is Vice President of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1979 board. He also owns Dixon Financial Group LLC and holds leadership roles in community organizations, including as Stewardship and Finance Elder at First Presbyterian Church. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team using prescreened third-party managers and model portfolios.

Martha Lord is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at USAA Financial Planning Services, RBC Capital Markets, and Truist Investment Services. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios managed via proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program.

Thomas Desiderio Jr. is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He has held roles at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2009 and operates Thomas Desiderio, CPA, LLC, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors, with services ranging from fiduciary consulting to plan-level investment advice and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Lisa Kim is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked primarily within First Command-affiliated firms since 2026. Kim serves on the boards of Baltimore Hire Power, a nonprofit focused on job training and placement, and the Korean American Grocers Association of Maryland, where she assists with administrative and event activities. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized team that selects model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

Jane Korhonen is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 1998. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios across various strategies and also offers private-fund and venture programs alongside model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Marquita Hawkins is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including 2250 Financial Services Inc. and First Command Insurance Services, Inc. Prior to her financial services career, she was employed by Starbucks Company for eleven years. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with both discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Tatiana Dadykina is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2018 and previously spent three years with AXA Advisors LLC. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers a range of services such as wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and trustee services.

Rachael Gerjets is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Foundation Financial Advisors since 2014. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides advisory programs and operational support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and offers a range of model portfolios and program structures through its Investment Management and Research team.

Kevin Patterson is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Guardian Wealth. His prior experience includes 16 years at Valic Financial Advisors and two years at Agia. Outside of his advisory work, he owns KD Patterson Music, LLC, which manages a band based in Annapolis, MD. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, with discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Jennifer Viglucci is a financial advisor at William Blair with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at William Blair since 2019, having previously spent 12 years at Brown Advisory Securities. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer of the Roland Park Civic League, a civic governing body in Baltimore. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven strategies across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Elaine Shanley is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her career includes extensive tenure at Private Advisor Group since 2012 and prior work with Young and Company beginning in 1998. Shanley also maintains independent insurance agent activities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a fiduciary-based advisory model and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing client advice through third-party managers and technology platforms.

Robert Moon is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a hobby farm raising goats, cows, and pigs. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services through a Private Advisor model supported by the Rockefeller Global Investment Management platform.

Edward Tune is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Brown Advisory since 2013. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including high net worth individuals, endowments, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach and offers strategies across equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios, including sustainable-investment options.

Joseph Shortt is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at Equitable Advisors and has held various roles including positions at Lowe’s, Walmart, and James Madison University. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved in the hospitality industry as part of the support staff at Nepenthe Brewing Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivered through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.