Melissa Frawley is a financial advisor with Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James Financial since 2009 and has been involved with Annapolitan Investment Group since 2005. Outside of her advisory roles, she is president of Annapolitan Investment Group LLC, an independent contractor support company. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning for individuals and families, focusing on tax, estate, business, education, and cash-flow planning. The firm emphasizes planning over discretionary portfolio management and delivers advice through in-person meetings and educational seminars.

Amanda Hopkins Clouser is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. She has been with RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at TIAA for nine years. RCS Financial Planning provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, ongoing subscription planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investing and long-term portfolio management, serving clients without account minimums and offering ongoing financial planning for qualifying asset levels.

Jason Dallacqua is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Investment Planning Associates, Inc. for eight years. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach informed by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, combining active and passive strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Grant is a financial advisor at CovingtonAlsina with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Worthington Financial Partners and Great Valley Advisor Group, as well as work in education at Towson University, Virginia Tech, and Parkside High School. He serves as Treasurer and Board Member for The Summit School, an institution supporting children with dyslexia and other learning differences. CovingtonAlsina manages approximately $189 million for around 470 clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a mix of direct and third-party management across a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

James Ellerson is a financial advisor with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 3 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with The Ellerson Group since 1995. He also serves as a trustee of family trusts. The Ellerson Group provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages a substantial asset base with a small advisory team, using a core-and-satellite investment approach focused on global diversification and typically employing no-load or low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Kelly Sheahan is a financial advisor at Calvert Wealth Management, Inc. in Dunkirk, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Calvert Wealth Management since 2012. Calvert Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside wealth planning and financial consulting. The firm emphasizes asset allocation over market timing and maintains diversified, risk-based portfolios with regular reviews.

Carly James is a financial advisor at Severn Financial Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Independent Financial Partners. Outside of financial advising, Carly is a certified yoga teacher affiliated with Yoga Factory, LLC. Severn Financial Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a fact-finding process and third-party tools to develop tailored plans on retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow topics, offering fixed-fee and hourly planning engagements rather than asset-based fees.

Lindsey Lloyd is a financial advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Crest Wealth Advisors, Lindsey worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and InFocus Financial Advisors. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and employer plan sponsors, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to develop tailored investment strategies, managing portfolios internally while coordinating across held-away accounts.

Robert Shaker is a financial advisor at Shaker Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Shaker Financial Services since 2004. Shaker Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, trusts, IRAs, and small-business retirement accounts, as well as institutional clients including other investment advisers and municipal and sovereign entities. The firm specializes in globally diversified portfolios composed mainly of closed-end funds, employing a quantitative “discount capture” approach to trading.

Paul Evans is a financial advisor at Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Black Island Capital, LLC and has been involved with the US Naval Academy Athletic Association since 2014. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning to individuals and families, focusing on non-discretionary advice regarding mutual funds, CDs, municipal bonds, annuities, and ETFs. The firm offers written financial plans through in-person consultations and educational seminars, combining broker-dealer registration with a primary emphasis on planning services.

Jonathan Mc Mahon is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked in the technology sector at Amobee, Inc. and Videology, Inc. Dauntless Advisory, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of cyclical and fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools in its fiduciary advisory role, offering access to advanced strategies including leverage and short selling through a subadviser.

Heather Anthony is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with CovingtonAlsina and has previously worked at The Colony Group LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management. CovingtonAlsina provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions and offers additional services such as tax preparation through an in-house CPA.

Matthew O’Keefe is a CFP® certificant with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent 16 years at Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with TFG Private Wealth Management, participating on the investment committee and managing separately managed accounts. Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning on a fee-only basis. The firm employs a mix of passive and active strategies informed by multiple analyses and modern portfolio theory, utilizing outside managers and specialized sub-advisors to implement unique strategies such as box-spread options.

Thaddeus Toal Jr. is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 10 years at Rockwood Wealth Management, LLC. RCS Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting, following an evidence-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

David Mckee is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. since 2001 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He is also an officer and vice president of Xanadu 1320 LLC, a non-investment-related business. Accordant Advisory Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $278 million in assets through a Raymond James-sponsored wrap-fee program.

David Cunningham is a financial advisor at Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. in Annapolis, MD, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Foxhall Capital Management, Inc. and Cunningham Capital Management, LLC. Westbourne Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as IRAs, trusts, corporate accounts, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with multi-year holding periods, maintains low portfolio turnover, and integrates operational control measures, managing approximately $449 million across several hundred accounts.

Allison Brown is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at BrightPath Wealth Advisors LLC. She has been with BrightPath since 2012 and also operates as a sole proprietor providing insurance sales and services. Additionally, she is a managing member of BrightPath Retirement Solutions LLC, focusing on tax planning. BrightPath Wealth Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm develops customized investment policy statements, employs fundamental analysis, and manages accounts with regular monitoring and periodic reviews.

Annika Mitchell is a Series 65 licensed advisor at 1 North Wealth Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she held various roles across several sectors including hospitality and education. 1 North Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, team-based approach using fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies, including an ESG option for interested clients.

Samantha Harris is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. She is affiliated with Scarborough Capital Management and has worked there since 2015, also holding a position at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018. Scarborough Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion for over 2,000 clients through a team of 13 advisors. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation framework and model portfolios to construct discretionary accounts, serving a mix of institutional and individual clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Ryan Ansted is a financial advisor with Scarborough Capital Management in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018 and has been with Scarborough Advisors, LLC dba Scarborough Capital Management since 2013. Scarborough Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion for over 2,000 clients through a team of 13 advisors. The firm primarily employs an asset-allocation framework and model portfolios to construct discretionary accounts, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional investors and individuals.