David Donges is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Canton, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at KeyBank and Key Investment Services from 2016 to 2022. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based investment programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessments and delegated portfolio management with mutual funds and ETFs.

Matthew Ferris is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (a New York Life firm) based in Dover, Ohio. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience, including ongoing roles at Ferris Financial, LLC and New York Life since 2003. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for a local nonprofit, Toys 4 Christmas, which provides free toys to children in need. Eagle Strategies offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm’s approach involves a range of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client and Plan Sponsor objectives, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Benjamin Minard is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2013 and is co-owner of MaPP Investment Service, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a business consultant through Minard Executive Strategies LLC and serves as an advisory board member for the MWCD Social Welfare Trust. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors, providing back-office operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and discretionary model portfolios, serving both retail and institutional clients.

Austin Fearon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and MaPP Investment Service, LLC since 2023 and previously was employed at the University of Mount Union and Garaway High School. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and discretionary model portfolios, while acting as a platform and operations provider for affiliated advisors.

Stephen Ericksen is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as power of attorney for a family member. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory solutions tailored to client needs, integrating proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Heather Milburn is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth and Rea Wealth Management since 2010. 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 around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Carrie Robson is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Canton, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, Merrill, and Robert W Baird & Co. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers comprehensive services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Melissa Johns is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 10 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Ally Invest Advisors, Citizens Securities Inc., and CITIZENS Bank. In addition to her advisory work, she manages client service teams supporting Ally Bank customers. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with affiliated Empower entities, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts within plan lineups established by plan sponsors.

Paul Gorgas is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Edward Jones in New Philadelphia, OH, where he has worked since 1998, totaling 27 years of industry experience. He is the sole proprietor of Gorgas, LLC, a private limited liability company. Edward Jones serves more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management services through a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, access to separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Stephen Malek is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Canton, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2023, he worked at Huntington Financial Advisor and The Huntington Investment Company from 2018 to 2022. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, using a process that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence. The firm applies an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations and offers services on a non-discretionary basis, with clients retaining final decision-making authority.

Kevin Surnear is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2024, he worked at Ohio Roofing and Restoration Solutions, Inc. and operated Surnear Insurance and Financial Services, INC. from 2013 to 2024. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment options. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates through a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Philip Robinson II is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Massillon, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals for two years and Teva Pharmaceuticals for eleven years. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

David Yoder is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Millersburg, OH, holding 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primevision Financial Group since 2025 and PFS Investments Inc. since 2012, and prior to that was employed with Alpine Cabinets. Outside of his advisory work, Yoder owns Yoder CAD Design LLC, a custom cabinetry business. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices and uses model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers, supported by custodial and trade execution services.

Jeffrey Craft is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He currently works at Cetera and has held previous roles at Avantax Advisory Services and related firms. Outside of his advisory career, he owns and operates J Craft Consulting LLC, an accounting and tax preparation firm. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a large network of over 10,000 advisors.

William Butler is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Primerica Advisors since 1985 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sale of home security and automation products through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and a limited number of separately managed account options to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes third-party asset managers and a wrap-fee structure to deliver its investment solutions.

Bartley Hostetler is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab who holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2007 and previously spent 11 years with Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Hostetler is an independent contractor serving as a basketball official for junior and high school contests and is also a silent partner investor in an agriculture-related business. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary managed account services with a multi-asset investment approach supported by centralized operations and a formal alternative-investment process.

Joshua Daniels is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in New Philadelphia, OH, holding 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors since 2007 and Primerica Financial Services since 2006. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation referrals through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, which offers model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and employs a tiered wrap fee structure while delegating trading to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Karl Elsass is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2005. He has been affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, Elsass serves on several local nonprofit boards, including the Wadsworth Tax Incentive Review Council and Meals on Wheels of Wadsworth, and participates in community organizations such as the Wadsworth Rotary Foundation and the Wadsworth Schools Business Advisory Council. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies, with various custody and platform options tailored to client objectives.

Carson Gessner is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in New Philadelphia, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked at Newton Asphalt Paving, Vertical Knowledge, and AXS Group. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Gary Aller is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in New Philadelphia, Ohio, holding 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at PFS Investments Inc. since 2007 and Primerica Financial Services since 2006. Outside of advisory services, Aller is involved in the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts. The firm uses third-party asset managers and offers an exclusively percentage-based, tiered wrap fee structure.