Gregory Estes is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Councilor Wealth LLC and has held previous roles at May Barnhard Investments, Augustine Asset Management, and Intrepid Capital Management. Councilor Wealth provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and integrates financial planning with its advisory services.

Paula Friedman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. since 2013. She is the managing member of Retirement Researcher, LLC, a firm providing educational tools and resources on retirement income planning. McLean Asset Management Corporation offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs portfolio strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset allocation, with a focus on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and approved managers.

Brandyn Polmateer is a CFP® and ChFC® licensed financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with 10 years of industry experience. His prior career includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Co, MML Investors Services, Lifeworks Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual in various capacities spanning from 2015 to 2023. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a primarily long-term, customized investment approach and leverages multiple third-party advisory and platform relationships to support its strategies.

Jennifer Vanlandingham is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2004. D’Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting mainly to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven, globally diversified investment approach and manages approximately $1.32 billion across about 285 client relationships.

John Kelly is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors since 2009. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified, model portfolio strategies overseen by a weekly investment committee and integrates tax considerations closely with investment management, while managing a high client load through scalable, standardized processes.

Samantha Nash is a financial advisor with Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, she worked at Prostatis Financial Group, SFG Wealth Management, Life Plan Financial, and LPL Financial. Outside of finance, she has experience working in the hospitality industry at Old Stein Inn and Buddy's Crab & Ribs. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and non-profit organizations with fee-only wealth management. The firm employs a team-based, holistic approach integrating financial planning, portfolio management, tax, and business advisory services to align investment strategies with clients’ goals and tax situations.

David Petersen is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at FSA Wealth Partners in Rockville, MD. He has been with Financial Services Advisory, Inc. since 1982. FSA Wealth Partners is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately three-quarters of a billion dollars in assets, providing discretionary asset management and limited financial planning to individuals, business owners, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a technical analysis-driven investment process with an explicit exit framework, combining actively managed and indexed funds alongside tactical strategies.

Paul Meehan is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2006 and previously worked at Integrity Funds Distributor, Inc. from 2009 to 2016. Edgemoor Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, non-profits, and a registered investment company. The firm follows a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach focused on long-term capital appreciation, capital preservation, and income generation, managing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets across a six-advisor team.

Matthew Gelfand is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Princeton Global Asset Management LLC and has held prior roles at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Rockefeller Financial, and Tricolor Capital Advisors. Gelfand serves on the investment and compensation committees of The Forward Association, a charitable organization, and is a member of the Board of Advisors for The Journal of Taxation of Investments, contributing scholarly articles. Princeton Global Asset Management provides discretionary investment supervision and financial planning to individuals, pension funds, foundations, and endowments. The firm uses a fundamentally driven investment approach incorporating global macro, currency, and geopolitical analysis to build customized portfolios, often employing third-party platforms to manage held-away accounts and implement institutional consulting alongside individualized management.

Jennifer Stewart is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC. Her prior work includes roles at Evermay Wealth Management, Fastmarkets AMM, Argus Media, and Schlumberger Oilfield Services. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with attention to cash management and integration of non-managed assets.

Leslie Irby is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience and is currently with Rembert Pendleton Jackson, where she has worked since 2007. She holds a Series 65 license and is based in Vienna, VA. Irby has been with the firm through its various phases, including its operation as SSB Wealth Management, Inc. D/B/A Rembert Pendleton Jackson. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and plan sponsors. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach to design diversified asset allocations and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Austin Philbin is a financial advisor at Activ8 Family Office LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at OFS, Dynasty Securities, LLC, and Dynasty Financial Partners. Activ8 Family Office primarily serves professional athletes and their related families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm provides a Holistic Client Management Program that includes financial planning, investment management, cash management, and tax services, with portfolios tailored to clients’ individual objectives.

Patrick Mc Namara is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pathstone, Campbell Wealth, First Financial Group, and KPMG, as well as service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Glassman Wealth Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with a methodology that accounts for less-liquid investments and integrates non-managed assets into client reporting.

Alison Cain is a financial advisor at Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at her current firm since 2017, following a 12-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, she is involved in property management through a personal business entity. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of analytical approaches and ongoing portfolio monitoring to align investments with client goals and risk tolerance.

Kirstie Sturman is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with West Financial Services in various capacities since 2010. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion using a diversified, client-specific asset allocation approach with a focus on long-term investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Eric Harris is a financial advisor at Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Marathon Financial Group, LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Bay Theatre Company and the Central Maryland Chamber Foundation, and is involved in local community organizations in Laurel, MD. Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor models, and offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary mandates with oversight of third-party managers.

Victoria Trumbower is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Trumbower Financial Advisors LLC since 1996. Trumbower Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, small pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, foundations, trusts, estates, and personal service corporations with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and tax compliance services. The firm follows a documented five-step investment advisory process that emphasizes a Conservative Fixed Income component and generally favors managed mutual funds and broad index ETFs over separately managed accounts.

David Seamans is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Sargent Investment Group. His prior experience includes roles at William Blair, Greenhill & Co., Booz Allen Hamilton, and Merrill. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, corporations, and defined-contribution plans. The firm employs a consultative, goals-based process to create customized portfolios, utilizing a range of asset classes and third-party managers, and serves as an investment manager to pooled private funds.

Peter Pavlov is a financial advisor with Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Select Investment Solutions, PMP Advisors, Silk Invest LTD, and OFI Asset Management. Lynx Investment Advisory serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment consulting, manager research, and portfolio monitoring. The firm creates customized allocations implemented through vetted third-party managers and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, managing over $1 billion on a non-discretionary basis as of the end of 2024.

Sean Joiner is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Guardian Life and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, Joiner is involved in veteran employment placement through Transition Overwatch, LLC, and serves as co-executive director of FFG Cares, Inc., a charitable foundation supporting military veterans, disadvantaged youth, and medical research. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $355 million across 421 clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a collaborative team approach.