Toni Whaley is a financial advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She is the owner and vice president of Paladin Advisor Group, a full-service financial planning practice, and serves as president of the Chartwell Business Park Association. Additionally, Whaley is president of the National Tax-Deferred Savings Association, focusing on advocacy and education for supplemental retirement savings plans. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Matthew Diehl is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns two rental properties. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various programs, including customized portfolio options managed under client-approved investment policies.

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.

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® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2018. Prior to Wealthspire, she worked at AXA Advisors LLC from 2015 to 2018. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with about 220 advisors and nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offering services such as wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting.

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.

Peter Keating is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with United Planners' Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner and currently manages Chesapeake Capital Associates, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Zenith Marketing Group Inc and Howard County Junior Striders. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a notable focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.

Jonathan Lipchin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and Founders Financial Securities, LLC. He is also the owner of Lipchin Wealth Management LLC, a private entity focused on securities, advisory, and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs, operational support, and investment management services. The firm offers multiple program structures and 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.

Monica Kim is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and other firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Grace Boyle is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Keeney Financial Group and Freedom Mortgage. Outside of finance, she has experience working at Cottage Cafe. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes and manages proprietary private funds and interval funds alongside third-party investment managers.

Jennifer Kutchey is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining MAI, she worked for 13 years at Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC. MAI Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and provides additional services such as trust administration and insurance through its affiliates.

Stephanie Boddiford is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. She has worked with Bankers Life and related entities since 2021 and previously held positions at T Rowe Price and Holland and Sherry. In addition to her advisory role, she is an appointed insurance agent authorized to sell Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and ongoing portfolio management using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

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.

Timothy Chesser is a CFP® professional working with LPL Financial in Baltimore, MD, with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Williams Asset Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of finance, he is a contracted pianist at the Church of the Nativity and also works as a piano instructor. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory programs and financial planning services supported by research and model portfolios.

Sara Bove is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors in 2022, she held roles at Nepenthe Home Brew LLC and Sliders Bar and Grill, LLC, and worked with the Howard County Public School System. Outside of advising, she is involved with Nepenthe Brewing Co. as a bartender. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, brokerage, insurance, and third-party asset management services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, leveraging multiple program sponsors and third-party managers to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Anne London is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equitable Advisors since 1999. She was previously associated with Axa Advisors, LLC for over two decades. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an investment committee member and honorary National Vice President of the National Council of Jewish Women and serves on the board of the Hebrew Burial and Social Services Society in Baltimore. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management for individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model utilizing third-party asset managers and offers both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to clients.

Gavin Alwine is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with a Series 66 credential and approximately one year of experience in the industry. His prior work experience includes roles at Keystone Bean LLC, PetSmart, Chick-fil-A, Crescent Industries, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model that combines advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.