Ronald Quaranta III is a CFA® charterholder currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2026. He has prior experience at Vivaldi Capital Management and Paragon Advisors, Inc., and was involved in operating Caffe Capri Italian Bar & Grille for 15 years. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies and third-party managers, with capabilities in private funds and alternative investments.

Michael Zembala is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Beachwood, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2009 and Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed to sell and service fixed insurance products, including annuities and various life and health insurances. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a broad range of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team, combining large-scale advisory operations with various non-advisory product activities.

Norman Merhaut is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. who holds a Series 63 designation and has 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Planmember Securities Corporation since 2007 and has been president of NJM Inc., a company focused on marketing fixed annuities, since 1987. He also maintains a long-term association with Northern Life Insurance Company. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of investment programs including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

William Garten is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd in Beachwood, OH, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, Garten is an author and published poet with five books released through Cork Hill Press. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Terence Sullivan is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. He worked for Paragon Advisors, Inc. for 28 years before joining Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house security and fixed-income strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation.

Timothy Carneval is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is based in Cleveland, OH. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies through both in-house and third-party managers and offers integrated financial planning, trust administration, and insurance services.

Timothy Cohen is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameriprise, The Huntington National Bank, W&S Brokerage Services, and Western & Southern Life during his career. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach that integrates third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank models, offering a range of wrap-fee programs through the Envestnet MAS platform.

Brian Adams is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at PNC Investments LLC and Huntington Investment Company. Adams has been with Fifth Third Securities and Fifth Third Bank since 2019. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account Platform, incorporating various portfolio management strategies and tax-efficient options.

Kaitlin Compernolle is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with LPL Financial and in digital marketing and counseling roles. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a range of advisory programs and access to third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Daniel Goldfarb is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, LPL Financial, and Planned Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Solon Chamber of Commerce and is the founder of College Consultants Group, an education consulting business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Linda Graham is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Bainbridge, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2001 and concurrently with Fifth Third Bank since 1999. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm combines its municipal-advisor registration with a corporate affiliation to Fifth Third Bank, providing access to multiple discretionary managed-account programs and specialized features such as direct indexing and tax-overlay services.

Jeffrey Kerbler is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2013. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Dillon Giardini is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Northwestern Mutual. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and multiple wrap programs through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and third-party UMA model managers.

Joseph Milford is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life). He has also worked with JAM Wealth Partners LLC, Capital Edge Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., and Vines Financial Group LLC. Milford volunteers on the Investment Committee for the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers a variety of program types, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marc Schrade is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2013. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs. Their Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering is an invitation-only, employee pilot program that uses algorithm-driven model strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

Kurt Nye Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2014. He is a board member of the United Way of Greater Cleveland, where he assists in reviewing investment portfolios and participates in board meetings. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated companies.

Sherri Kitzberger is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale and service of fixed insurance products. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutional clients. The firm offers a Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

John Zaller is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the City Mission of Cleveland and is president of the City Mission Endowment Foundation, where he oversees financial records and investment portfolios. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and foundations. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and serves in both product-sponsor and advisory capacities, managing a variety of private funds and affiliated investment vehicles.

Michael Conley is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2013. Conley serves as a non-profit board member for the City of Highland Heights Board of Building and Zoning Appeals. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, leveraging a network of investment adviser representatives and access to third-party asset managers and proprietary model portfolios.

Jean Thornburg is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments since 2012. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist offering for employees. This program uses algorithmic risk assessment and delegated portfolio management with mutual funds and ETFs.