Maria Jose Blas Perez is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Menchie's and Italian Wine Merchants. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large financial group structure.

Zoila Chele is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of experience, having worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2020 and previously at Uceda Institute for four years. She is based in Cohoes, NY. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm leverages strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, offering a range of fee arrangements and operational tools such as model rebalancing and tax-aware techniques.

Ronald Rybij is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Albany, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is a general agent involved in the sales and service of life, health, and long-term care insurance. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts and access to third-party sub-advisers through a variety of managed-account programs and model portfolios.

Kieran Hughes is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at Key Investment Services LLC and prior experience at Shanz Beverage Center and involvement with the Capital District Youth Soccer League. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection and provides ongoing monitoring, due diligence, and supervisory oversight across its offerings.

Courtney Fagan is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS in Albany, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining &PARTNERS, Fagan worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Fidelity Investments, and Bassett Healthcare, among other roles. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party approaches.

Allen Kummu is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021. Prior to that, he was with The Ayco Company LP and Mercer Allied Company, L.P. for over two decades. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering tailored wealth management solutions through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Conor Bryant is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2014 and is also associated with Bryant Maloney Prinzo Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory roles, he is an owner of CJB Wealth Management, LLC and co-owner of Bryant Asset Management, LLC, companies engaged in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, supporting clients ranging from individuals to institutions.

Gregory Britton is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He worked at Atlas Private Wealth Management, LLC for 10 years before joining Connectus Wealth and then The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an enhanced open architecture investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds, with an emphasis on long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Grace Smith is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at PKS Advisory and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of her advisory roles, she spent time working at the Guilderland YMCA and The State University of New York at Albany. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm uses discretionary model portfolios managed internally and by third-party strategists, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment approaches.

Brian Woodfield is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2021 and previously spent five years with The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm combines centralized investment resources with tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group that includes banking and futures capabilities.

Matthew Valentine is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 14-year tenure at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate, charitable, and institutional participants. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Jason Heller is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory Services with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Investment Services and Harris & Murray since 2004 and has been with Kestra Advisory Services since 2016. He is also a general partner at Stage 2 Planning Partners of NY, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and investment advice supported by due diligence, serving clients with assets under management totaling approximately $79.8 billion.

Timothy Buff is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 63 designation and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Goldman Sachs & CO. LLC since 2017 and prior experience at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. He also worked at Le Moyne College earlier in his career. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, integrating capabilities across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide tailored investment solutions.

Thomas Ruppel is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, AXA Advisors LLC, and SUNY Oneonta. Outside of financial services, he was involved with T Shirt Graphics for two years. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Faye Abou Nafeh is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation. She joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Cosmea for Trade and Industry. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and a broad range of affiliated and unaffiliated managers to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Philip Geleta is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill and Zeem Solutions. Prior to his advisory career, he held roles at Toms Tents of Halfmoon and Dicks Sporting Goods, and he attended the University at Albany. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to deliver tailored wealth management solutions across a variety of offerings.

James Halley is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and institutional participants. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering tailored solutions through both discretionary and non-discretionary management within a large integrated financial group.

Sonya Griffin is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for 17 years and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2024 and LPL Financial since 2025. Outside of her advisory roles, she is a business owner of Stella's Handy Helpers, LLC. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering services such as financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach combines individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Brian Smith is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Albany, NY, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Mercer before joining Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank in various roles since 2017. Smith also serves as a Notary Public. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital advisory solutions and managed accounts, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency under the ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Sean Ryan is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Woodbury Financial Services Inc, Roussel & Associates, UBS, and Benchmark International. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth, Private Family Office support, and retirement plan education.