Mario Melidona is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsford, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having six years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance, and he is also involved in physical therapy through ownership of Melidona Physical Therapy, PLLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Barbara Bensink is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2025. She previously worked for Forte Capital LLC for ten years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by both internal research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and administrative family office capabilities.

Miriam Bianchini is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Citizens Securities, Inc. and Citizens Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a personal real estate investment venture. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs and brokerage and insurance products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment strategy selection combined with ongoing monitoring and due diligence, operating within the KeyCorp group and maintaining connections with affiliated banking and capital markets entities.

Nicholas Lapenna is a financial advisor at &Partners with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. &Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and manages accounts through both proprietary and third-party strategies, providing services on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Christopher Porpiglia is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes over a decade with Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Ann Knaak is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with both Commonwealth Financial Network and RFG Associates LLC since 2021. Prior to her advisory roles, she was employed at Nazareth College of Rochester and College Assistance Plus. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad support platform including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Melissa Siesto is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has held roles at Verro Financial Group, JR Special Events, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life insurance. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Antonio Monti is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at KeyBank since 2020. Outside of finance, he works as a bartender and server at AVID Indoor Golf, a venue offering golf simulators during the off-season. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs and investment products. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment model selection with ongoing monitoring and provides access to third-party discretionary managers while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Christopher Neitz is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for a total of 12 years. Neitz is also involved as co-owner of DeVille LLC, a real estate business, and owns CNMK Operational Support LLC, a financial advisory practice. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering various investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Collin Oshea is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2024, following roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Rucci, Bardaro & Falzone PC, and Grant Thornton LLP. He took a year in 2017 to hike the Appalachian Trail. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Joseph Nacca is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2025. Prior to this, he spent 21 years at Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in youth sports through a compliance position with the Snowmellow Alpine ski racing club. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates uniquely as a registered broker-dealer, providing securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking services.

Sara Overslaugh is a financial advisor at &Partners with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and manages accounts through both in-house advisors and third-party managers.

Bruce Gaynor is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Wealthpoint LLC (Capital Financial Planning). 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 network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and a proprietary separately managed account program.

David Khalil is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He previously worked at QCI Asset Management, Inc. for 29 years before joining his current firm. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, offering a range of investment solutions that combine passive and active management supported by quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Adil Masood is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Achieve Wealth Partners LLC for six years and Forte Capital LLC for 26 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the management committee of Fleur City Holding Co. LLC, a holding entity. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by both internal research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax, accounting, and administrative family office services.

Matthew Melia is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Investment Services, Canandaigua National Bank, and M&T Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA employer retirement relationships. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while relying on both model and customized portfolios.

Elliott Hillman is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has prior experience at Cambridge Associates spanning from 2020 to 2026 and worked at St Bonaventure University from 2016 to 2020. Hillman is based in Pittsford, NY. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes diversified, risk-class based allocations combining passive and active managers, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Underwood is a CFP® professional with 49 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has been affiliated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of Coordinated Wealth Planning, a life insurance brokerage firm. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory programs and broker-dealer services, offering custody, execution, and brokerage alongside investment advice.

Jason Navolio is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Key Investment Services LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, M&T Securities, and TIAA-CREF. He is a board member of the Henrietta Chamber of Commerce, where he coordinates events and promotes membership. Key Investment Services LLC provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various wrap-fee programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring, leveraging due diligence and supervisory oversight within its corporate affiliations.

John Moose is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2018, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and their individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.