Tracy Clark is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently advising at Valic Financial Advisors since 2018. Her prior roles include positions at Capital One Advisors, LLC and Capital One Investing, LLC from 2016 to 2018. She is also an agent with Agia, involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Arturo Romo is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank, accumulating a decade of related experience before joining PNC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and implements portfolios via approved model strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Gregory Palacorolla is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following a 13-year tenure at Geier Asset Management, Inc. MAI Capital Management, LLC 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, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers a broad range of customized portfolio strategies supported by integrated financial planning and monitoring processes.

Garmai Forlorma is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Lockton Companies, Triad Advisors, Wells Fargo Advisors, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering comprehensive support through affiliated legal, accounting, and trust service entities.

Joseph Garrison is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2018 and previously spent 14 years with Strategic Wealth Management Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Garrison serves as a board member and Treasurer for Leadership Howard County, Inc., a nonprofit focused on community leadership development. Wealthspire Advisors manages approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serves individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation strategy, utilizing a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, private investments, and separate account managers, with a focus on tailored client service and centralized investment oversight.

Matthew Clark is a financial advisor at William Blair with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 10 years before joining William Blair in 2021. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Andrew Shope is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, as well as SunTrust Mortgage. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via approved model strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Ronald Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated Truist Investment Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and the AMC Advantage manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

Tara Brummell is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, having joined in 2022, and previously held roles at T. Rowe Price and Merrill. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the Community Leadership Board for the Y in Central Maryland and is involved with the Maryland chapter of the Exit Planning Exchange. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and integrates third-party platform and manager arrangements to support client portfolios.

Suzanne Mchugh is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Laurel, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Gwfs Equities, Inc., Rcm&D, Lockton Companies, LLC, and Lockton Financial Advisors, LLC, where she has served for over a decade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with services for Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage accounts. The firm delivers integrated financial planning and managed account solutions aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

John Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2011. 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 and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment options, model portfolios, and sub-advisory services.

Brian Keeney is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2024 and previously operated Keeney Financial Group. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality industry and education. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, utilizing third-party independent managers and proprietary private funds as part of its comprehensive portfolio management approach.

Martha Lord is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at USAA Financial Planning Services, RBC Capital Markets, and Truist Investment Services. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios managed via proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program.

Jordan Hucht is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2016 and has been associated with MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Hucht is co-owner of Vision Wealth Partners, LLC, a business involved in securities and advisory services, and participates in selling fixed insurance products through this entity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients nationally. The firm offers a wide range of managed-account programs and access to third-party asset managers, providing support through discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management, retirement consulting, and custody services.

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.

Lisa Kim is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked primarily within First Command-affiliated firms since 2026. Kim serves on the boards of Baltimore Hire Power, a nonprofit focused on job training and placement, and the Korean American Grocers Association of Maryland, where she assists with administrative and event activities. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized team that selects model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

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.

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.