William Peck is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He worked at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 13 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2018. Peck serves as a board member and treasurer of the Kernan Hospital Endowment and is an investment committee member for the University of Maryland Medical System. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs, using both in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Devin Williams is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at firms including Forthright Capital Partners, Aston Carter, and Cassaday and Company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and serves hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Melinda Manning Robinson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including T Rowe Price and Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she works part-time at TJ-Maxx in Pasadena, Maryland. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, leveraging integrated platforms for recordkeeping and administration. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning services and serves a large participant base relative to its adviser headcount.

Lesa Crosser is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wms Partners LLC for 14 years before joining HB Wealth in 2025. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning, combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private investment strategies.

Lorraine Flowers is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 38 years of industry experience. She is an Investment Advisor Representative at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she owns The Flowers Financial Group, through which she acts as a life and health insurance agent. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a range of clients from small plans to large institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds.

Kimberly Wright is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Janney Montgomery Scott, where she has worked since 2018, following a prior role at Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory work, she is a partner in MKW Properties, LLC, an entity involved in property management and related activities. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs with both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Robert Hopkins is a financial advisor at William Blair with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 17 years before joining William Blair in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of the Baltimore Cemetery Association and the Maryland Historical Society, chairs the investment committee of St. John’s Church, Western Run Parish, and is president of the Thomas Wilson Foundation for the Children of Baltimore City. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven strategies across various asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

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.

James Gauthier is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and was previously employed at Maryland Capital Management, LLC. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and quantitative screening alongside third-party managers and individual securities to build client programs.

Kobe Bolanos is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently with Kestra Advisory. He has worked at Kestra Advisory and affiliated firms since 2021 and has prior experience at Armstrong Flooring, Under Armour, Stevenson University, Kohl’s, and Ruby Tuesday. Outside of advisory duties, he holds roles involving investment operations and registered representative activities at Kestra-related entities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervisory framework.

Marc Shuster is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Timonium, MD, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and has been the owner of MJS Financial Group, LLC since 2007. Outside of advisory services, Shuster is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products and property and casualty insurance through appointments with outside carriers, and he is also a personal investor in cryptocurrencies. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working extensively with institutional plan sponsors and integrating advisory and insurance solutions within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Kaitlin Zook is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with HB Wealth Management, having joined the firm in 2025 after six years at WMS Partners, LLC. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing a mix of public and private investment strategies and providing consolidated quarterly reporting.

Nicholas Hood is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Services, he held roles at National Life Group, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and MassMutual, among others. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Nick Hood Photography and has been involved with Towson University’s Stephens Hall Theatre for nearly two decades. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments, and operates both as a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser.

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.

Dimitrios Prassos is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and over 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in part-time accounting and consulting for startup businesses and is also a writer and author. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Scott Levin is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life of Vermont since 1994. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Levin provides college planning seminars and assists parents with preparing for college expenses. Equity Services, Inc., dba ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilizes multiple advisory platforms, including third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

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.

Victoria Lepore is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney since 2017 and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates in 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is a one-quarter owner of Shore Fun LLC, which manages a condominium in Ocean City, Maryland. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Ryan Stellmann is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2021. Prior to joining Janney, he held roles at SIA Solutions, Rockywold Deephaven Camps, Natural Concerns, the University of Maryland, and Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Burton Daniel is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney and Wells Fargo clearing and advisory firms. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of a nonprofit supporting blood cancer patients and consults on a baby clothing subscription box business. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base and offers brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.