Nikyla Young is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Northwest Financial Advisors, LLC since 2017, concurrently working with LPL Financial and Northwest Financial LLC. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation-driven approach tailored to each client’s time horizon, risk tolerance, and objectives, implementing strategies primarily through LPL Financial custodial programs and its Outsourced Chief Investment Officer program.

Mitchel Schlesinger is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Evermay Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to joining Evermay, he held roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA and Stone Bridge Investment Partners LLC. Evermay Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a team-centric approach, tailoring investment strategies to client profiles that consider goals, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and time horizon, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary management across a range of asset classes.

Maureen Bigger is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Chesapeake Investment Management LLC since 2007 and also serves as CEO and President of Bigger & Company, LLC, an insurance firm she has led since 2005. Additionally, she is involved in retirement education through Novustar, LLC. Chesapeake Investment Management provides fee-based, discretionary asset management and consulting services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The firm focuses on customized portfolios with a mix of individual equities and fixed income, applying a variety of analytical methods and maintaining regular client communication and reporting.

Matthew Albritton is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC and previously worked at SageVest Wealth Management, Pegasus Financial Group, and Unitedplanners Financial Services of America. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a life insurance agent license. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions by providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to manage client portfolios and offers specialized services including retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

Harold Zirkin is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 33 years of industry experience. He is the principal of HZ Investments Inc., a firm he has led since 2021 after previously working at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. He also owns Harold Zirkin Fiduciary Services, through which he serves as trustee for multiple relationships outside his advisory firm. HZ Investments Inc. provides tailored portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach, managing discretionary accounts with client-specific investment policies focused on equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and real estate funds.

Ashley Barber is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC for 10 years and is based in Leesburg, VA. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and quantitative sector evaluations, offering a range of advisory and small-business consulting services.

Jeff Pomerantz is a financial advisor at Analog Capital Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AT&T for 21 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates accounting and tax services businesses, including Shield Tax Services, LLC, which assists clients with resolving tax issues. Analog Capital Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as subadvisory services to other investment advisers. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Pierre De La Croix Vaubois is a financial advisor at TritonPoint Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with TritonPoint since 2024 and has prior experience at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and various other organizations. TritonPoint Wealth, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary investment and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term asset allocation based on modern portfolio theory, incorporating public equities, fixed income, and private-market alternative investments to improve risk-adjusted outcomes.

Brett Bender is a financial advisor with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 1997 and AMJ Financial Wealth Management since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and owner of AMJ Financial LLC, where he manages office operations and accounting functions. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a research process that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to implement client-specific portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Michael Schimmel is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Arkadios Capital, Coastal Equities, Inc., Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC dba Fellows Financial Group, LPL Financial, and HSBC Securities. Schimmel is involved in insurance planning through Fellows Risk Solutions and maintains dual registrations with multiple advisory firms. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $407 million in client assets using a goals-based, evidence-based investment process that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative metrics to align long-term strategies with client preferences.

Alexander Schutz is a financial advisor at WMS Advisors, LLC with the designations ChFC® and Series 66 and six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Williams Associates, Grove Point Advisors, and Grove Point Investments. Outside of finance, he has been a varsity soccer coach at Holy Child School. WMS Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $281 million for individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs core asset-class oriented strategies using ETFs, index funds, individual securities, and select alternatives, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Jane O'mara is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at FBB Capital Partners since 2014. She is a managing member and owner of DELASHMUTT LLC, a maritime and real estate business, and serves as treasurer on the board of directors for Talbot Hospice, participating on both the investment and finance committees. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions on wealth and risk management, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs diversified, cost-effective investment strategies that include stocks, bonds, and alternative investments, supported by quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Jacob Hampton is a financial advisor with Pactolus and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He joined Pactolus in 2026 after working at Terra Alpha Investments for 11 years. Although he has no prior advisory industry experience before 2026, he has been with Pactolus for one year. Pactolus provides fee-based family office and wealth management services to high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and other wealth-planning services, typically managing client accounts on a discretionary basis and utilizing quantitative tools, sub-advisers, and bundled wrap-fee programs.

Ann Schnorrenberg is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Withum Wealth Management. She has worked at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd., Savant Capital Management, and Monument Wealth Management. Withum Wealth Management manages approximately $2.34 billion on a discretionary, fee-only basis for individuals, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based investment process with tax optimization and customized portfolios, offering integrated wealth management services for higher-balance clients.

Emily Lee is a financial advisor at Professional Financial Solutions, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at GDIT and S2 Analytical Solutions. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC primarily serves individual clients, including those with trusts, as well as small business owners, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, passive investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and manages over $409 million in client assets.

Tameem Qasem is a financial advisor at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Azzad, he worked at Progressive and held various roles including at George Mason University and State Farm. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trusts, small businesses, and other institutions. The firm specializes in socially responsible Islamic investing using proprietary screening tools and offers a range of asset-allocation strategies through its advisory team and affiliated mutual funds.

Brian Mackin is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently associated with West Financial Services, Inc. He has been with the firm in various roles since 2014. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion and employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term approach.

Sara Cortes is a CFP® at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC in Arlington, VA, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Evermay, she worked at the CFP Board for three years and spent fourteen years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Evermay Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm takes a team-centric approach, tailoring investment recommendations based on clients’ investor profiles and providing discretionary and non-discretionary management along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Alejandro Vela is a CFP® at FBB Capital Partners with five years of industry experience. He has been with FBB Capital Partners since 2016. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions on comprehensive wealth and risk management. The firm manages approximately $2.39 billion in assets through diversified, low-cost portfolios that include traditional and alternative investments, using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analyses.

Jonathan Marcellino is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining McLean Asset Management, he worked at Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell and has a background that includes academic roles at the University of South Carolina and Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $819.2 million in assets and employs a multi-advisor team of 17, utilizing Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset-allocation principles in its investment approach.