Oleksa Gerlak is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has previously worked at ProShares and CNR Securities, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to create tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Michelle Barry is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Her career includes roles at Grove Point Investments, H. Beck, and Hornor Townsend and Kent. At Transamerica, she may also perform home office functions supporting other business units. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Jennine Lacroix is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors in Annapolis, MD since 2002. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach and a mix of investment vehicles.

Kelly Nowottnick is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at WMS Partners and PNC Bank. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies and offers services including outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory solutions.

Joshua Martin is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also an agent for Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm manages investment portfolios and financial plans through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and offering tax-aware and impact overlays.

Stefana Stan is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she worked at the State Employee Federal Credit Union and held various roles at Binghamton University and the Niskayuna School District. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates proprietary research, tactical allocation models, and affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities to tailor solutions across multiple platforms and fee arrangements.

Tyree Chapman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and McLean Asset Management Corporation. Chapman is based in Washington, DC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s approach utilizes proprietary software and model portfolios from Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Alex Dansberger is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group. Outside of advisory work, he dedicates time as a financial advisor involved in fixed insurance activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based allocations that combine passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools.

Andrea Dykes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has been a Managing Partner and agent at Howard Insurance since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products and acts as a referral source for health insurance and employee benefits. TLG Advisors, Inc. provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Makendy Massillon is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and concurrently with Truist Investment Services, Inc. since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jessica Lee is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes roles at RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley, where she served in various capacities from 2012 to 2025. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, combining discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Margaret Hunter Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a co-trustee of a family trust, assisting with administrative decisions. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Brachman is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has worked with multiple Steward Partners entities since 2016 and previously held a role at Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on the advisory board of Ethos ESG, providing strategic guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management and financial planning services.

Nadira Deery is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2017. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, Truist Investment Services, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Kimberly Magaha is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2004. Magaha serves on the Board of Trustees for two retirement plans sponsored by Wicomico County and related local entities. Wealthspire Advisors serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering customized wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process and institutional-style asset allocation across a diversified range of investments.

Alvin Fonkoua Sop is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2019, following prior roles at Charles Schwab and Winthrop University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm employs strategic allocation models and manager selections supported by proprietary analytics and provides access to a broad range of investment and advisory services through the Goldman Sachs network.

Michael Ferguson is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Clarendon Wealth Management since 2016 and at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Karen Fields is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products and is the owner of Fields Financial, LLC. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, as well as retirement-plan and IRA advisory services. The firm combines model portfolios, independent strategists, and technology-enabled tools to provide predominantly non-discretionary investment management across a broad product shelf.

Jackson Traxler is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Truist Advisory Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, along with broker-dealer services, variable insurance products, and investment banking through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Kenneth Clarke is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2016 and also has experience with Peake Financial and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Clarke is involved with Peake Financial Group LLC as a financial representative focused on insurance and investments. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.