Theodore Leasure is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Capital Fiduciary Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2017. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Phillip Garrett is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional clients, and sports professionals. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services within many client relationships.

Brett Somerville is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company and Cartica Management. Cerity Partners advises a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and access to alternative and private market solutions through a combination of quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection.

Charles Moore III is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 11 years with The Family Firm. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with independent manager selection and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Michael O'Leary is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners in 2024, he worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Lowell Blake & Associates, and State Street Bank. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Brian Hutt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has roles with multiple related entities including AP Benefit Advisors, LLC and Bluepoint Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an investor in a popcorn company and holds investor roles in a community bank and a holding company related to life insurance. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Donna Cabrisses is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. Her career includes positions at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, as well as extended tenure within various Truist entities since 2018. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jacqueline Lonnerdal is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. She also serves as a notary without compensation. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and a range of portfolio construction strategies.

Jonathan Kobets is a financial advisor with Chevy Chase Trust Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., and Neuberger Berman LLC. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with personal trust, family wealth and financial planning services, and institutional custody. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and sector themes, blending fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

J. Hunter Hart is a CFP® and Series 66-credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Carson Wealth and has held prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LPL Financial, and Merrill. Hart is also involved with Equity Planning, Inc. and CWM, LLC, both SEC-registered firms where he provides financial planning and advisory services. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with more than 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients using a model portfolio approach overseen by an Investment Committee, and it integrates various technology and custodial partnerships to support portfolio management and reporting.

Samuel Sandler is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company for 38 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners serves a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and business entities, providing customized wealth management services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax services, and insurance placement. The firm’s investment approach combines client-specific profiles with quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Scott Dillie is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2017. Prior to joining Wealthspire, he worked at Capital Fiduciary Advisors, LLC for three years. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Reston, VA. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serving nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm uses an institutional-style asset allocation approach and offers a range of services such as wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting.

Joming Chiang is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026, he worked at SOL Capital Management Company, Universal Investment, DWS, and Blackrock. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework that emphasizes client-specific profiles, quantitative analysis, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Frank Bartolini is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model and offers multiple managed account options, including customized portfolios and model-driven strategies.

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.

Rosani Hernandez Madrid is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, she worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2017, and at Onemain Financial from 2013 to 2017. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various program types and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Karly Holland is a CFP® professional at EP Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2026, she worked at Divergent Planning, LLC and Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, utilizing customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Matthew Mc Lane is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Leesburg, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life insurance marketing through The McLane Agency, Inc. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services utilizing a variety of investment strategies and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

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.