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 bringing seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital strategy platform that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Andrew Leach is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024 and previously spent six years at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and five years at ARK Financial Services, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Stephen Rosen is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Hightower since 2013. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing. The firm serves pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other financial institutions through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Timothy Conley is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with robust internal standards and oversight, supported by its large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Conor Wolchesky is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has held roles at various associated firms, including Raymond James Financial Services and Philleo & Ialeggio Wealth Strategies. Wolchesky has ownership involvement in Philleo Private Wealth Management. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Terrell Allen III is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with credentials including Series 65 and Series 66. He has professional experience spanning multiple roles, including positions at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland prior to joining Voya Financial Advisors in 2026. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management through wrap and unified managed account programs, and access to brokerage and insurance products. The firm combines model portfolios, affiliated strategies, and third-party management with a significant focus on non-discretionary assets and integrates broker-dealer activities alongside advisory services.

Joseph Garrison is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. 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 serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio review.

William Brockman is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has worked with several notable firms including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the NAIFA-GWDC Helping Hands Society and is an elder at Wallace Presbyterian Church, where he participates in financial oversight. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing advisory services primarily through third-party asset manager platforms, emphasizing client-directed implementation and non-discretionary management.

Carmen Woodson is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked within the Truist organization since 2010, including roles at Truist Bank and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Arthur Adler III is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Chevy Chase Trust since 2005. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management as well as personal trust and family wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversification, serving primarily multi-million dollar client relationships.

Edilawit Tesfaye is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup Global Markets, Tesfaye worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Citibank, Greystar, and SunTrust Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and market roles that reflect its large institutional scale.

Christopher Pirtle is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career spans roles at Ameritas entities since 2006, Mellon Street Investment Trust since 2013, and Peake Financial Wealth Management since 2003. Outside of advisory services, he is CEO and Chairman of the Board at Wellcentric Health Group Inc., which provides healthcare and pharmacy services for government-managed care programs in Washington, DC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm provides fee-based asset management through various programs and focuses on retirement-plan advisory services alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jackie Fontana is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2025. Prior to this, she worked at Fbb Capital Partners from 2020 to 2024. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and disruptive ideas, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles in its services.

Robert Eubank is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2012. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on secular trends and sectors, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client needs.

William Tyson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Betz Financial Advisory, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a pastor at Woodlawn Baptist Church, where he occasionally speaks and oversees a small volunteer staff. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Andrew Kline is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and ARK Financial Services, LLC. He participates on the investment committee of Raffa Wealth Management, meeting annually to review investment strategies. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Tara Brummell is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience currently advising at Truist Advisory Services. She previously worked at T. Rowe Price and Bank of America, among other firms. Brummell serves on the Community Leadership Board for the Y in Central Maryland and is a prospective board member of the Maryland chapter of the Exit Planning Exchange. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by third-party platforms and dedicated oversight teams.

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.

Tyrone Chaplin Jr. is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple financial services firms, including United Financial Services and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is part owner of Allied Nursing Services, LLC, a company focused on elderly care services. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.