Chaz Billak is a CFP® professional at Bogart Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth, he worked at Avenue Wealth and Carahsoft, and spent four years at Virginia Tech. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services. The firm utilizes model portfolios alongside specialized options such as direct indexing and private-market alternatives, combining fundamental equity analysis with top-down asset allocation.

Allen Bruce is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company who holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 53 years of industry experience, including roles at The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and A.R. Bruce & Company Inc., where he also serves as president. Bruce is a guest lecturer at Howard University School of Business, delivering annual sessions on financial planning topics. He is also the treasurer of the Headley Carter Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through comprehensive and modular plans, access to third-party investment programs, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Brian Turner is a financial advisor at Procyon with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Quorum Recycling, LLC, a company that facilitates partnerships between U.S. and international recycling businesses. Procyon serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a fundamentally driven, customized investment approach through a combination of internal management and third-party relationships.

Thomas West is a financial advisor at SEIA with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Signator Investors, Royal Alliance Associates, and SEIA, where he has been since 2011. West is the founder of LifeCare Affordability Plan, a sole proprietorship focused on financial planning for long-term care financing, and serves as CEO of Longevity Strategists LLC, a software-driven networking business in the financial services industry. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm offers investment management, modular and comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a combined strategic and tactical investment approach guided by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee.

Mark Frenzel Sulyok is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Brighton Jones LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Mcadam Financial and held roles at Dickinson College. Brighton Jones LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, business entities, and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management services including family office services, discretionary investment management, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and access to private investment opportunities through a holistic, balance-sheet approach.

Gabriella Cajina Schafer is an associate advisor at SEIA with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and SES LLC. Gabriella also holds a Virginia insurance license, though she is not a producer. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm combines strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments using both quantitative and qualitative research, and it manages a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Hoffa is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2020, with prior experience at ANKURA Consulting Group and Dixon Hughes Goodman. Brighton Jones LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management services through a holistic, balance-sheet approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with access to private investment opportunities.

Justin Harris is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently a principal at Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC and has held roles at Cassaday & Company, Inc. and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. outside of his advisory work, he is a senior partner in multiple LLCs and involved in insurance sales including life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach focused on diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Brendan Condron is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cassaday, he held roles at OSAIC, EaseAlert, The Selling Factory, and Kidball Baseball Inc. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of consulting and financial planning services, supported by various corporate affiliations.

Kris Persinger is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Lexaurum Advisors in Washington, DC. His career includes roles at Brokers International Financial Services, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Summit Financial Group. He also operates Persinger Planning, LLC, providing financial planning and investment management services. LexAurum Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, institutional clients, and other advisory firms through a multi-advisor team. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, including a proprietary Golden Rule Program featuring low-cost ETF model allocations.

Harriet Fountain is a financial advisor with The Burney Company in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has been with The Burney Company since 2019 and previously worked at Macy's and Marshall's. The Burney Company serves mainly individual investors, including high net worth clients, as well as small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $3.59 billion in discretionary assets through a multi-team platform and offers discretionary equity portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation services via an affiliated CPA firm.

Deborah Kelly is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and Potomac Financial Group, where she provides financial advice to clients. Prior to these roles, she worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. Outside of her advisory work, she is an officer and president of D&E Kelly Services LLC, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities, with strategies aligned to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Kathleen Pena is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and JP Morgan Securities. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets for over 6,100 clients through a combination of advisor-led portfolios, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised solutions.

Matthew Plourde is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. He previously worked at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Plourde engages in part-time gig economy work on Task Rabbit. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional strategies and managing accounts with a focus on multi-asset diversification and resilience.

Thomas Raynor is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Congress Wealth Management LLC and previously worked at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. for thirteen years. Raynor is based in Columbia, MD. He is affiliated with CW Advisors, LLC, a multi-team firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, financial planning, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Pamela Mudd is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She is currently with AlphaCore Capital LLC and previously worked at SPC Financial, INC. and Sella & Martinic, LLC for over two decades. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, entities, and institutional investors. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, focusing on both traditional and alternative investment strategies, and offers services including tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Feisal Malik is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Spire Investment Partners since 2020, following prior roles at Bestvest Investments and his own practice. Since 2023, Malik has also served as Chief Compliance Officer for Spire as a Service, an outsourced compliance business for registered investment advisers. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, combining advisor-constructed portfolios, model strategies, and sub-advised solutions that include tactical, active, and passive investment approaches.

Gulielma Fager is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Rossby Financial, LLC, bringing five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Michael Bombardier PhD LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Friends School of Baltimore and is active as an author and speaker through Toler Financial Group LLC. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Kevin Pinto is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, having joined the firm in 2026. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and was involved with Wike Financial Dba Potomac Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of DHJ Advisors, LLC, a support company. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, and institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities, managing approximately $15.7 billion in assets with a multi-office platform.

Albert Mullan is a financial advisor at The Burney Company with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in roles at The Burney Company, DP Facilities Data Centers, Telos Corporation, James Madison University, and Loudoun County High School. The Burney Company serves primarily individual investors, including high net worth clients, as well as small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $3.59 billion in discretionary assets through a multi-team advisory platform that employs proprietary fundamental and quantitative models and offers a variety of investment options, including actively managed ETFs and OCIO services.