William Crossan III is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including New York Life Insurance Company, Eagle Strategies, and OneAmerica Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in life coaching through Campfire Culture. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products, alternative investments, and integrated lending options.

John Blair is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial services. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and has prior experience with Maryland Capital Management, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and utilizes a client-specific investment framework that combines quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Chloe Sedlar is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. She has previously worked at T. Rowe Price and Financial Council, Inc., and held roles outside finance, including at Genova's To Go and Westminster High School. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Martin Eby is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at HB Wealth since 2025 and previously spent 31 years at WMS Partners, LLC. He serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee and a board member for Cristo Rey, a nonprofit organization. HB Wealth Management 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 combined quantitative and qualitative investment approach across a broad range of public and private strategies.

Steven Dengler is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Mariner Finance LLC for one year. In addition to his advisory role, Dengler is a non-credit instructor at Cecil Community College. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a broad range of clients, including large institutional investors.

William Brandenburg is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with the Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2005. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, and it also serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Pierce Dahlka is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and other organizations before joining T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers retirement-focused financial planning and investment management primarily for individual investors and households. Their approach combines nondiscretionary goals-based planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary portfolio management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

Kenneth Watson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2018, following prior roles at BB&T Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by an Equity Research team and supervisory oversight.

Terese Hopper is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an online discretionary model account available by invitation to PNC Bank employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and delegates investment implementation and proxy voting to third parties.

Todd Wickwire is a financial advisor with HB Wealth who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at WMS Partners, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. He is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University Maryland. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with client objectives, incorporates a capital markets outlook, and utilizes a comprehensive investment process that includes both public and private strategies.

David Hunter is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown Advisory in Baltimore, MD. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2007. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies, including sustainable investing and private-fund programs.

Thomas Rogers is a financial advisor at William Blair with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2021, following four years at Brown Advisory. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, sub-advisory arrangements, and private investment opportunities.

Michael Grossman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at &PARTNERS and has previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, EMSAR, ICSEP, and T. Rowe Price. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional entities, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and both proprietary and third-party strategies, managing accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Gregory James is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at various T. Rowe Price entities starting in 2019 and has experience at the National Museum of Transportation and American University. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an online planning tool and financial advisor access.

Kali Lambert is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney, she worked at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory career, she is involved with Rev Cycle Studio and FS8 Pilates. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate sponsors, and municipal clients, offering services such as brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michele Hartman is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. She also owns Michele Hartman Financial Services, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Robert Ankuma is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Edward Jones, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and PNC Bank. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused financial planning and investment management program for individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary account management and employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations in retirement planning.

Kevin Pittman is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation for 10 years and Ameriprise for 10 years in total. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing a combination of in-house and outside strategists alongside technology-enabled tools.

Kaitlyn Rothaus is a CFP® professional at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory, she worked at Mosaic Asset Partners for three years and has experience in educational institutions including Johns Hopkins University and The SEED School of Maryland. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Andrew Hoffman is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at several mortgage firms and served in AmeriCorps City Year. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, implementing model portfolios with tax-aware strategies and providing interactive financial planning tools.