Jotie Hirkissa is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various roles at Key Investment Services, KeyBank, and Citizens Bank since 2017. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm employs a multi-provider model and integrates services with KeyCorp affiliates to deliver a range of investment and advisory capabilities.

Michael Peters is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at MAI Capital Management since 2024. His prior roles include positions at WCG Wealth Advisors and Treloar & Heisel, among others. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers services including trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Danielle Bailey is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Allentown, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Keller Williams and IVC Wealth Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she pursues real estate as a part-time activity, assisting friends and family with residential property transactions. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-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 and providing optional tax and ESG overlay services.

Bradley Shermeto is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Carson Wealth in Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to joining Carson Wealth and its affiliated entity CWM, LLC in 2025, he worked for Louis Plung & Company for six years and Technip FMC for one year. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients through discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services supported by a centrally managed Investment Committee.

Cory Phillips is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Fort Pitt Capital Group, and Edward Jones. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a comprehensive 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 within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Michael Alder is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2021 and has been with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the Swissvale Recreation Board and the Swissvale Zoning Board of Adjustments, and he manages a small commercial cleaning business. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Lawrence Feder is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, with investments in mutual funds and ETFs and automated portfolio management features.

Seth Silverman is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2016. He serves as chairman of the board of directors for St Margaret's Foundation in Pittsburgh, which assists hospital patients with essential needs not covered by insurance. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing around $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, brokerage services, and multiple advisory programs.

Brendan Ward is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and Wealth Management Partners, LLC since 2011. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted under Wealth Management Partners, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, providing operations, technology, investment management, and compliance support while allowing advisors discretion in constructing client portfolios.

Santo Liberto is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Fort Pitt Capital Group Inc. and LLC. Focus Partners Wealth 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 separate account managers, and private funds.

George Orr III is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1997 in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, Orr serves as a board member for C3 Compassion, a charitable organization addressing childhood poverty, and is involved in several non-compensated healthcare governance roles at Heritage Valley Health System, including patient safety, medical group, institutional review board, and board of directors committees. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

Galen Greiner is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2009. Prior to that, he was employed at Janney Montgomery Scott and Parker/Hunter Incorporated. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Michael Flynn is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Allison Park, PA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, and Secure Money Advisors among other firms. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program using proprietary algorithms and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Cole Lewis is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 license and four years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including PNC Investments LLC and IC Advisory Services, Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm's approach uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegated portfolio management with mutual funds and ETFs.

Kimberly Weidner is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments since 2004. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

David Zabela is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His career includes roles at Fort Pitt Capital Group, Key Investment Services, TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and Fidelity. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees, which utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

Mariano Lopez is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Fort Pitt Capital Group, Citizens Securities Inc., and PNC Wealth Management. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction through an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Dominique Johnson is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Citizens Securities, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and several other firms. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments to recommend investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

John Bachman III is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with PNC Investments LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Sterling Real Estate Ventures LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and uses mutual funds and ETFs in its investment approach.

Brian Smith is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities. He has spent the entirety of his career at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, with overlapping roles dating back to 1994. Outside of his advisory duties, Smith serves as a board member for the Andrew C. Virostek Foundation and Lifetime Financial Growth and is involved in limited legal drafting of wills. Park Avenue Securities, part of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and advisory services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and specialized investment solutions.