Joseph Dawkins is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with SEIA and has held prior roles at firms including Royal Alliance Associates, JHFN SII, Raymond James Financial, and Buckhorn Capital Management. He also serves as an advisor for Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. SEIA is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a structured investment process that combines strategic asset allocation with tactical and security selection approaches.

Harrison Fresh is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Corbett Road Wealth Management and OSAIC before joining Cassaday. He also serves as a notary in Virginia. Cassaday & Company provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing over $7 billion in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing actively managed funds, ETFs, fixed income, and model portfolios aligned with written investment policy statements.

Scott George is a financial advisor with Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc in Reston, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience, including 37 years with Mason Securities, Inc. and 28 years with Mason Investment Advisory Services. Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc. manages approximately $15.67 billion for over 1,000 clients through a team of 31 advisors. The firm focuses on fee-based financial planning, separately managed accounts, and institutional services such as outsourced chief investment officer engagements, using a strategic, long-term investment approach centered on asset allocation, rebalancing, and manager selection.

Endel Liias is a financial advisor at EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Nexus Impact Advisors for six years. Mr. Liias provides consulting and education services related to impact investment strategies. EverSource Wealth Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, broker-dealers, retirement plans, and other registered investment adviser firms. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory, and sub-advisory services, utilizing multiple investment programs and a values-based approach, including Life Impact® Stewardship Planning.

Elijah Hawkes is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill, Bank of America, and Navy Federal Financial Group. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options. The firm emphasizes managed advisory programs using third-party portfolio managers and combines advisory with commission-based channels through its affiliation with a banking and credit-union group.

Nicole Petersen is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has worked within various entities of Navy Federal since 2012, including Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC and Navy Federal Financial Group, LLC. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs that utilize third-party portfolio managers and supports a range of investment solutions including unified managed accounts and digital automated ETF portfolios.

Adrian Nicholson is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arete Wealth Advisors since 2020, previously working at Arete Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he co-hosts the investment-related podcast Retirement Lifestyle Show. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, and incorporates third-party sub-advisers and due diligence processes in its investment approach.

Chaz Billak is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently advising at Bogart Wealth, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Avenue Wealth and Carahsoft, as well as time spent at Virginia Tech. Bogart Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies overseen by an Investment Portfolio Committee and manages approximately $3.19 billion in client assets.

Thomas West is a financial advisor with SEIA in Tysons Corner, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Signator Investors, Inc., Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and SES LLC. He is also the founder of LifeCare Affordability Plan, which develops financial planning strategies for long-term care. SEIA is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm uses a disciplined investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Mark Frenzel Sulyok is a CFP® certificant and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2021 and previously at Mcadam Financial and Dickinson College. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family office clients through multiple brands, including Personal CFO and OpenPlan. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach, offering discretionary portfolio management and recommending a mix of public and private investments supported by affiliated entities such as Lenora Capital and Brighton Jones Trust Company.

Gabriella Cajina Schafer is an Associate Advisor at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA) with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at SEIA since 2016, including prior roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and SES LLC. Gabriella maintains a Virginia insurance license in a non-producer capacity. SEIA is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm employs a six-step investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with both quantitative and qualitative security selection, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Christopher Hoffa is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Brighton Jones LLC. His prior work includes roles at ANKURA Consulting Group and Dixon Hughes Goodman. Hoffa's tenure at Brighton Jones spans multiple periods beginning in 2020. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and family office support through its affiliated entities.

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.

Thomas Crafa is a CFP® and ChFC® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Navy Federal Credit Union, Gotham Government Relations, and the Town of Hempstead. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes managed advisory programs featuring third-party portfolio managers and provides a range of investment solutions including unified managed accounts and automated ETF portfolios.

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 at The Burney Company in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Burney, she worked at Macy's Company and Marshall's Company. The Burney Company serves mostly 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 using a multi-team advisory platform that combines proprietary fundamental and quantitative investment models.

Matthew Plourde is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. His prior experience includes roles at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in part-time gig economy tasks through Task Rabbit. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with around 70 advisors managing approximately $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, institutional investors, and some banking institutions, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and institutional sub‑advisory services with an emphasis on alternative investments alongside traditional assets.

Pamela Mudd is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She joined AlphaCore Capital LLC in 2025 and previously worked at SPC Financial, INC. and Sella & Martinic, LLC from 2002 to 2024. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with approximately 70 advisors managing about $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, and institutional investors, employing a multi-asset investment approach that includes alternative investments alongside traditional equities and fixed income.

Albert Mullan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at The Burney Company with four years of industry experience. He has worked at The Burney Company since 2021 and has prior work experience at DP Facilities Data Centers, Telos Corporation, James Madison University, and Loudoun County High School. The Burney Company primarily serves 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 about $3.59 billion in discretionary assets and offers a multi-team advisory platform with services including discretionary equity portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation through an affiliated CPA firm.