Catherine Mulcahy is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Alexandria Capital, LLC. Mulcahy serves as a board member leading the Membership Committee for the Financial Planning Association National Capital Area chapter. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both proprietary and third-party investment options tailored to a wide range of portfolio needs.

Gulsanga Jalawan is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Her other business activities include providing disability, traditional life, and term life insurance products. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a broad network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios with a primarily long-term approach implemented through mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Joseph Hosi is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2019, following a brief tenure at Merrill and prior experience at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Derek Smith is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2012, including a decade at SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools, and emphasizes integration with affiliated broker-dealer and banking services.

Reece Eddy is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and in roles with the Premier Lacrosse League, Boston University, and Canisius College. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Patrick Bransford is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Oppenheimer and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Sean Wilson is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2012. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through employer retirement plans and offers a range of portfolio management options, including customized portfolios and model-based strategies.

Jill Beaudry is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Family Wealth Guidance, and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, she serves as a notary public, notarizing documents. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Alexander Hellewell is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citi Private Bank for four years. His career also includes time at Bankers Life and the University of Tampa. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that relies on both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Maria Camp is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. She has 19 years of industry experience, including 23 years at SOL Capital Management Company prior to joining Cerity Partners. Outside of her advisory work, she owns and operates an artwork business, Angiempaints LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Howard Kluttz is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services encompassing investment management, consulting, retirement services, and private-fund management, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies.

Lakhi Narang is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC in 2023, Narang worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank from 2020 to 2023, and held various roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments between 2014 and 2020. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary portfolio service for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies and mutual funds or ETFs.

Seifeldin Moussa is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and having two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and swap dealing, and provides a broad range of advisory and execution services.

Sandra Martin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches athletes at Nevermore Crossfit in Baltimore. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and security pricing, and provides specialized lending and bespoke discretionary solutions for large relationships.

Gunn Thongniyom is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Rockefeller Capital Management, Rock & Co LLC, Bank of America, and Merrill. He is also a licensed insurance agent with RCM Insurance Services LLC, an affiliate of his firm. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Oscar Cornejo is a CFP® professional at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018 and previously at Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC and Virginia Tech. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of portfolio management, financial counseling, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jesus Vega Rojas is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CUNA Mutual Group, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and AXA Advisors. He serves as a board member of the Garden Ridge Condo Association. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account pilot for employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs.

Kevin Williams is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Grove Point Investments, LLC, Grove Point Advisors, LLC, and H. Beck, Inc. He is also involved in tax preparation and accounting through his ownership of K.Q. Williams & Associates, PC, and serves as a church deacon, assisting with church services and financial committee meetings. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a broad client base including individuals, charities, and corporations. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to third-party managers and model portfolios.

Jayne Ly is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 21 years of industry experience, including roles at Grove Point Investments, LLC, and Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She is based in Silver Spring, MD. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Maria Cornelius is a CFP® with over 33 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2025, following a long tenure at Burt Associates, Inc. from 1992 to 2025. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.