Virginia Bove Grier is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with both firms since 2013 and has additional business activities including merchant services and serving on the board of the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital Foundation. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and organizations, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and providing access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Tyler Mc Cabe is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 license and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Mutual Inc., PlanMember Securities, Axa Advisors, LLC, First Standard Financial, and THE PIE. He is involved in securities and insurance sales through Mutual Inc. and Daybright Financial. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Hannah Melandro is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, where she has worked since 2025. She has one year of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, Melandro teaches business education for grades 7-12 at Sayville Public Schools and creates and sells digital teaching resources. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house investment management and research team.

Stephen Mincone is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Coastline Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Mincone is the founder and owner of Mincone Wealth Strategies, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and use of multiple management platforms. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Kevin Filosa is an associate advisor at Kestra Advisory with 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years before joining Kestra in 2024. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in the sale of timber through a lumber company in Brooklyn. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and uses multiple management platforms to serve a diverse client base, including large institutional investors.

Daniel Conforti is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2016. Outside of finance, he is a New York State certified baseball umpire, officiating high school games in Eastern Long Island. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Tracey Marz is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at GWN Securities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as vice president and bookkeeper for a tile construction company founded by her husband. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options, and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Xiomara Avecillas is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, including roles at Citibank and Francesca's prior to her current position. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution and custody services, and derivatives and futures services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines institutional scale with specialized market roles.

Nicholas Cava is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Planmember Securities Corporation since 2010 and concurrently serves as Vice President at Mutual, Inc., a position he has held since 1993. He also acts as trustee for familial trusts. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios that range from conservative to aggressive, while offering education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Michael Oliver is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 credential and totaling 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017 and previously at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, Oliver serves as president of the Mattituck Booster Club, is a board member at True Light Church, and volunteers as a firefighter and medical rescuer with the Mattituck Fire Department. 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 and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients—offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and a range of advisory programs supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Hackett is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Inc., Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Resources, alongside maintaining a self-employed practice for over two decades. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options through risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm supports plan sponsors and participants with education, personalized planning, and separation counseling within a structured, strategic asset allocation framework.

Patricia Douglas is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following prior roles at NYLife Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, managing multi-asset strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Ulander Ramesar is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at M&T Bank and Astoria Federal Savings / Sterling National Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and serving as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Denis O'Leary is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Morgan Stanley, Hancock Whitney Asset Management and Trust, and First National Bank of Long Island Investment Management. O'Leary holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Rachel Stancati is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Port Jefferson, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Citibank since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, custody services, and derivatives and futures services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees for manager selection and monitoring.

Jarad Tong is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Citibank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing discretionary and non-discretionary strategies that include exposure to alternative and digital-asset products.

Daniel Marquardt is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and holds notable roles such as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Akash Bhanti is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to his current role at Citigroup, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for five years, as well as at Maxim Group LLC and the New York Institute of Technology. Bhanti also has experience with the John Ondrush Golf & Fitness Academy. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Russel Sands is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Lincoln Investment and Legend Advisory Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Sands is an insurance agent involved in selling insurance products tailored to clients' needs. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services that include plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Donald Pawluk is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at firms including Pinnacle Family Advisors and Northern Lights Distributors. In addition to his advisory work, he is an agency owner for Goosehead Insurance and DFP Insurance and Financial Services, focusing on property and casualty insurance brokerage. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and utilizes multiple management platforms, including third-party solutions, to support its investment offerings.