Olivia Mc Dermott is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked in education with Baltimore County Public Schools and held various positions at the University of Maryland and McDonogh Summer Programs. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decisions and manager selection.

Paul Speargas is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth Management since 2025 and previously spent 17 years at WMS Partners. He serves as a board member and chair of the Investment Committee for Odyssey School, which focuses on language learning differences. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and family offices. The firm also offers institutional advisory services and combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a broad range of public and private investment strategies.

Alyssa Poremski is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, where she has worked since 2020. She has four years of industry experience and previously held positions at The Open Door Child Care Center and Rebounders Gymnastics, among others. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large 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 charitable and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Amanda Burke is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the advisory team, she worked in various roles within Bankers Life and Bankers Life Securities since 2018. Outside of her advisory work, Burke operates an Etsy shop where she sells self-made art projects. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Mitchel Penn is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Oppenheimer, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Janney Montgomery Scott, ClearBridge Investments, and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a wide range of advisory programs involving equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Bryant Mayes III is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Nationwide Investment Services Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty in Baltimore, MD. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, utilizing model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes a goals-based approach with annual reviews and employs tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement income planning.

Patrick Wheeler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. and has prior experience at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a bartender at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, with financial plans developed through Monte Carlo simulations and accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Andrew Heiges is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2016. His prior experience includes roles at TIAA-CREF, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc., and Merrill. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. Their approach features model portfolios invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, using tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulation-based retirement income projections.

Evaristo Gonzalez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2017 and 2015 respectively. Outside of his advisory role, Gonzalez is an independent contractor providing outside disability insurance through Peterson International and Assurity. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Marie David is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. She currently serves as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC, joining the firm in 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Maryland Capital Management and RBC Wealth Management. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Patrick Fornadel is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2023, he worked at X-Ceed Consulting and UPS, among other roles. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers the Retirement Advisory Service, which provides retirement-focused financial 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, employing tax-aware strategies and interactive planning tools.

Stavros Rizakos is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, Horan Capital Management, Morgan Stanley, Maller Wealth Advisors, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients, offering wealth management and advisory services including investment management, financial and tax planning, and business management. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Joshua Whaley is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Capital One Financial and Aerotek, Inc. prior to his current roles. Outside of advisory work, he is also a licensed real estate agent. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Julia Catuara is a CFP® with 36 years of experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). She has been involved with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and also operates Catuara & Bell, Inc., through which she brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs tailored to client objectives and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Carole Schreck is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience, currently with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2015. Schreck serves on the Investment Management Committee at Friends School of Baltimore, contributing to the review and policy decisions of its investment portfolio. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Daniel Tambellini is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and its affiliated entities from 2003 to 2017. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual investors and households. The firm utilizes model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, applying tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement income planning.

James Bryant is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019. Bryant serves as a board member of the My Neighbors Foundation in Monkton, MD, which supports less privileged children in the Hereford zone through fundraising activities. 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 charitable organizations, providing brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Jason Policastro is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2016 with a two-year period at Cornerstone Advisory from 2021 to 2023. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm utilizes proprietary mutual funds and ETFs within model-driven portfolios and offers planning supported by an interactive online tool and telephone access to advisors.

Camille Carlino is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2024, she worked at Alta Vista Strategic Partners and has held various roles including positions at Salisbury University and in retail and service sectors. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes goals-based planning combined with an online planning tool and advisor access.

James Whelihan is a financial advisor at William Blair with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of the Tudor Place Foundation and chairs the investment committee at St. David's Parish in Washington, DC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension plans, and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes.