John Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2011. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment options, model portfolios, and sub-advisory services.

Victoria Lepore is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Janney since 2017. Prior to that, she was with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of her advisory role, she is a part-owner of Shore Fun LLC, which manages a condominium in Ocean City, Maryland for rental and family use. 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, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Ryan Stellmann is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2021. Prior to joining Janney, he held roles at SIA Solutions, Rockywold Deephaven Camps, Natural Concerns, the University of Maryland, and Boys' Latin School of Maryland. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Jonathan Charles Paez is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018 and previously worked at Allied Universal Security Services and Anne Arundel Medical Center. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and provides plans and ongoing reviews through an interactive online tool.

Burton Daniel is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017 and was previously with Wells Fargo Clearing. Daniel serves as a board member on the finance committee of There Goes My Hero, a nonprofit supporting blood cancer patients and their families. He also consults on a baby clothing subscription business owned by his wife. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients through a range of advisory programs, combining in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Andrew Michaels is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and WMS Partners, LLC. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies.

Michael Valencia is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors since 2017 and previously spent four years with Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, Valencia is involved in real estate activities, including property leasing and managing a realty LLC. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Carrie Jarmer is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2004. 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 with brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, offering investment advice through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Brian Keeney is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2024 and previously operated Keeney Financial Group. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality industry and education. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies, utilizing third-party independent managers and proprietary private funds as part of its comprehensive portfolio management approach.

Martha Lord is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at USAA Financial Planning Services, RBC Capital Markets, and Truist Investment Services. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios managed via proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program.

Zachary Reichenbach is a CFA® charterholder with experience at Kestra Advisory Services LLC since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Paradigm Forensics, LLC, Vallit Advisors, LLC, and Ellin & Tucker. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Toni Whaley is a financial advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She is the owner and vice president of Paladin Advisor Group, a full-service financial planning practice, and serves as president of the Chartwell Business Park Association. Additionally, Whaley is president of the National Tax-Deferred Savings Association, focusing on advocacy and education for supplemental retirement savings plans. 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 uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Matthew Diehl is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns two rental properties. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various programs, including customized portfolio options managed under client-approved investment policies.

Michael Rouzer is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and six years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2019 and has prior experience with UPS and Artful Gourmet Bistro. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program for individual investors and households that combines financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a model-based, tax-aware approach and provides clients with interactive online tools and annual plan reviews.

Lisa Kim is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked primarily within First Command-affiliated firms since 2026. Kim serves on the boards of Baltimore Hire Power, a nonprofit focused on job training and placement, and the Korean American Grocers Association of Maryland, where she assists with administrative and event activities. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized team that selects model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

Jane Korhonen is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 1998. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios across various strategies and also offers private-fund and venture programs alongside model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Charles Pizzillo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Morgan Stanley. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households, implementing portfolios using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on tax-aware strategies and regularly updated financial plans.

Jeremy Flagg is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Owings Mills, MD. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2010. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households, focusing on retirement goals through a combination of nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware portfolio management and delivers financial plans with annual reviews supported by an online planning tool and direct advisor access.

Peter Keating is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with United Planners' Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner and currently manages Chesapeake Capital Associates, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Zenith Marketing Group Inc and Howard County Junior Striders. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a notable focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.

Benjamin Ashby is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T. Rowe Price and TD Ameritrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm distinguishes its planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.