Charles Vezinaw is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2024, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Sanford Bressick is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Santa Rosa, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and NYLife Securities Inc. since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products with various carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Adams is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Traverso Chambers Private Wealth Management, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers portfolio management through in-house managers and third-party sub-advisers, alongside financial planning and trust services.

Allison Metheny is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has worked in various capacities at related firms since 2017. Allison serves as a New Member Experience Advisor for the Alpha Gamma Delta Sonoma State Chapter, where she supports leadership development and education among collegiate women. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored advisory solutions across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Nick Denucci is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of financial advising, he owns a personal development and coaching business and works as a fitness coach. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated businesses including legal and trust services.

John Pearson is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC and has previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC, Associated Securities Corp., and Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc. He serves as a board member of the Council on Aging in Santa Rosa, CA. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms and employs a model-driven approach combining passive and active exposures tailored to client risk profiles.

Benjamin Turner is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at JDH Wealth Management LLC. Outside of finance, he has experience in hospitality and technology sectors, including a role at Windsor Bar and Grill. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and business advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, quantitative analysis, and access to private funds.

Sara Mills Gaines is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms, including Merrill, Bank of America, and Parsonex Securities. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in the sales and service of various insurance products through multiple carriers. 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 financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Alexander Clark is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, Arbor Point Advisors, and Securities America. Prior to his financial career, he spent several years in the restaurant industry. Clark also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Kelly Grant is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022, previously with Willowtree Financial & Insurance Services, NYLIFE Securities, LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Grant is active in his community as a board member of the Sonoma County Section on Aging and holds leadership roles within Business Networking International chapters. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides a range of program types and emphasizes tailored advice, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Emily Tonti is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Santa Rosa, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles with The Business Resource, Oculus Insurance Solutions, and Oculus Financial Group. Outside of finance, she has experience coordinating events, including on-site wedding coordination. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range 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 clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Brian Barrett is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having six years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2018 and also operates Casey Barrett Financial & Insurance Services. Barrett serves as a board member of Active 20-30 Rohnert & Cotati, a social and charitable organization focused on fundraising for underserved youth. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and delivers tailored recommendations through an integrated structure affiliated with New York Life.

Daniel Pallesen is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Keystone Wealth Partners and Matrix Providers Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Level Up Vision, LLC, a financial psychology practice focused on coaching, writing, and speaking. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Daniel Ott is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Strategic Wealth Advisors Group. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in running Asset Protection Strategies Group, Inc., which focuses on tax and investment matters. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm’s advisory model is fiduciary-based and incorporates third-party managers and technology platforms to provide diversified investment strategies.

Michael Indart is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, and Wells Fargo in various capacities. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Harrison Saal is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and having five years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including Eagle Strategies LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Additionally, he is involved in insurance brokering through Three Groves Insurance and Financial Services, LLC, focusing on life insurance, annuities, health insurance, and long-term care insurance. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brent Thomas is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC, Bam Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Wealth Management Consultants, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Kory Reid is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Chanticleer. Focus Partners 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 retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Jose Anaya is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Empower Financial Services, Inc., Expedition Financial and Insurance Services, NYLIFE Securities, LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Prior to his financial career, he was involved in the restaurant business. Outside of his advisory role, Anaya serves on the advisory board of the Young Professionals Network and is involved in coaching and officiating high school wrestling. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates, delivering services through platforms affiliated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems.

Sharon Evans is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2018 and previously at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as an Independent Agent Liaison for Reliant Publishing Services, assisting with estate planning referrals. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered investment approach combining internally managed models, third-party strategists, and advisor-managed solutions with a broad range of services including discretionary asset management and financial planning.