Nicholas Demczar is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets under management.

Rachael Gerjets is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Foundation Financial Advisors since 2014. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides advisory programs and operational support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and offers a range of model portfolios and program structures through its Investment Management and Research team.

Bart Lanman is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2017 and concurrently with Squire Lemkin & O'Brien since 2006. Prior to that, he worked at Tricapital Advisors Inc. from 2001 to 2017. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using a range of investment vehicles and ongoing due diligence.

Mya Fedash is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire, she worked at Mirror Lake Wealth Management (TAG Advisors) and has a background in education, having taught at the middle and high school levels for six years. Wealthspire Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in regulatory assets for nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate, nonprofit, and pension plan clients, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach with oversight from an investment committee.

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.

Ryan Ohlin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities since 2016 and also operates under the DBA Avenue Wealth Management, LLC for brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through various program types, emphasizing tailored recommendations and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jonathan Lipchin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and Founders Financial Securities, LLC. He is also the owner of Lipchin Wealth Management LLC, a private entity focused on securities, advisory, and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs, operational support, and investment management services. The firm offers multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

William Godfrey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Red Ventures, Best Buy, and New Age Marketing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Rachel Richardson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily at First Command-affiliated firms since 2020. Prior to her financial services career, she spent several years at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using an Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios with discretionary authority granted by clients.

Christopher Pratt is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. He has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Spire Wealth Management, and Cardinal Wealth Management. Pratt serves on the board of the Lilabean Foundation, providing financial guidance to the nonprofit. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by affiliated sub-advisors and integrated operational tools.

Jonathan Rosner is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at TritonPoint Wealth, Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, Wealthspire Advisors, and Convergent Wealth Advisors. 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 a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs with a centralized asset management platform.

Angela Vaughan is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos in 2026, she worked at Lifespan Financial Strategies and spent six years at Montgomery County Public Schools. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutional clients. The firm employs an IAR-driven model with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, using an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and offers specialized services such as overlay and tax-management features.

Monica Kim is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and other firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Ryan Myers is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. His career includes nearly three decades at Fortis Investors, Inc., as well as roles at MissionSquare Retirement and Allstate Insurance. Myers is involved in nonprofit leadership and community service, serving as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Urban League and Treasurer of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm uses a combination of in-house and external strategies with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management across a broad product platform.

Lance Harting is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently advising at Oppenheimer since 2024. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked for Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2024 and was employed at a pool service company from 2010 to 2017. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, including high net worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm provides a range of advisory and consulting services across multiple asset classes, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Jaron Reynolds is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Fidelity, with a total of five years at Fisher Investments and several years at Fidelity in various capacities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment process combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Louis Liberatore is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with five years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Alexandria Capital and FIC Capital. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that incorporates both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, serving clients including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions.

Sarine Zenian is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at Raymond James and Deutsche Bank Securities. Zenian serves on the finance and investment committee of the Armenian Church Eastern Diocese of America, where she participates in financial oversight and auditing. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of tailored investment strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services into client relationships.

Anthony Sainclair is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at South River Mortgage and NewDay USA. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, providing wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, family office support, and ERISA/retirement-plan services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing due diligence.

Chad Gerber is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience currently with Truist Advisory Services. He has worked at Truist Investment Services and its predecessor firms since 2000. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled equity research.