Mitchell Mahoney is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Symphony Financial, and Virginia Tech. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent. 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, benchmarking, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving a wide range of investors including large institutional clients.

Jacob Niemeyer is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked with the Fredericksburg Nationals in a statistical capacity. Outside of his advisory work, Niemeyer serves as a DakStats operator for the Fredericksburg Nationals during evenings and weekends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high-net-worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors and employs a technology-driven approach to client service.

Joanna Biernacka Lievestro is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts for eleven years. First Command Advisory Services 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 offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who oversee model portfolios and third-party managers.

John Brosnahan is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and has worked at Fair Lakes since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on the sales of fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm delivers advice primarily through non-discretionary recommendations and maintains a dual role as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Aidan Mejia is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab, Bolton Securities Corp, Bolton Global Capital, and JP Morgan Chase. Mejia is also dual registered with Bolton Global Capital as a Registered Representative and Bolton Securities as an Investment Advisor. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides specialized services including derivatives and futures trading.

Diane Kessler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a variety of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities, including in-house research and specialized market roles.

James De Lucas is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Hemington Wealth Management, Yeske Buie Inc., and Virginia Tech. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Samantha Josselyn is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked at CFI Financial Advisors and has experience in educational and community roles including Virginia Tech and Long Branch Ocean Rescue. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with an investment approach that emphasizes diversified asset allocation and access to private-market investments.

Patrick Mcclintock is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with SunTrust-affiliated firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an Uber driver. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and fiduciary support, employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, and integrates AI-enabled research tools alongside inter-affiliate resources.

Matthew Dawson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and M&T Bank. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored, predominantly non-discretionary solutions across various program types.

Maria Zoubroulis is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist Investment Services, Truist Financial, and Citizens Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she assists with administrative operations for a coffee roasting business she co-owns. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and manager arrangements to support client portfolios.

Matthew Marquez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Cornelius David is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has been associated with David Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and is involved in education as an academic coach with Private Prep. Additionally, he performs as an opera singer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during part of the year. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services with an investment approach that blends fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside extensive affiliated product relationships.

Mark Cecil is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has held various roles across multiple affiliated firms, including Ameritas Life Insurance and Acacia Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is licensed as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products and is involved with several related entities in insurance sales, risk product evaluation, and life settlement brokerage. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and utilizes model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers, with a focus on fiduciary advice and plan consulting for retirement plan sponsors and participants.

Lauren Woodward is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Kaplan Financial Group and Virginia Tech, with prior roles in public education and local government parks and recreation. Woodward is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets, offering a broad platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

Steven Trax is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2019. He previously worked for 12 years at Mtx Wealth Management, LLC. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various strategies, combining in-house management with third-party advisers and integrated financial planning services.

Lynne Celia is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to that, she held positions at Nationwide, Ingomu, CITIGROUP, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual. 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 regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Brennan Nelson is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Chantilly, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents, overseeing hiring and training, and is involved in Medicare planning and various insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a mix of analytical approaches to portfolio management.

Brian Thornton is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, based in Bethesda, MD. He has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at Principal Securities Inc. since 2009 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2008. Thornton is also a designated bank officer supporting Principal retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm’s advisory offerings include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kip Siedling is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and BB&T Securities. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities. The firm provides point-in-time planning alongside ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.