John Pitton is a financial advisor with Merrill who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2010 and has also worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice chairman of the advisory board and member of the executive and governance committees for the Rochester Business Alliance, a nonprofit business advocacy organization, and is a director of the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trust. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.

Esteban Becerra Marin is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2024, he worked at AB Tawil & Associates and has experience at Urbvan Transit and Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through both direct client relationships and Corporate Financial Planning agreements.

Christopher Lagasse is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors since 2025, following a nine-year tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by offering a broad range of investment and financial planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning. The firm provides tailored recommendations using proprietary research and planning tools, with clients choosing how to implement them through various brokerage or advisory options.

Jonathan Raffensperger is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2015, including a role with Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and analyses. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through both individual and corporate financial planning agreements.

Donald Vujnovich is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning services including retirement, education, risk, and wealth-transfer planning, as well as specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis. Advisors use Wells Fargo research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations, with clients deciding how to implement them.

Jacob Buerke is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with eight years of industry experience. He has held roles at Morgan Stanley since 2019 and previously worked at FINRA from 2013 to 2019. Outside of his advisory work, Buerke is involved in entrepreneurial ventures including affiliate marketing of premium cigars and technology businesses. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process incorporating firm-approved tools and scenario modeling.

Maurice Andrade is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works with individuals, families, business owners, and executives to develop financial strategies tailored to their personal wealth, business interests, and long-term goals. Maurice focuses on areas including retirement planning, portfolio management, tax minimization, and business-related financial strategies such as 401(k) plans and defined benefit strategies. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University at Albany SUNY and has earned professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Maurice takes a relationship-driven approach, beginning with understanding what matters most to his clients to help them evaluate options and develop strategies aligned with their objectives. Outside of his professional work, Maurice is involved with community organizations including Eva's Village and America Needs You (ANY). He enjoys recreational activities such as billiards, boxing, camping, football, golfing, pickleball, skiing, swimming, and spending time with his family.

Kristina Lopez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Purchase, NY, where she has worked since 2014. She has 11 years of industry experience. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning supported by proprietary tools and models.

Adam Rosenblatt is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Monsey, NY, with five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Money Concepts Capital Corp, and Investors Advantage Portfolios, LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm’s advisory process combines quantitative and qualitative research supported by centralized due diligence and incorporates ESG criteria in its recommendations.

Jonah Evangelista is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for eight years. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party analytics.

Callen Vander May is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He previously held roles at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and has an academic background at Bucknell University, including work within its Department of Mathematics. Vander May also contributes to economic and investment research as an associate at Topinka Financial. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services using analytical and modeling tools and is notable for its municipal advisory affiliation and specialized retirement plan consulting programs.

Kevin Petersen is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Stifel Nicolaus, Credit Suisse Securities, and E*Trade. Petersen is based in Purchase, NY. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides advisory programs and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured financial planning process supported by firm-approved tools and scenario modeling.

Michael Longo is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc. from 2009 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Longo Financial Services, Inc., where he functions as a non-variable insurance agent offering fixed annuities, term life insurance, whole life insurance, and long-term care insurance. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to third-party asset management, supporting a network of over 22,800 advisors and managing more than $819 billion in discretionary assets.

Stephanie Cronin is a financial advisor at Merrill with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Citibank from 2016 to 2024 and spent one year at Bank of America in 2018. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Paula Dierking is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2014, based in White Plains, NY. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

James Spanarkel is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a Global Institutional Consultant with the Bank of America Global Institutional Consulting Group. In his role, he provides services to both nonprofit and for-profit institutional clients, assisting with a broad range of needs including retirement and benefit planning, consulting services, philanthropic management, and investment management and guidance. Since joining Merrill Lynch in 1984, Mr. Spanarkel has developed expertise in creating comprehensive financial strategies for high net worth families and individuals, focusing on retirement planning and forecasting, asset protection, and estate strategies. His professional credentials include the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP) certification, the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation, and the Certified Investment Management Consultant® (CIMC®) designation. Mr. Spanarkel holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University. Prior to his financial advisory career, he played professional basketball with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the New Jersey chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Investments & Wealth Institute™. He serves as a board member of the Board of Trustees for the Independent College Fund of New Jersey. His personal interests include basketball, golfing, swimming, and spending time with his family.

Anthony Lehman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2021 and previously held roles at Investment Metrics and Informa Investment Solutions. He holds a Series 66 designation. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and modeling techniques to support its advisory services.

Gary Wong is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2015 and has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2011, following nine years at UBS Financial Services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and models, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Stephen Ryan is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Purchase, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and has been associated with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured financial planning process supported by firm-approved tools.

Sandrea Brooks is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Brookfield Asset Management, SS&C Technologies, and Hollis Cobb Associate. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the US-Africa Children's Fellowship, a nonprofit focused on hardship assistance. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers a range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services both directly and through employer partnerships.