Alliance, OH Office

Jordan Evans is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked in various roles at Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank since 2020. Prior to joining Citizens, he held positions at Charter Communications and AeroTek. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating alongside its broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Jo Ann Desmarteau Trusnik is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Alliance, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. She has been with Citizens Securities since 2015. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program using proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program, supported by its affiliation with Citizens Bank, N.A.

Philip Warner is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in North Canton, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 15 years of industry experience, including a decade at J.P. Morgan Securities prior to joining Citizens Securities. He is also a notary. Citizens Securities serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and managed accounts, with assets managed through ETF-based portfolios tailored by proprietary algorithms and client risk profiles.

Sol Chalhoub is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at PNC Investments and Fifth Third Securities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Gary Schindler is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Huntington Investment Company, Cetera Investment Services LLC, Chemical Bank, Cetera Investment Advisors LLC, LPL Financial, LLC, and First Place Bank. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital program using proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program, with a business model that integrates bank, broker-dealer, and advisory services.

Nathan Kaufman is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Kaufman manages selective forestry contracts on family property in Coshocton, Ohio. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program that utilizes proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, in addition to managed accounts and commission-based brokerage solutions.

Kenneth Chodzin is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2017, following five years at J.P. Morgan Securities. He also serves as a co-trustee and power of attorney contact for a family living trust. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory platform and managed accounts, and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Travis Lichtenfeld is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank since 2015. Outside of finance, he owns and operates C & L Vending Services, a business managing automated snack and beverage vending machines since 2005. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, and it operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Brian Shreve is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Alliance, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2016, following a brief period at PNC Investments LLC the same year. Citizens Securities serves a wide range of retail clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and retirement plans, offering both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm provides a digital advisory program featuring ETF-based portfolios managed via proprietary algorithms, alongside a Managed Account program and commission-based brokerage services.

Edward Pero is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Alliance, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2013. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm manages both digital and managed account advisory programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Katerina Siamidis is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various roles within Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a Notary Public. Citizens Securities, Inc. serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both discretionary and commission-based business lines and integrates proprietary digital advisory technology as part of its service offerings.

Matthew Mapley is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Alliance, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and partner of Run to YOU RACING, a road race management and operations business. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm operates both digital and managed account advisory programs and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

John Gross is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Alliance, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 12 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Citizens Securities and prior positions at LPL Financial LLC, Fifth Third Securities, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates a digital advisory program using ETF-based portfolios managed with proprietary algorithms, as well as a managed account program, while also functioning as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Jack Payne is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2025, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and Dollar Bank. Payne has also had multiple engagements with the Chautauqua Institution and experience in educational roles. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s offerings include a digital advisory program using proprietary algorithms and a managed account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Jarvis Hall is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Citizens Securities, he worked at Fidelity Investments, Fisher Investments, and TD Ameritrade. He serves on the boards of She Elevates and the Stark County Hunger Task Force, both nonprofit organizations. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory programs include a digital advisory platform and managed accounts, operating alongside its broker-dealer and insurance activities.