Spokane, WA West Riverside Office

Brigid Rypien is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Spokane, WA since 2021. Prior to joining Baird, she worked at Diamond Resorts from 2016 to 2020. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and ongoing manager oversight supported by internal research and technology, managing approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets as of late 2025.

John Allen is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Spokane, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2014. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing a range of investment strategies and overlay services.

Andrea Bruse is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, CUSO Financial Services, and Marcheso & Thew. Outside of her advisory work, she owns and operates A Bruse Art, a private business focused on painting and selling artwork. Andrea is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and municipal advisory services, utilizing internal research and a variety of investment strategies.

Jennifer Nava is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Raymond James & Associates. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations with tailored consulting and portfolio services. The group offers a range of investment strategies and management approaches, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services.

Sally Alston is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets. She is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio management services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies to meet diverse client goals and risk tolerances.

Brett Hober is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2017. His prior experience includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Brett is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and separately managed account programs, utilizing a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Blake Jensen is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for KHQ-TV for 12 years before joining R.W. Baird. Blake is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.