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John Couric is the principal of Couric Financial and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Providence Asset Management and Cetera Advisor Networks, and he currently serves as a director for the Organization of Indigenous Missions, a nonprofit. He is also an Enrolled Agent providing tax preparation and IRS representation through his separate businesses. Couric Financial Partners is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a fundamental, long-term investment approach, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and other securities, alongside an automated portfolio option through Schwab Institutional Intelligent Portfolios.

Ashley Owens is a financial advisor at 11 Financial with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at CapFinancial Securities LLC, Benchmark Bank, Infinex Investments, and Securities America. Outside of her advisory role, Owens is a loan officer at Neighbors Bank. 11 Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and education services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory, offering tailored strategies that include both long-term allocations and more active approaches.

Angeles Atkinson is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with First Citizens Investor Services since 2005, having also worked at First Citizens Bank and Trust since 1999. She serves as Board President of the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region through 2025. First Citizens Investor Services provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm combines risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation with discretionary management and third-party managers, leveraging its affiliation with a bank holding company to offer integrated banking resources alongside portfolio management and tax-aware services.

Tiffany Fath is a financial advisor at LPL Financial in Altavista, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has worked at LPL Financial since 2016, with a break from 2020 to 2025 during which she was unemployed, and also has experience at First National Bank and Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with non-advisory product activities such as insurance and lending services.

Michael Mayhew is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Osaic and has prior experience at Harris, Harvey, Neal & Co, Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, Mainstay Financial, LLC, and Snead, Williams & Mayhew, PLLC. Outside of his advisory role, Mayhew serves on the board of The Claire Parker Foundation, which supports families affected by pediatric cancer. Osaic Wealth, Inc. is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a technology-driven investment process and offers access to a broad range of investment products and third-party managers.