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EPI is Pleased to Welcome 87 New Advisors to the CEPA Community
by Exit Planning Institute on June 30, 2020

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June Class of 2020
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming the newest Certified Exit Planning Advisors to join the growing exit planning community!
- Stacy Allred, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Sammamish, WA
- Garrett Alton, CEPA, Wilmington Trust, Atlanta, GA
- John Anderson, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Edina, MN
- Joseph Biondolillo, CEPA, BiondFinancial
- Daniel Bishop, CEPA, Black Swan Advisors, LLC., McLeansboro, IL
- Lee Bowman, CEPA, Five Point Financial, Charlotte, NC
- Michael Brezina, CEPA, Valentus Specialty Chemicals
- Kathryn Bryan, CEPA, Dorman Legacy Advisors And Skylight Financial Grou, Medina, OH
- George Burnette, CEPA, First Citizens Wealth Management, Raleigh, NC
- Neil Byrne, CEPA, PNC Bank, Louisville, KY
- Scott Cousino, CEPA, Legacy Capital Planners, LLC., Grand Rapids, MI
- Christopher Cousins, CEPA, Financial Architects, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI
- Rufus Cressend, CEPA, Waterfront Wealth Management, Metairie, LA
- Sonia Crumpler, CEPA, Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management, Atlanta, GA
- Michael Dolezal, CEPA, U Advisors, Mahtomedi, MN
- Timothy Dougherty, CEPA, Financial Guide, LLC., Horsham, PA
- Barry Engelman, CEPA, Barry Engelman, LLC., Woodway, TX
- James Enriquez, CEPA, Strategic Insights Financial Planning Group, Mission, TX
- Sandra Finch, CEPA, Finch Exit Strategies, PLLC, Spring, TX
- Karin Foster, CEPA, Treveri Law PC, Albuquerque, NM
- Mark Fulton, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Austin, TX
- Carla Furuno, CEPA, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Laguna Beach, CA
- John Gardner, CEPA, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Louisville, KY
- George Gerhard, CEPA, Watchtower Advisory LLC., Elmsford, NY
- Angela Gonino, CEPA, Chemical Bank, Birmingham, MI
- Harry Grant, CEPA, JTL Wealth Partners
- Andre Hamilton, CEPA, Roark Capital, Mableton, GA
- Zachary Han, CEPA, 1984, Saint Louis, MO
- Don Hardison, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Louisville, KY
- Nathaniel Harris, CEPA, First Citizens Bank
- Jason Hetland, CEPA, Hetland Financial LLC., Minneapolis, MN
- Gregory Hoffman, CEPA, GAH Capital, Glen Oaks, NY
- Cory Howard, CEPA, Merrill Lynch
- Henry Jakobsze, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Downers Grove, IL
- Zack Johnson, CEPA, Johnson & Brannen Advisory Group, Athens, GA
- Daniel Johnson, CEPA, Parsec Financial Winston, Salem, NC
- Jennifer Kasker, CEPA, UBS, Tuxedo Park, NY
- Suzanne Killea, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Hillsborough CA
- Andrew Klein, CEPA, Focal Point Financial Strategies, Madison, WI
- John Kostic, CEPA, Beacon Wealth Team, Newport Beach, CA
- Chris Kramer, CEPA, Integrity Exit Strategies, Chino Hills, CA
- Todd Krough, CEPA, Tealwood Asset Management, Minneapolis, MN
- Maria Kutscher, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc. Huntington Beach, CA
- John Limongelli, CEPA, NRL Wealth Creation Strategies LLC., Roslyn, NY
- Ellen Linares, CEPA, HF Financial
- David Lloyd, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, San Antonio, TX
- Hawley MacLean, CEPA, MacLean Financial Group
- Matt Magness, CEPA, Concordia SBDC, Fargo, ND
- Manuel Monasterio, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
- Mike Morgan, CEPA, Wilmington Trust, Cumming, GA
- James Motteler, CEPA, Ameriprise Scotts, Valley, CA
- Troy Murray, CEPA, Poloplaz, Inc., Jacksonville, AR
- Anthony Nichols, CEPA, The CFO Matrix, LLC., Richardson, TX
- Colin Nicholson, CEPA, Withum, Orlando, FL
- William Nugent, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Riverview, FL
- Michael O’Connell, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Lutherville Timonium, MD
- Joe Palma, CEPA, Cornerstone Advisors, Bangor, PA
- W Scott Parker Jr., CEPA, UBS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Frank Pellicori, CEPA, UBS, Chicago, IL
- Allen Pierce, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Colorado
- Matthew Poole, CEPA, Rancho Private Wealth, San Diego, CA
- Jameson Pugh, CEPA, H&A Capital Group, LLC., Auburn, AL
- Zachary Ryan, CEPA, Lethert, Skwira, Schultz & Co. LLP, Saint Paul, MN
- Krystall Sanford, CEPA, UBS Private Wealth Management, Atlanta, GA
- Justin Schnurstein, CEPA, UBS, Las Vegas, NV
- Lan Shaw, CEPA, Vision Financial Planning, Inc, California
- Jacqueline Sheffer, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Ballston Spa, NY
- Kenny Sheresky, CEPA, Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management
- Lawrence Sidney, CEPA, MacLean Financial Group
- Darren Siegrist, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Irvine, CA
- Bill Simonet, CEPA, Simonet Financial Group, LLC., Kyle, TX
- Heather Smart, CEPA, WGG Wealth Partners, Roseville, CA
- Eddy Smith, CEPA, Knoxville, TN
- Alexander Smith, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Long Island City, NY
- Lisa Snyder, CEPA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA
- Dan Springer, CEPA, MFG
- Sara Stanich, CEPA, Cultivating Wealth, Montauk, NY
- Nicholas Tarrab, CEPA, UBS Financial Services Inc., Lafayette, CA
- Shannon Thompson, CEPA, Creative Wealth Management Group, Winston-Salem, NC
- David Timms, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, GA
- Kate Vriner, CEPA, Sunbelt Business Advisors, Dayton, OH
- Alex Weatherly, CEPA, Callison, Tighe & Robinson, LLC., Lexington, SC
- Hardy Winburn, CEPA, Winburn Wealth Management, AR
- Greg Wood, CEPA, Phoenix Exchange Corporation, Kitchener, Ontario
- Lindsey Young, CEPA, Quiet Wealth LLC., Baltimore, MD
- Henry Ziff, CEPA, Sentrik Ltd., London, London
- Brett Zion, CEPA, Merrill Lynch, Knoxville, TN
We look forward to supporting all of you, alongside the entire CEPA network, as you change outcomes for the middle market!

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