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Retire SMART Team

We’re committed to helping you work toward achieving the retirement you want. We do this by providing guidance to help you develop an overall retirement income strategy and offering a variety of insurance and investment products to help achieve the objectives of that strategy.

The team at Retire SMART is here to help ensure you receive all the assistance you need, not only in developing your retirement income strategy but in maintaining it throughout your retirement.

DAVID BROOKS​
​PRESIDENT & CEO
CIS®, CEPA®, CHRS®
JOSH CHEATLE
Director of Wealth Management
MIKE SCHUDEL​
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
JD, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CFS™, CAS™​, CEPA®
SEAN SWANSON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CLU®, RICP®, LUTCF®

DARRIN W.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
RICP®

ALEX MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CFP®, IRMAA CP

BRAD STARKEN
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CRPC®, DACFP

JACOB ORAND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
IRMAA CP
BLAKE GRIMM
FINANCIAL ADVISOR CFP®

DAWSON EMOND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
JON MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Tax Team

EVAN MARSHALL
Chief Tax Planning Officer
ABIGAIL MCNANEY
Director of Finance
JACK VANDERPOEL
Tax Associate Intern

Client Services Team

MARISA TOMLINSON
Client Service Specialist
AMANDA MOBERG
Client Service Specialist
JOHN LEMLEY
Client Service Specialist

Investment Analysis Team

TAYLOR ANDERSON
Portfolio Analyst
LARRY WILLE
Case Prep Specialist

Marketing Team

SCOTT AREHART
Business Development Coordinator
BRITTANY VOSIKA
Marketing Coordinator


MARIAH KRAMER
Event Coordinator


CHIP MAXWELL
Director of Community Outreach

SHANNON SMAY
Production Specialist


Riley Vigil
Financial Assistant
Grant Behne-Ryan
Financial Assistant
DANIEL MANISKAS
Financial Assistant

Office Operations Team

LYNDSAY STEDNITZ
Director of Operations

ALICIA SCHOON
Director of Talent Management

MARY THOMPSON
Executive Assistant
ALLISON JOHNSON
First Impressions Coordinator
KAITLYNN S.
First Impressions Coordinator

Compliance Operations Team

LOU BROOKS
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
SARAH SWINFORD
Compliance Coordinator

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For more information about any of our products and services, schedule a meeting today or register to attend a seminar.

For further information and a description of the details and qualifications for the professional designations listed after any team member’s name, please visit the following website: https://www.finra.org/investors/professional-designations

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