About Us

Here’s our story. We look forward to hearing yours.

Meet the 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®
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
SEAN SWANSON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
CLU®, RICP®, LUTCF​®
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
BRAD STARKEN
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CRPC®, DACFP
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
ALEX MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CFP®, IRMAA CP
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
JACOB ORAND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
IRMAA CP
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
PAUL FERGUSON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CRPC®
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
BLAKE GRIMM
FINANCIAL ADVISOR CFP®
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
LUKA MILAKOVIC
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
DAWSON EMOND
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
DARRIN WORTHINGTON
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
RICP®
FINANCIAL ADVISOR​
JON MURRAY
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Meet Our Client Services Team

TIGE GOETZINGER
Client Service Specialist
JOHN LEMLEY
Client Service Specialist
CHRISTINA HAUSNER
Client Service Specialist
MARISA TOMLINSON
Client Service Specialist
JOY STEWART
Client Service Specialist
AMANDA MOBERG
Client Service Specialist

Meet Our Business Development Team

SCOTT AREHART
Business Development Coordinator
DANIEL MANISKAS
Financial Assistant
Peter Boulay
Financial Assistant
Luke Hunsberger
Financial Assistant
Caleb Polking
Financial Assistant
Riley Vigil
Financial Assistant
Grant Behne-Ryan
Financial Assistant

Meet Our Marketing Team

BRITTANY VOSIKA
Marketing Coordinator

MARIAH KRAMER
Event Coordinator

SHANNON SMAY
Production Specialist

CHIP MAXWELL
Director of Community Outreach

Meet Our Investment Analysis Team

TAYLOR ANDERSON
Financial Advisor

LARRY WILLE
Case Prep Specialist

Meet Our Office Operations Team

MARY THOMPSON
Executive Assistant
ALLISON JOHNSON
First Impressions Coordinator
KAITLYNN SCHIMONITZ
First Impressions Coordinator
Ana Arthur
First Impressions Coordinator

Meet Our Compliance Operations Team

SARAH SWINFORD
Compliance Coordinator

Meet Our Tax Team

JACK VANDERPOEL
Tax Associate Intern

Meet Our Executive Team

ABIGAIL MCNANEY
Director of Finance

DENNIS FORGRAVE
Director of Marketing

ALICIA SCHOON
Director of Talent Management

LYNDSAY STEDNITZ
Director of Operations

LOU BROOKS
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
EVAN MARSHALL
Chief Tax Planning Officer

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The Next Step?

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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