Call for Candidates: SFAC and Regional Committee Elections
This fall, firms will elect representatives to fill seats on FINRA’s Small Firm Advisory Committee and all of FINRA’s Regional Committees. Are you interesting in lending your experience and expertise, and engaging with FINRA on issues that impact our industry? We encourage you to read the SFAC and Regional Committee Election Notices and consider becoming a candidate. (SFAC and Regional Committee candidate profile forms are due to the Office of the Corporate Secretary by Thurs., Oct. 3.)
The Regional committees advise FINRA on industry trends of regulatory concern, provide input on the impact of FINRA’s regulatory programs and communicate high-level information regarding meeting discussions to their constituents. Additionally, committee members serve as panelists in FINRA disciplinary proceedings. The committees are organized into the following regions: West (Districts 1, 2 and 3); Midwest (Districts 4 and 8); South (Districts 5, 6 and 7); North (Districts 9 and 11); and New York (District 10).
Regional Committee members are interested in your comments and questions regarding FINRA’s regulatory programs. You may email your comments and questions directly to a committee member in your region (or district) by clicking a committee member’s name. View a list of our district office locations.
2024 Committee Rosters
West Region
Name | Firm | Location | District |
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Ashley Adkins | Cash App Investing LLC | Portland, OR | District 3 |
Brad Anderson | DFPG Investments, LLC | Sandy, UT | District 3 |
Dave Banerjee | Second Street Securities, Inc. | Woodland Hills, CA | District 2 |
Travis Bator | Independent Financial Group LLC | San Diego, CA | District 2 |
Harriet Britt | Union Square Advisors | San Francisco, CA | District 1 |
Daren Bryan | Empower Financial Services, Inc. | Marana, AZ | District 3 |
Brian Buehler | Triton Pacific Securities | Dana Point, CA | District 2 |
Chris Charles | Wulff Hansen & Co. | San Rafael, CA | District 1 |
Michael Friedman | Albert Securities LLC | Santa Barbara, CA | District 2 |
Joe Helmer | Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. | Sausalito, CA | District 1 |
Kent Lund | GVC Capital LLC | Greenwood Village, CO | District 3 |
Jonathan Matthews | Wealthfront Brokerage | Palo Alto, CA | District 1 |
Ken Muraoka | Cetera Advisor Networks | El Segundo, CA | District 2 |
Jason Rives | Figure Securities Inc | Las Vegas, NV | District 1 |
Ann Robinson | Farmers Financial | Westlake Village, CA | District 2 |
Katrina Santa Maria | M.S. Howells & Co. | Scottsdale, AZ | District 3 |
Robert Wrubel | Cascade Investment Group, Inc. | Colorado Springs, CO | District 3 |
Mid-West Region
Name | Firm | Location | District |
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Mason Burnham | Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC | St. Louis, MO | District 4 |
Kim Chapman | Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. | Cedar Rapids, IA | District 4 |
Kenneth Cherrier | Fidelity & Guaranty Securities, LLC | Des Moines, IA | District 4 |
Jon V. Cherry | Northern Trust Securities, Inc. | Chicago, IL | District 8 |
Scott Ironside | Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | Louisville, KY | District 8 |
Matthew Kinsella | Ameritas Investment Company, LLC | Lincoln, NE | District 4 |
Stephen Mack | Mack Investment Securities, Inc. | Northfield, IL | District 8 |
Willson Rasavongxay | William Blair | Chicago, IL | District 8 |
John Szwagulak | Huntington Securities, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | District 8 |
Eric Wolfman | KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | District 8 |
Steve Youhn | Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. | Fairfield, IA | District 4 |
North Region
Name | Firm | Location | District |
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Lisa Clifford | Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC | Boston, MA | District 11 |
Caroline Hall | Janney Montgomery Scott | Philadelphia, PA | District 9 |
Nancy Heffner | Lincoln Investment | Fort Washington, PA | District 9 |
Andrew Kurian | Hedgebay Securities LLC | Westport, CT | District 11 |
Samantha Larew | Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc. | Fairport, NY | District 9 |
Stephanie Mumford | T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. | Owings Mills, MD | District 9 |
Dianna Perlman | VP Distributors LLC | Hartford, CT | District 11 |
Matthew J. Sugden | Commonwealth Financial Network | Waltham, MA | District 11 |
Mark Trabucco | State Street Global Markets, LLC | Boston, MA | District 11 |
Douglas Wright | The Investment Center, Inc. | Bedminster, NJ | District 9 |
New York Region
Name | Firm | Location | District |
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Gil Aikins | Kepler Capital Markets, Inc. | New York, NY | District 10 |
DiAnne Calabrisotto | Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Vincent Iannuzzi | Beech Hill Securities, Inc. | New York, NY | District 10 |
Jack Keating | Webull Financial LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Chad Kirschenblatt | LSH Partners Securities LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Dean Park | BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
John Parmigiani | Allied Millennial Partners, LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
James Port | Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Anthony Savarese | XTX Execution Services LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Osamu Watanabe | Moelis & Company, LLC | New York, NY | District 10 |
Brian Woldow | Betterment Securities | New York, NY | District 10 |
South Region
Name | Firm | Location | District |
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Sid Banks | St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | District 5 |
Shawn Barko | Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | St. Petersburg, FL | District 7 |
Debby Bicanic | Hilltop Securities, Inc. | Dallas, TX | District 6 |
Shauna Blake | LPL Financial | Fort Mill, SC | District 7 |
Nikki Brinkerhoff | Carty & Co. Inc. | Plantation, FL | District 7 |
Harold G. Chaffee | Triad Advisors LLC | Norcross, GA | District 7 |
Don Chaney | Stephens Inc. | Little Rock, AR | District 5 |
Trey Cordle | P.J. Robb Variable, LLC | Richmond, VA | District 5 |
Sharon Dyer | St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. | Russellville, AR | District 5 |
Trisha Hancock | Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. | Houston, TX | District 6 |
Paula Heffron | First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. | Raleigh, NC | District 7 |
William C. Hoover | Steward Securities Group LLC | Houston, TX | District 6 |
Jim Muir | USAA Investment Services Company | San Antonio, TX | District 6 |
Selwyn Notelovitz | DFA Securities LLC | Austin, TX | District 6 |
Michael Oxley | Apex Clearing Corp. | Dallas, TX | District 6 |
Kurt Sims | First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. | Jacksonville, AR | District 5 |
Alyson Stevens | Wiley Bros. Aintree Capital & Partners | Nashville, TN | District 5 |
Jim Webb | American Global Wealth Management, Inc. | McDonough, GA | District 7 |