CAPTRUST HAPPENINGS

GIVING BACK

Charity of Choice and National Grants Each year, the CAPTRUST Community Foundation (CCF) selects a Charity of Choice and five organizations to receive national grants. The chosen 501(c)(3) organizations’ core missions must align with the CCF’s mission to enrich the lives of children in the communities we serve. The CCF collects applications from charitable organizations throughout the country, and each qualified applicant goes through a stringent vetting process. For 2022, the CCF selected The Green Chair Project, a nonprofit organization that reuses donated furnishings for people facing the challenges of homelessness, crisis, or disaster as the Charity of Choice, receiving a $100,000 grant.

Additionally, the CCF announced five national grant recipients, each receiving a $25,000 grant: Communities In Schools of Wake County, Families Together, Kinetic Kids, Sunrise Day Camps Association, and Table NC.

The Green Chair Project hosted a pillow fight, and CAPTRUST donated 1,066 pillows. Vickey Collins, Lorry DeSantis, and Cheryl Wickham packing up the pillows.

Giving Back in Texas Lisa Miller and Julia Gavrilov from CAPTRUST Austin hosted local women business owners at the Seedling Foundation Fab Five Gala. Additionally, CAPTRUST served as an underwriter for the Texas Women for the Arts Annual Champion of the Arts dinner in San Antonio. Christina Lecholop and Lisa Miller attended the event (pictured above).

100GREAT in Akron

CAPTRUST Akron Financial Advisor Steve Wilt and the CAPTRUST Community Foundation contributed to the Kevin Love Fund to raise funds and promote awareness for mental health. Wilt also participated in a 60-day push-up challenge with 100GREAT to train the mind, body, and soul to do more push-ups than the participant ever thought possible. It incorporated not only push-ups but also mental health awareness tools and meditation. More than 900 people joined the challenge from five continents. The entire event raised $175,000, which was distributed among several charities, including the Kevin Love Fund, LIVIN, and the Crisis Text Line.

CAPTRUST GROWTH

Over the past several months, CAPTRUST added several new colleagues to its ranks and opened one new regional office.

Warren, New Jersey Portfolio Evaluations, Inc. (PEI) became part of CAPTRUST in January. PEI was established in 1992 and is led by Co-Founders and Partners Attila Toth, Michael Sasso, and Rich Torbinski. The team brings to CAPTRUST more than $107 billion in assets and several hundred clients, along with 31 additional colleagues.

NEW COLLEAGUES

Jennifer Brands CAPTRUST welcomed Jennifer Brands in March, and she currently serves as a director within the Investment Group, responsible for oversight of the firm’s technology infrastructure, its client reporting systems, and its operational processes. Prior to joining CAPTRUST, Brands worked in institutional sales and marketing support at Prudential Investments. She resides in New Jersey. Dawn McPherson Dawn McPherson joined CAPTRUST from Mariner Wealth Advisors. As director of retirement plan consulting, she is responsible for developing consulting services to address the needs of CAPTRUST’s clients, overseeing ERISA technical issues and retirement industry trends, and ensuring that CAPTRUST continues to stay ahead of developments within the retirement plan arena. McPherson resides in Kansas City.

Greg Schott CAPTRUST welcomed Greg Schott in May to the firm’s Tampa office. Schott is charged with providing retirement plan advisory services to corporate and nonprofit defined contribution plan sponsors. Schott joined CAPTRUST with over 25 years of experience. Scott Mulvaney CAPTRUST welcomed Scott Mulvaney to its Doylestown, Pennsylvania, office in January as a vice president and financial advisor. Mulvaney is responsible for providing retirement plan advisory services to corporate fiduciaries and delivering education, guidance, and advice to their employees to improve their financial lives and help them retire successfully.

Jennifer Wertheim CAPTRUST welcomed Jennifer Wertheim to its Phoenix, Arizona, office in December, and she currently serves as a director of tax in the firm’s National Tax Services group. Wertheim works closely with clients and their financial advisors to provide holistic and comprehensive tax services as part of their overall wealth management team.

CAPTRUST RECOGNITION

Barron’s Honors 20 Advisor Teams We are pleased to announce that 20 CAPTRUST institutional advisor teams have been named among Barron’s 2022 Top 100 Institutional Consulting Teams. This list recognizes the nation’s top teams specializing in investment consulting for defined contribution and defined benefit plans, endowments, and foundations. The CAPTRUST teams and their lead advisors ranked as follows:

#2 – Team New York/Boston, led by Michael Volo, Jeffery Levy, and Michael Sanders #10 – Team Allentown, led by Jim Edwards, Wes Schantz, and Jeff Loehwing #12 – Team Schott, led by Stephen Schott #25 – Team Doylestown, led by Chris Kulick, Paul Schaffer, Scott Wertheim, and Sean Teesdale #27 – Team Bailey, led by Eric Bailey #28 – Team Stanicek, led by Jason Stanicek #29 – Team Atlanta, led by Philly Jones, Evan Melcher, Zack Sadler, and Drew McCorkle #33 – Team Dallas, led by John Pickett and Travis Whitten #34 – Team Strickland, led by Jon Strickland #37 – Team Esch, led by Dan Esch #39 – Team Strodel, led by Jim Strodel #41 – Team Schmitt, led by Barry Schmitt #50 – Team Birmingham, led by Paul Owen, Phil Anderson, and Beau Williams #55 – Team South Michigan, led by Dori Drayton and Susan Shoemaker #56 – Team Wilt, led by Steve Wilt #60 – Team Des Moines, led by Jean Duffy and Andrew Shimp #69 – Team Eskamani, led by Shaun Eskamani #70 – Team DiGiacomo, led by Dan DiGiacomo #81 – Team Pratico, led by Mike Pratico #84 – Team Medlin, led by Mark Medlin

WOMEN'S STOCK PITCH AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

CAPTRUST’s Beryl Ball, Mike Vogelzang, and Ellen Shaer represented the firm as a proud supporter of the sixth annual William & Mary Women’s Stock Pitch & Leadership Summit in March. Hosted by the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary, the summit boasted two full afternoons of leadership development and professional networking with alumni and industry professionals from all areas of business.

REGIONAL OFFICE ACCOLADES

Business Alabama: #1 2022 Financial Planners & Investment Advisory Firms

Birmingham Business Journal: #1 2022 Birmingham Area Investment Brokers

Charlotte Business Journal: #2 2022 Charlotte-Area Wealth Management Firms Crain’s Cleveland Business: #2 2022 Investment Advisers

Phoenix Business Journal: #5 2022 Largest Investment Advisers

San Antonio Business Journal: #3 2022 Largest Financial Planning Firms

CAPTRUST RECOGNITION

Excellence Award

The Excellence Award is a way for CAPTRUST associates to recognize coworkers who consistently perform at the highest levels and exemplify the firm’s culture. Award winners represent an elite group whose attitudes and performance positively impact CAPTRUST’s clients and the firm more broadly.

• CAPTRUST Akron • CAPTRUST Alabama • CAPTRUST Allentown • CAPTRUST Atlanta

• CAPTRUST Austin

• CAPTRUST Boston • CAPTRUST Charlotte • CAPTRUST Chesterton • CAPTRUST Clarkston • CAPTRUST Dallas

• CAPTRUST Des Moines • CAPTRUST Doylestown • CAPTRUST Greenwich • CAPTRUST Harrisonburg • CAPTRUST Houston • CAPTRUST Lake Mary • CAPTRUST Los Angeles • CAPTRUST Minneapolis • CAPTRUST New York • CAPTRUST Phoenix • CAPTRUST Portland • CAPTRUST Raleigh • CAPTRUST Richmond

• CAPTRUST Sacramento • CAPTRUST Santa Barbara • CAPTRUST South Michigan • CAPTRUST Tampa Power List

CAPTRUST CEO Fielding Miller was named to Business North Carolina’s 2022 Power List in May. The annual list features the state’s most influential leaders covering key industries.

Kara Johnson

Consultant, Human Resources

Becky Madore

Senior Hospitality Associate, Administrative Professionals

Rob Thomas

Client Management Consultant, Institutional Client Service

Top DC Honor from NAPA In March, the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) recognized CAPTRUST on the list for 2021 Top Defined Contribution (DC) Advisor Teams. The Top DC Advisor Teams online list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisory firms. This year’s list includes more than 27 CAPTRUST teams: PLANADVISER Honors CAPTRUST as Top Retirement Plan Advisers PLANADVISER included 11 CAPTRUST advisors to its 2022 list of Top Retirement Plan Advisers. The list is compiled based on the value of qualified plan assets under advisement and the number of total plans. Congratulations to: • Jean Duffy | Des Moines, IA • Daniel Esch | Minneapolis, MN • Shaun Eskamani | Raleigh, NC • Tim Irvin | New York, NY • Paul Owen | Birmingham, AL • Joey Payne | Lexington, KY • John Pickett | Dallas, TX • Jan Rezler | New York, NY • Barry Schmitt | Richmond, VA • Jason Stanicek | Raleigh, NC • Jim Strodel | Charlotte, NC

We know that investors are looking for experienced and trusted advisors who can provide wealth management services that are focused on their unique circumstances and tailored to their goals.

In more than 30 years of acting as a fiduciary to some of the country’s biggest retirement plans, we have gained valuable insights that we can apply to your wealth planning and investment challenges.

Caty S. Bragg, CFP®

Vice President, Financial Advisor Birmingham, AL

Beau K. Williams, CFA®

Senior, Financial Advisor Birmingham, AL

John P. Maloney, CFA®

Principal, Financial Advisor Birmingham, AL

Donald Lutomski, CFA®, CMA

Principal, Financial Advisor Birmingham, AL