People
Our people arrive at Parallel from different places, with different backgrounds and experiences.
Some of us expatriated from traditional wirehouses, seeking a better deal for clients, one free from the conflicts of interest of the broker-dealer business model.
Some of us had our own small practices but opted to join forces with a larger firm offering support and resources unavailable to us as solo practitioners.
A few of us are determinedly rising through the ranks, from reception, to operations, to paraplanner, to advisor, gaining valuable experience and knowledge at each step.
And last but not least, our crack Operations, Planning, and Tax teams, the best in the business, taking care of even the tiniest details to ensure your client experience is a happy one.
Every one of us has a story to tell and knowledge and experience to share.
This is what gives us our superpower — call it “hybrid strength” — the combination of traits that make the firm greater than the sum of its parts.
Trina Rastad
Trina Rastad
Client Service Associate
San Francisco
Chief Entertainer. Taste Tester. Plant Enthusiast.
Jason Richards, CFA®
Jason Richards
Principal
Scottsdale
Family Man. Adventurer. Market Bull.
Robert Roesener, CFP®, APMA®
Robert Roesener
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
Relationship Builder. Amateur Chef. Red Wine Enthusiast.
Andrew Santos
Andrew Santos
Client Service Associate
San Francisco
Avid Cook & Baker. Friend To All. Knowledge Hoarder.
Matthew Schmidt, CFA®
Matthew Schmidt
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
Run>Bike>Swing>Repeat. Thoroughly Average Piano Player. Seinfeld-watching Disorder.
Savanna Schneider
Savanna Schneider
Office Manager
Dayton
Festival Food Finder. Sports Mom. Bibliophile.
Seth Scholar
Seth Scholar
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
Thematic Investor. Technophile. Pop Culture Aficionado.
Sarah Schreiber
Sarah Schreiber
Office Manager/Operations Associate
Scottsdale
Dog Mom & Auntie. Baseball Fanatic. Solution Oriented.
Joan Schriger
Joan Schriger
Firm Development Principal
Dallas
Merger Matchmaker. Channel Swimmer. Human Border Collie.
Lia W. Seara, MBA®, CFP®, CDFA®, AIF®
Lia W. Seara
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
World Traveler. Voracious Reader. Financial Coach.
Elaina Serotte, CFP®, CDFA®
Elaina Serotte
Principal
San Francisco
Divorce Mediation Master. Girl Mom. Scrapbook Maven.
Benjamin Shroyer
Benjamin Shroyer
Office Manager/Operations Associate
Dayton
Christ Follower. Family Farmer. Running Enthusiast.
Roselyn Siino, CFP®
Roselyn Siino
Wealth Planner
San Francisco
Planning Evangelist. Tea Aficionado. Mama Bear.
Kameron Smith, CFP®
Kameron Smith
Wealth Advisor
Dayton
Christ Follower. Life Planner. Adventure Enthusiast.
Michael Stephens
Michael Stephens
Principal
San Francisco
Market Master. Bay Sailor. Sci-Fi Fan.
Ashley Stephenson
Ashley Stephenson
Senior Manager, Operations
Dallas
Cat Lover. Tex-Mex Connoisseur. Critical Thinker.
Shannon Stone, CFP®, RICP®, CDFA®
Shannon Stone
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
Relentlessly Curious. Swiss Army Knife. Retirement Red Zone Quarterback.
Scott Stratton, MBA®
Scott Stratton
Principal | Head of Advisors
San Francisco
"Scratch-ish" golfer. Growth coach. Dog whisperer.
John Stull, MBA®, CFA®, CPA®
John Stull
Principal
Scottsdale
Grandpa Bobo. Chronic Three-Putts. Car Nut.
Spencer Terris, CFP®
Spencer Terris
Wealth Advisor
San Francisco
Sports Encyclopedia. Ferocious Forehand. OG San Franciscan.