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Current role and areas of expertise

Melissa is a Wealth Planning Strategist for the Central and East Divisions. In this capacity,
Melissa is responsible for providing Financial Advisors and their high net worth clients with
unbiased, product neutral, advanced planning strategies, design and implementation. As an advanced
financial planner, she provides expertise in the following areas:

- Estate and multi-generational planning
- Retirement income and cash flow analysis
- Business continuity and succession planning
- Retirement plans and employee benefits
- Risk and liability management planning
- Charitable giving strategies
- Executive compensation and benefit strategies

Professional history

Melissa joins the Wealth Planning Strategist team after serving as a UBS Financial Advisor where
she worked with the Exit Planning and Wealth Consulting Group. Prior to joining UBS, Melissa was a
Wealth Advisor and Trust Officer with IBERIABANK, providing estate and financial planning advice to
high net worth clients. Melissa's background is in estate planning law. She practiced law in
California prior to moving to New Orleans in 2009.


Education and personal information

Melissa has a Juris Doctor from University of California, Davis and a Bachelor of Arts in English
from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Melissa holds her Series 7 and Series 66 securities
licenses, as well and life and health insurance licenses. She is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor
(CEPA) and a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA).

Melissa and her husband live in New Orleans with their daughter and three dogs. She enjoys spending
time with her family and in the outdoors running and swimming.