The Cooke Financial Group Team

Meet our award-winning multigenerational team.

Wealth Management Team

Our award-winning Cooke Financial Group wealth advisors include fiduciary professionals with CIMA®, CFP®, BFA™, and MBA designations.

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Chris Cooke, CIMA®
Co-CEO, Partner, Wealth Advisor

Brian Cooke - Headshot Circle 2025
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Brian Cooke, CIMA®
Co-CEO, Partner, Wealth Advisor

Lisa Grimes - Headshot Circle 2026
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Lisa Grimes, CFP®
SVP, Wealth Advisor

Tammy Williams - Headshot Circle 2025
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Tammy Williams, MBA
President, Wealth Advisor

Kevin McCurdy - Headshot Circle 2025
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Kevin McCurdy, CFP®
CIO & SVP, Wealth Advisor

John J. Cooke - Headshot Circle 2025
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John J. Cooke, BFA™
Wealth Advisor

Claire Cooke - Headshot Circle 2025
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Claire Cooke, BFA™
Wealth Advisor

Amber Patton - Headshot Circle 2025
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Amber Patton
Wealth Advisor

John Rapp - Headshot Circle 2025
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John Rapp
Wealth Advisor

Wealth Support Team

Our dedicated wealth support professionals specialize in client service and operational excellence.

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Adrienne Monka
Reg. Wealth Associate, Director of Ops

Dreama Randolph - Headshot Circle 2025
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Dreama Randolph
Reg. Wealth Associate

Alex Marshall - Headshot Circle 2025
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Alex Marshall, BFA™
Reg. Wealth Associate, Product Analyst

Sarah Paulson - Headshot Circle 2025
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Sarah Paulson
Reg. Wealth Associate

Kris Heide - Headshot Circle 2025
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Kris Heide
Sr. Performance Reporting Specialist

Kat Sheffer - Headshot Circle 2025
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Kat Sheffer
Sr. Operations Specialist

Taylor Hall - Headshot Circle 2025
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Taylor Hall
Director of Marketing

Dedicated Support from Sanctuary Wealth

Our dedicated support from Sanctuary Wealth provides access to institutional-level resources and aligns with our long-term growth.

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Adam Malamed
Chief Executive Officer

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Adam is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, private investor, board director, and senior advisor in the financial services industry with over 30 years of experience.

Throughout his career he has honed his expertise in directing high-impact growth strategies, leading organizations through complex business cycles, and creating short- and long-term vision.

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Mary Ann Bartels
Chief Investment Specialist

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Mary Ann is a recognized and award winning strategist that spent 35 years on Wall Street analyzing and communicating trends in the economy, equities, bonds, commodities, and exchange traded funds.

She is also highly regarded for development of proprietary models for equity pairs trading and for her stock, sector, and industry selections.

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Kevin Chase
Chief Compliance Officer

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Kevin is a highly experienced Chief Compliance Officer with a proven track record of success in bringing firms into the current regulatory environment.

He has worked for over 30 years in the financial services industry, with extensive experience in all aspects of wealth management, including compliance and supervision, risk management, business strategy, and operations.

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Robert Coppola
Chief Technology Officer

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Robert is responsible for leading the firm’s overall technology strategy and building the digital capabilities that support its network of independent financial advisors.

Before joining Sanctuary Wealth, he was instrumental in the development of fintech that transformed the wealth management industry to better enable independent firms to grow.

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Michael Longley
Chief Growth Officer

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Michael is responsible for the experience that all partner firms have as part of their affiliation with Sanctuary Wealth, including practice management, supporting business growth, and overall profitability.

In addition, he partners with other senior leaders on Sanctuary’s inorganic growth model and M&A activity, along with supporting the breakaway business.

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Patrick McGowan
Head of Alternative Investments

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Patrick oversees a team responsible for all alternative investment matters including manager sourcing, due diligence, selection, and monitoring. He serves as a member of the Alternative Investment Committee.

Previously, he was a SVP and Head of Product Management at Azimut Alternative Capital Partners, the New York-based GP-stakes arm of Azimut Group.

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Richard Williams
Head of Advisor Solutions Group

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Richard is responsible for designing, delivering, and managing the suite of investment and advisory resources that Sanctuary Wealth provides to its partner firms.

He has tremendous experience in understanding financial advisor needs, marshaling best-in-class resources, and proactively offering them relevant and innovative solutions to best serve their clients.

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Lauren Ratcliff
Director of People & Talent

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Lauren serves as Managing Director, People & Talent for Sanctuary Wealth and its wholly owned subsidiary, tru Independence, leading the overall people strategy across both organizations.

She brings a depth of experience from both public and private companies of varying sizes and revenues, having supported organizations with workforces of up to 10,000 employees.

Connect with Cooke Financial Group.

Reach out to our award winning team and let us know how we can help. We'd love to have the opportunity to serve you. We look forward to hearing from you.

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     (317) 814-7800
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