About our team

Dana spearheads the collaborative efforts of the Client Strategies Team support for your financial advisor. She is part of a multidisciplinary group of professionals who provide guidance on investment management, estate planning services, credit solutions, insurance and annuity strategies, professional trustee services and trust consulting, retirement solutions, capital markets engagement, banking solutions and more. Called upon for support at various times throughout your wealth management journey, Dana works diligently to address clients’ unique situations.

Melissa serves as a resource for your financial advisor in determining and developing wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients in areas including estate strategies, lifetime giving, personal trust planning, charitable giving, concentrated equity position diversification and employee stock options. In this role, Melissa partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as to present at client seminars.

As an RBC Echelon wealth strategist, Robert works with financial advisors and their ultra-high-net-worth clients to understand what is most important to them and to help develop appropriate strategies that address the client’s objectives and concerns. Robert serves as a knowledgeable resource in the area of complex wealth, including planning strategies for corporate executives, trust and estate planning services, concentrated stock options, business succession planning and philanthropic planning. He also coordinates solutions and external professional services tailored to RBC Echelon clients' needs.

In the wealth management banker role, Jordan acts as the key contact for financial advisors and their clients to build awareness and understanding of the full cash management and lending options available.

Jack's role as a wealth planning associate includes supporting financial advisors in their wealth planning efforts for clients. Jack assists with making appointments, gathering information, developing wealth plans, as well as presenting wealth plans and strategies to clients.

Cindy is a retirement planning consultant who is dedicated to providing guidance on retirement planning, as well as individual and employer-sponsored retirement plans for financial advisors and their clients.

As an insurance and annuity consultant, Michelle specializes in helping financial advisors and their clients utilize insurance and annuity strategies as part of our holistic, goals-based wealth planning approach.

As an alternative investments’ consultant, Thad is skilled across the alternatives landscape, including private markets, real assets, hedge funds and select tax-considerate investment strategies. Thad partners with financial advisors in identifying and implementing alternative investment solutions to help clients achieve their goals. He offers education, portfolio construction advice and fund selection guidance to financial advisors and their clients.