Marissa joined her father, Larry Van Atta, at RBC Wealth Management in 2019, as a client associate. Shortly after starting her career at RBC, she was asked to be the assistant college basketball coach for the Rocky Mountain College women’s varsity team, and head junior varsity coach for their 2019-20 season. After one season of coaching, she decided to step down and focus on her career in the financial industry.
In the summer of 2020, after passing both the Series 7 and 66 exams, Marissa became a registered client associate. Beginning in 2022, Marissa eventually progressed to an associate financial advisor; then, after becoming licensed in life and health insurance in March of 2022, she was promoted to financial advisor and joined into partnership with her father.
Born and raised in Billings, Montana, Marissa attended and graduated from Billings Senior High School with honors. After high school, Marissa continued her athletic and academic career by attending Montana State University Billings. Marissa played three years of college basketball with the Lady Jackets. During her athletic career with the Lady Jackets, Marissa was GNAC Academic All-Conference, and was a part of teams that made GNAC conference and NCAA D2 tournament appearances. For the 2015-16 season Marissa was awarded the defensive and breakout player of the year awards. Then, for her last year of eligibility she transferred to Rocky Mountain College, where she played for the Lady Bears and made it to the NAIA National Tournament.
Prior to graduating college in 2019, Marissa was the guest speaker for the Montana Women’s Run, where she was the recipient of the Pat Jaffray Most Inspirational award. She also was the guest speaker for the Rocky Mountain College Scholarship dinner. Marissa graduated with honors from Rocky Mountain College with a bachelor of science in business administration and a concentration in small business management. In the spring of 2020, she had the pleasure of being the guest speaker for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Student of the Year kick off dinner.
Currently, Marissa and her husband, Matthew Jones, live on their cattle ranch outside of Billings where they are young ranchers with a passion for agriculture, and enjoy operating the ranch on the side of their professional careers.
Outside of the office, you will find Marissa working on the ranch, riding horses, and playing with their two dogs. Marissa also enjoys spending time with family and friends, going up to Matt’s family’s farm to help harvest, reading a good book, getting outside to go camping, boating, trail riding and hiking, or even helping Matt in his workshop building furniture and western decor. On occasion, Marissa still finds herself picking up a basketball or soccer ball and participating in city recreation teams.
