As the Director of Compliance and Risk Management, Marla Roeser is responsible for developing and maintaining Convergent’s compliance program and ensuring its conformity with regulatory requirements for Registered Investment Advisors, securities products, and its fiduciary duty to clients.  Marla develops and monitors Convergent’s internal policies, procedures, and internal controls, provides regulatory training to the consulting professionals.  In addition, Marla acts as an internal consultant on legal and regulatory matters related to the company’s Code of Ethics, marketing, client servicing, research and due diligence, trading and execution of investments, investment policy statements, client agreements, and the Investment Committee.

Marla has over nine years of experience in federal securities regulation and holds the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses.   She is also the Principal for all Convergent registered representatives with City National Securities.

Marla started her career as an attorney in the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets trading practices group and spent over three years at the Los Angeles office of the SEC conducting examinations of Registered Investment Advisors and investment companies. Marla earned a B.A. at the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law with a J.D., cum laude. Marla has been a member of the California Bar since 1999.

Marcia Heyman oversees and coordinates all administrative matters and is executive assistant to Convergent's Chief Executive Officer.
 
Before joining Convergent, Marcia worked in the Financial Services and Retirement Planning Group of Legg Mason. She started her career as a speech pathologist for the Baltimore City Public Schools.
 
Marcia earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Denver and a Master of Science degree in speech pathology and audiology from Towson University. She holds the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 65 license.
 
In 1969, Marcia won the French Medal of Excellence in the Denver Public Schools. A voracious reader, Marcia typically reads two novels a week along with listening to numerous audio tapes on a variety of subjects during her daily commute.

Inessa Mischenko leads the Operations Group for Convergent Advisors. Her team is responsible for account opening, investment funding, internal hedge fund administration, and trading and wire execution. Inessa is responsible for implementing the Operations Group’s policies and procedures and improving the operational efficiency to ensure seamless implementation of client investment recommendations.

Prior to joining Convergent, Inessa was an Investment Analyst/Manager of Operations with ING/DCS Financial Services, where she performed investment research and managed all aspects of client services and operations.

Inessa earned a Master of Arts degree from Tashkent State University of Fine Arts in Uzbekistan.  She holds the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7 and 63 licenses.  

Jessica Saunders oversees Convergent’s Human Resources Department and is responsible for administering policies and procedures, organizational development, strategy development, employee relations, staffing and recruiting, performance management, compensation, benefits and training.

Jessica has over 15 years of experience in human resources.  Prior to joining Convergent, she worked at JP Morgan Chase for 9 years and held a variety of positions in human resources, most recently as a Recruiting Consultant supporting multiple lines of businesses. 

Jessica earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters in Human Resource Development from Xavier University. She also holds the Senior Professional Human Resources Certification.

Laura Smith oversees all marketing and communications activities for Convergent Wealth Advisors.  Her responsibilities include employee and client communications, the development and production of marketing materials, media relations and website administration.

Laura has over 15 years of experience in financial communications and was most recently a Managing Director at Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, a leading financial and corporate communications firm based in Manhattan.  Prior to this, Laura handled Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for several publicly traded companies, including US Airways. 

Laura has a Masters in Business Administration from The George Washington University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware. 

Chris Hill's primary focus is day-to-day operational client servicing needs, including account opening, investment funding, trading and wire execution for Convergent clients.

Prior to joining Convergent, Chris was an Investment Counselor with T. Rowe Price where he was responsible for business development and the implementation of client-specific investment solutions.  Chris began his financial career as a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial, formerly American Express Financial Advisors.

Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from Gettysburg College and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola College in Maryland.  He holds the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7 and 66 licenses.   

Allan Meyer works in the Operations Group where his primary focus is hedge fund administration and investor relations which includes the coordination and tracking of affiliated hedge fund investments. Allan also is responsible for the implementation and servicing of client accounts which includes investment funding, trading, account opening as well as other operational duties.

Prior to joining Convergent, Allan served as a Client Services Associate in the Wealth Management Division of PNC Bank, where he specialized in operational issues. Allan began his financial career with Ruesch International, a global payment provider specializing in foreign exchange risk management.

Allan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He currently holds the FINRA Series 7 license.