John D. Piccolo

AIF, PhD

AIF, PhD

Senior Vice President/Investments

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Education

• Ph.D., Workforce Education and Development, Pennsylvania State University
• Master of Public Administration, Troy University
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Licenses and Certifications

• Series 7, General Securities Representative
• Series 66, Investment Advisor Representative
• Life, Health, and Variable Insurance (including annuities)
• Accredited Investment Fiduciary® Designation

Experience

• Stifel, Vice President/Investments – 2013 to Present
• The Pennsylvania State University, Director of Academic Outreach – 1999 to 2013
• Windfall Products, Inc., Production Manager/Account Manager – 1995 to 2000
• United States Army, Aviation/Military Intelligence – 1988 to 1995

Community Involvement

• Chairman, Penn Highlands Elk (PHE) Hospital Board of Directors

Thomas S. Launer

AWMA

AWMA

Vice President/Investments

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Education

• Bachelor of Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Licenses

• Series 7, General Securities Representative
• Series 66, Investment Advisor Representative
• Life, Health, and Variable Insurance (including annuities)
• Accredited Wealth Management Advisor® Designation

Experience 
Tommy began his financial services industry career in 2014 and joined Stifel in 2016.  Prior to that, he spent two years working for PNC Bank.

Community Involvement

• Vice President, St. Mary’s Area Chamber of Commerce
• President-Elect, Clarion University Alumni Association Board of Directors

Thomas A. Fledderman

Vice President/Investments

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Education

• Bachelor of Science, Finance, Pennsylvania State University

Licenses

• Series 7, General Securities Representative
• Series 63, Uniform Securities State Agent
• Series 66, Investment Advisor Representative
• Life, Health, and Variable Insurance (including annuities)

Experience
Tom began his investment industry career in 1996 and joined Stifel in 2020.  Prior to Stifel, he served as a Trust Officer with Northwest Bank, Trust & Investment Services.

Community Involvement

• Member, Rotary Club of St. Marys
• Member, Project Gifts for Elk County Board of Directors
• Member, St. Marys Ambulance Service Board of Directors

Luke A. Hoffman

CFP

CFP

Portfolio Analyst

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Luke began his investment industry career in 2018 and joined Stifel in 2022.  Prior to joining Stifel, Luke served as a Financial Advisor with G&A Financial LLC.  Luke supports the team in helping clients strategically invest and plan for their future and legacy.

Luke earned a B.S. in Finance with a certificate in Financial Planning from Penn State Erie.  He holds Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, as well as life, health, and variable insurance licenses (including annuities).  In addition, he earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., which identifies those individuals who have met the experience requirements of the CFP® Board, have successfully completed financial planning coursework, and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination.

Active in the community, Luke is a board director for Elcam Inc. and the Boys and Girls Club of St. Mary’s. 

Sherrie L. Ferragine

Client Relationship Manager

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Education

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Science, Computer Application and Information Systems, Clarion University of Pennsylvania 
• Accounting Certification, Robert Morris University

Licenses

• Series 7, General Securities Representative
• Series 63, Uniform Securities State Agent
• Series 65, Investment Advisor Representative

Experience
Sherrie began her financial services career in 1994 and joined Stifel in 2012.  Prior to that, she as a Programs Analyst for Mellon Bank.

Cathy Renwick

Client Service Associate

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Education

• Attended Villa Maria College

Experience
Cathy began her financial industry career in 2000 and joined Stifel in 2012.  Additionally, she has banking, sales, and secretarial experience.

Kindred Burdick

Client Service Associate

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Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, Marshall University

Experience
Kindred began her financial services career in 2015 with Woodforest National Bank.  In 2017, she began working for Northwest Bank as branch manager.  She joined Stifel in 2021.

Community Involvement

• Treasurer, St. Marys Chamber of Commerce

Angel Fritz

Client Service Associate

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