Pivotal Supervision Team
Who We Are
By definition, Pivotal is an adjective describing something of vital or critical importance.
Pivotal Financial Advisors LLC (Pivotal Financial), an independent financial services firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, was founded with this definition in mind. We help financial professionals assist their clients with pivotal life choices now, so both can plan for a better future. Establishing a values-based relationship is at the core of our trusted financial professional methodology recommendation. A culture of client-centric service with a fiduciary mindset promote a comprehensive financial planning process to assist in the pursuit of clients’ personal goals.
We are experienced business professionals and specialize in helping independent financial professionals grow their practices. Our organization, with a national footprint, will serve as your business building partner. We will assist you on how to structure your business to gain efficiency, thus allowing you the freedom to focus your time on clients. Our services include, but are not limited to: assistance with transition, compliance, licensing, marketing, practice management, and due diligence.
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Regulatory Disclosure Documents
Monte Ferguson
Founder/Partner/Compliance Officer
After serving as a financial advisor at the start of his career, Monte was promoted to Branch Manager. This leadership position focused on the servicing of advisors and their clients with markets in several states. Subsequently, he moved to a corporate position in Fort Worth, Texas, to serve as Director of Leadership and Advisor Development. Monte’s position was in direct support of a Senior Vice President and Division Director as well as the Director of Field Operations. Ultimately, he assumed a position as the Director of Business Development and successfully stood up the department prior to moving on to his next opportunity at Pivotal Financial Advisors LLC.
Parker Consaul
Partner/Compliance Officer
Parker is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®). He holds the life and health insurance license and FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses. He is a member of National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the CFA Institute, and the Financial Services Institute.
Parker honorably served his country in the United States Navy where he retired in 1994 after 25 years with the rank of Captain. He was privileged to serve as Commanding Officer of the nuclear-powered submarines USS Cincinnati (SSN 693) and USS Michigan (SSBN 727). Parker graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree. He also earned a master’s degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Brian Siems
Partner/Compliance Officer
Brian Siems has over 15 years of leadership, business, and service experience both as a member of the financial service community and a PGA Class A professional. He graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. While attending FSU, Brian also completed the PGA of Americas Professional Golf Management curriculum.
Beginning as a Cambridge home office employee, Brian has held several leadership roles within the Transition, Advocacy, and Supervision department. He held the role as Senior Director, Advocacy and Supervision prior to joining the Pivotal team. Through these roles, his goal was maintaining a focus on providing financial professionals with exceptional service and finding the right solution to meet their practice objectives. Brian currently holds FINRA series 4, 7, 24, 52, 53 and 66 licenses.
Fred Orr
Compliance Officer
Fred spends as much free time as he can with his grandchildren. He lives in Florida where he enjoys the warm weather and water that keep him active outside. Fred is a member of the American Legion and also likes to travel.
Deborah VanderJagt
Compliance Officer
Writing has always been one of Deb’s passions and she enjoys sitting on the beach with a journal and pen in hand. Her first book, The Cranbrook Chronicles: a boomer kid’s story, is a historical memoir. Deb is currently working on her second novel, a historical fiction story based in the 1930s. She also loves gardening and exercise.
Dwight Galda
Compliance Officer
Dwight is an Adjunct Professor of Systems Science at a local university where he teaches courses in strategy, complexity science, forecasting, leadership, innovation, and creativity. He is a member of the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council and Chartered Financial Analyst Institute and has held past board positions with both organizations. Previously, he served for more than 10 years as an arbitrator with the National Association of Securities Dealers Board of Arbitration, and is a retired Senior Regular Army Officer.
Chuck Wade
Compliance Officer
While serving his last assignment as a Public Affairs Officer at Fort Knox, he was recruited by Fred Orr to join USPA & IRA (now First Command Financial Services). Upon completion of his active duty in 1990, he began his career as a registered rep and agent in Indianapolis, Indiana (most notable among his client base was Monte Ferguson). Chuck then accepted a position at the First Command home office working for Parker Consaul as an investment analyst, where he reunited with Fred and Monte. He left First Command in 2010 to work at Fidelity Investments, before joining Pivotal Financial Advisors in 2013. Chuck holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses.
Roger Severance
Compliance Officer
Roger has over twenty years of experience in the Financial Securities Industry since graduating from Western Michigan University with a BBA in Finance. Roger makes it his mission to create lasting relationships and deliver superior customer service.
Roger lives in Portage, Michigan and enjoys spending time with family on Gourdneck Lake fishing and boating. He likes to spend time on fitness and enjoys cycling on warmer Michigan days. He can also be found reading a good history book.
Rob O’Hanlon
Compliance Officer
Rob O’Hanlon is a seasoned insurance and financial services executive with over 40 years of leadership experience across sales, compliance, and operations. As Vice President at Relation Insurance Inc., he leads acquisition integration, technology streamlining, and retention strategy—bringing client retention back above 90% during intense market shifts.
Previously, he owned and led O’Hanlon Insurance and Financial Services, where he implemented a “concierge-style” client approach and developed innovative agent training programs that blended P&C and financial services.
Earlier roles include Managing Director at MetLife and Prudential, where he earned multiple national awards for agency development and performance. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he brings integrity, discipline, and service to every endeavor.
An active community leader, he chaired the campaign to build the Carolina Field of Honor and supports youth development and veteran causes through the Boy Scouts and Marine Corps League.
Will Saunders
Compliance Officer
William has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years and joined Equity Concepts in early 2003 to lead its wealth management team. William focuses on transferring to the team the lessons learned from his history of success in relationship management, financial planning and operations management.
William received his Bachelor of Science in business management from Ferris State University. He currently holds the following Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) licenses: Series 99, 24, 7, 65, 63, and 6, as well as life, health insurance and variable annuities. William is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner.
William is very involved in the Rotary Club of Innsbrook, Virginia. He has held a variety of executive board positions at the club. He currently runs the speaker committee. In 2015, William received the club’s highest award and was voted Rotarian of the year. William is also an avid golfer. His passion for golf sparked him to start a neighborhood golf league, which has grown to over 500 members and is now an official Virginia State Golf Association eClub. Due to the growth of the league, it rebranded in 2017 as the RVA9 Golf League. William is also a VSGA committee member for Growing the Game.
William and his wife Amber have two boys, David and Max. The Saunders attend Hope Church, where William and Amber volunteer in the children’s ministries.