Confero Spring 2015: Issue 10 | Page 7

CONTRIBUTORS Gabriella A. Hunt Editor Gabriella is a marketing professional with over seven years of experience. She currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Marketing, Printing & Publishing, Photographic Arts & Sciences and Psychology from Rochester Institute of Technology. She has been a featured writer and editor in several publications including Rochester Woman Magazine and Pup Culture. Gabriel Potter,MBA, AIFA ® Contributing Writer Gabriel is a Senior Investment Research Associate of Westminster Consulting where he designs strategic asset allocations and conducts proprietary market research. He earned a B.A. in Economics and a Certificate of Business Management from the University of Rochester and an M.B.A. with concentrations in Corporate Finance and Computers & Information Systems from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon School of Business. He also holds an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA®) designation and has been quoted in Human Resources Executive Magazine and his articles have been published through fi360 and AdvisorOne. Thomas F. Zamiara, AIFA ® Contributing Editor Tom is one of the founding partners of Westminster Consulting and today serves as the managing partner where he currently works with corporate, non-profit and foundation clients. Tom began his career in the financial services industry managing the fixed income desk of the Regional Institutional Sales Group for the Lehman Brothers division of Shearson in Rochester NY. In 1994, he joined Prudential Securities, Inc. and helped develop the Private Client Group and Qualified Plan Consulting Group practices. A graduate of Boston College, Tom also attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA®) designation. Today, he also serves as a member of the Brothers of Holy Cross Investment Advisory Committee. Erik Dryburgh Contributing Writer Erik is a principal in the law firm of Adler & Colvin, a law firm specializing in representing nonprofit organizations and their donors. He has an undergraduate business degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and earned his J.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Erik’s areas of expertise include charitable gift planning, endowments, and not-for-profit organizations John Ameriks, Ph.D. Contributing Writer John is a principal and head of the Active Equity Group within Vanguard Equity Investment Group. He oversees the portfolio management team that serves as investment advisor to Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund and Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund. The team also manages portions of 10 other Vanguard stock funds. Mr. Ameriks previously served as head of Vanguard Investment Counseling & Research group, which, in co