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Glenn was raised in Florida and a graduate of the University of South Florida, Glenn earned his Certified Financial Planner, CFP, designation in 1986 and was one of only 22 candidates nationwide to be selected by Prudential Securities for an innovative financial planning program. Prior, Glenn was an analyst with Dun & Bradstreet where he was named top analyst seven times in two years.
Glenn formed his own independent company, Shane & Associates, a Registered Investment Advisors, in 1988 before joining United Capital. He has served on the management advisory council at AIG Financial Advisors and has been a regular guest on talk shows in the Tampa bay area. Glenn has obtained licensees as a Certified Financial Planner, registered Investment Advisor Principal, General Securities Principal, Life, Health and Disability Agent and for fixed and Variable annuities.
Glenn has lives in the Tampa Bay area for over 30 years, currently residing in Palm Harbor with his wife Lara, and son, Cooper.
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Manuel F. Perez , better known as "Manny" , was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Descended from parents from Northern Spain, he enjoys visiting his cousins when possible. Before joining Glenn Shane's office in 2004, he worked in the utility industry in Accounting for 30 years. Manny received his MA in Data Processing from Florida Institute of Technology in 1989 and his BA in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 1968. He is FINRA Series 7 licensed. Three grandchildren Sonnie, Ace, and Maverick (twin boys) keep him busy when not cooking, fishing, playing tennis, or walking the Gulf beaches with his beautiful wife Christine.
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Joseph J. Duran, CFA®, is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founding Partner of United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. and is a recognized expert in the field of entrepreneurship. United Capital is one of the fastest growing financial advisory firms in the country and is a Transformational Acquirer of financial advisory firms. United Capital currently oversees 8 billion dollars in total assets. Since its founding in 2005, the firm has grown to over 100 employees with 13 offices around the country and thousands of clients.
Prior to starting UCFP, Joe was President of GE Private Asset Management, formerly Centurion Capital Management. He joined Centurion in 1992 when it was a small independent adviser and led the company to rapid growth with billions under management, culminating in the sale to GE Financial in 2001.
During his tenure as the business leader he created valuable firms with nationwide coverage, built unique investment solutions and consummated many multi-million dollar acquisitions. Joe actively raised capital from two private equity funds (Grail Partners, LLC and Putnam Lovell Partners) to invest in both firms, with over 15 million dollars of capital invested in each.
Joe holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and received MBA degrees from Columbia University in New York and the University of California at Berkeley. He did his undergraduate work at Saint Louis University earning a BS in Finance & Marketing.
Joe is the author of two nationally published books: Start It, Sell It and Make a Mint: 20 Wealth Creating Secrets for Business Owners (Wiley and Sons, 2004), and The First Time Investors Workbook (McGraw Hill, 2001). Joe is a frequent contributor to a wide variety of media outlets, including CNBC, Bloomberg TV and radio, CNNfn and dozens of radio shows. His articles have appeared in over a hundred magazines and he has been featured on numerous websites.
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Patrick M. Bommarito, CFP®, is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and a co-founding partner of United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. and its investment advisory subsidiary, United Capital Financial Advisers, Inc. He also serves as a Director and Chief Architect of Corporate Strategy and Advice, and on the Executive Committe for United Capital Financial Advisers, Inc.
Mr. Bommarito, a recongnized expert in the Financial Services Industry, is integrally involved and responsible for overall operations and development of processes at United Capital, in addition to providing strategic planning expertise at the holding company level and as a member of its Board of Directors.
Prior to United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. (“UCFP”), Mr. Bommarito was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bommarito & Associates, a comprehensive financial, estate, and investment advisory firm (a Financial Advisory Branch of American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.). His many accomplishments and awards at American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. include Senior Platinum Financial Advisor, Hall of Fame member, Diamond Ring member, Alex Alexander Award, and Harvey Golub Award. After 16 years as a Senior Platinum Financial Advisor, Mr. Bommarito was recognized as one of the top 1% of Certified Financial Planners® in the adviser field force of American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.
Mr. Bommarito was conferred as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) in 1987 with concentrations in Comprehensive Financial Planning, Business Planning, Taxation, Risk Management, Investment Management, Retirement Planning and Estate Planning. He is qualified by exam to serve as an investment adviser representative having passed the Series 7 and 63 exams, and holds certain life and health insurance licenses. He also earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University, a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, and attended the Harvard Business School for Executive Development.
He is a sought after domestic and international speaker for his informative discussions regarding the current state of the financial services industry. He is known for his client centric innovations and solutions to the innovator’s dilemma.
Mr. Bommarito is a member of the Financial Planning Association.
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As Chief Operating Officer of UCFP and UCFA, Mr. Roth is responsible for execution of the company’s business plan and for coordination among the key operational functions of the company, and serves on the Executive Committee and on the Board of Directors of UCFA.
Prior to joining United Capital, Mr. Roth was a co-founder and Senior Executive of AssureNet Ltd., a leading Internet Application Service Provider for the Insurance and Financial Services industries. Mr. Roth spent over seven years at AssureNet in leadership positions in areas including marketing, sales, operations, corporate development and capital formation. In addition, Mr. Roth spent two years managing the Brokerage and Bank business channels for E-Z Data, Inc., a major provider of Contact Management and Practice Management solutions for Financial Services professionals.
Mr. Roth holds MBA degrees from the Columbia University Business School in New York, New York and the University of California at Berkeley, Haas Business School in Berkeley California. In addition, he graduated Cum Laude from Columbia College, Columbia University, with a BA in History.
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Ms. Westman is a founding member of the firm and is currently responsible for all corporate governance and regulatory compliance, and serves on the Executive Committee and on the acquisitions and due diligence teams.
Ms. Westman has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years, including more than 15 years in handling Investment Adviser regulatory matters. Prior to joining UCFP, Ms. Westman was the Corporate Secretary and Regulatory Compliance Consultant for United Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment group handling private investments in public securities.
Ms. Westman previously served for 10 years as Corporate Secretary, Director of Compliance, and Regulatory Compliance Consultant for Centurion Capital Group Inc., parent to Centurion Capital Management Corp. and Centurion Trust Company, a privately-held professional asset management firm with over $2 billion of Client assets under management at that time. Centurion Capital Group consisted of six affiliated corporations including investment management and a trust company. In this capacity, Ms. Westman was responsible for corporate governance and Investment Adviser Act regulatory compliance. She also served on the acquisitions and due diligence teams and acted as chief liaison with all outside corporate, securities and ERISA counsel. After Centurion was acquired by GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. in 2001, Ms. Westman served as a consultant for investment advisory regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters to GE Private Asset Management, Inc. (now Genworth Financial Asset Management, Inc.) and GE Financial Trust Company (now Genworth Financial Trust Company).
Ms. Westman holds an MA in Secondary Education/Art and English endorsements and a BA in English and Writing, both from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. She also holds FINRA Series 7, 24, and 63 securities licenses and the NASAA Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Exam.
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Mr. Capelle is responsible for United Capital's investment platform and is the chairperson of the Investment Committee. In these roles he oversees portfolio development, manager review, and investment operations.
Prior to joining United Capital, Mr. Capelle worked in private asset management performing investment management and financial planning services. Prior to 2000, Mr. Capelle worked at Intel Corporation for 10 years where he held various management positions within business planning, operations, and engineering.
Mr. Capelle earned an MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he also graduated with an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, and has passed the NASAA Series 65 Investment Adviser Law exam.
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Mr. Hallman is responsible for performing overall investment research at United Capital Investment Advisers, Inc., (UCFA) and is a member of UCFA’s Investment Committee. In these roles he develops and maintains UCFA’s portfolios and investment strategies including the initial and ongoing due diligence, selection, and replacement of investment managers. Mr. Hallman directs the Regular and Core Investment Committee meetings and is responsible for the agendas for both meetings. In addition, he is responsible for the Individual Bond Ladder Management at United Capital. Also, he participates in the drafting of the United Capital Quarterly Letter and writes the Weekly Talking Points for the United Capital Regional Offices.
Prior to joining UCFA, Mr. Hallman worked for several firms as a portfolio manager in both equity and fixed income management and research. He has extensive experience in asset allocation modeling and over twenty-six years in investment management experience.
Mr. Hallman earned a BBA and MBA at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation.
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