Art began his financial industry career at the New York Stock Exchange in 1966, then served as a compliance director with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and as vice president of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., now AllianceBernstein.

In 1981, Art founded Nathan, Lewis & Grant, Inc., a broker/dealer based in New York City. Shortly thereafter, he helped launch registered investment advisor Capital Strategy Group, Ltd., where he remains a managing director and member of the firm’s investment committee.

Art relocated to Syracuse, New York, in 1985 to form Cadaret, Grant & Co. with Mac Cadaret. Today, backed by an accomplished management team, he leads a firm of more than 120 employees serving nearly 900 advisors nationwide. He is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association board of directors, a past director of the Financial Planning Association, and chairman of the National Endowment for Financial Education. He has been a guest speaker at Fall and Spring FINRA Small Firms Conferences. He has served as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York.

With more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry, BJ is responsible for compliance at Cadaret, Grant.

Coordinating Compliance Department activities from our Mount Arlington, New Jersey, office, BJ personally works with representatives who have unique inquiries. She also maintains the firm’s standards for compliance with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and has worked extensively with the organization in the development of regulatory procedures for bank securities programs.

BJ is a featured guest speaker at industry meetings on investment advisory activities, supervision, and other securities-related issues, and she is frequently called on by federal and state law enforcement agencies to evaluate cases and instruct investigators on securities fraud.

With Cadaret, Grant since 1991, Don has more than 30 years of accounting and finance experience.

As CFO, he ensures that the firm is financially sound, overseeing preparation of the company’s corporate financial statements, budget analyses, and internal expense control mechanisms, and supervising the Administration, Business Development, Cashiering, Financial Reporting, Information Technology, Operations, and Trading departments. He also develops and orchestrates the company’s off-site disaster recovery facility.

Don holds FINRA Series 6, 27 and 63 licenses, and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the New York State Society of CPAs, the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society, and the Financial Planning Association.

Mike joined Cadaret, Grant's Cashiering Department in 1989. Now trading manager and vice president, he oversees the Trading Department’s employees, workflow, and service to representatives. When the department is overflowing with calls late in the day, Mike is known to jump in the call queue and place trades himself.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in federal taxation from LeMoyne College. Born and raised in Syracuse, he admires Cadaret, Grant’s contribution to the Central New York community. He is an active basketball coach within his community.

One of Karen’s first projects upon joining Cadaret, Grant in 1999 was the relocation of our Syracuse office. After outgrowing our second home, we moved to a newer location that offered more space for our rapidly growing staff. Now home to more than 100 employees, our offices provide a comfortable working environment sustaining ultimate operational efficiency.

Karen’s human resources experience makes her a valuable addition offering guidance and support for Cadaret, Grant employees and managers. From managing the hiring process to developing employee programs and policies, Karen is responsible for ensuring the firm's human resource strategies comply with local, state, and federal employment regulations. Her outgoing personality has helped to foster our familial nature and supportive culture, and has also led to plenty of community involvement. This includes membership in the Society for Human Resource Management and serving as Cadaret, Grant’s diversity representative for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Accuracy and efficiency are critical in the Financial Reporting Department, which is responsible for both internal and external reporting, monitoring internal financial controls, and improving operating standards. Sherry DePerro has managed the department for more than 15 years, dramatically transforming its organizational structure in the process.

Sherry’s attention to detail, professional attitude, and superior leadership skills make her one of Cadaret, Grant’s greatest assets. Her previous banking and financial services background, including a position at John Hancock Financial Services, has given her more than accounting experience; it has contributed to an expertise in corporate culture that she fosters in employees.

Sherry has served as the chair of the Strategic Management Planning and Finance committees at St. Mary’s Academy, as a board member of her local youth soccer association, and continues to volunteer for various organizations within our community.

In 1978, Donna began working in the registrations department of Independent Financial Planners Corporation, owned by Bankers National Life. In 1988, Cadaret, Grant purchased the securities arm of BNL, and the two companies merged. Donna now manages Cadaret, Grant’s registrations from the company’s Mount Arlington, New Jersey, office.

Donna is responsible for registrations and renewal of broker/dealer and representative registrations through FINRA and various state regulators. She assists new representatives in joining the firm and registers branch offices.  Donna also coordinates the enrollment and renewal of error and omissions insurance and notifies representatives of their FINRA regulatory continuing education requirements. Donna holds a Series 6 license.

With the firm for 24 years, Marypat symbolizes the culture of Cadaret, Grant, and displays the dedication and diligence employees around her emulate. As one of our first &"employees,” she has played a hands-on role from the beginning of the firm.

In her current role as director of business development, Marypat leads various company initiatives to improve representative support. She also researches and evaluates new technologies and forges relationships with leaders in those realms.

With an enthusiasm that is contagious, Marypat is an endless supply of new ideas, from ways to improve systems to unique services we can offer, and her technological expertise has helped lead Cadaret, Grant into the twenty-first century. She is a member of the Financial Services Institute, and Operations Management Roundtable, on the Albridge Steering Committee, and participates in industry initiatives through partnerships with IRI, DTCC, and DST Systems.

Bonnie oversees the Variable Annuity Department in Cadaret, Grant’s Mount Arlington, New Jersey, office.

She began her career as a variable annuity administration manager at Bankers National Life, which merged with Cadaret, Grant in 1988. Today, her role includes planning and implementing variable annuity marketing campaigns, performing due diligence, and fostering relationships with variable annuity issuers.

Bonnie’s management style is collaborative and she encourages associates to voice opinions, offer new ideas, and problem-solve as a team.

With more than 27 years of industry experience, Pam is one of Cadaret, Grant’s most familiar faces. She researches, plans, and implements the company’s annual continuing education requirements for FINRA, often spending as many as 18 weeks per year conducting regional representative meetings across the country.

Pam also coordinates annual registered principal and office assistant continuing education programs that meet FINRA standards.  Internally, she conducts classes to educate employees about the financial services industry. 

Once an independent representative, Pam understands first hand the challenges advisors face. She holds two degrees from Syracuse University and the Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter designations from American College.

Megan interned in various departments before joining Cadaret, Grant ten years ago. After spending a year gaining experience at a major mutual fund company in Boston, she returned to Cadaret, Grant as a communications assistant, eventually becoming director of communications.

Megan works closely with the Recruiting Department to understand and implement its initiatives, oversees internal communications standards, reviews internal and external correspondence and literature for representatives, and manages the company’s advertising and public relations campaigns. Megan holds a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Vera House Agency, a local women’s shelter.

A vast career in all aspects of customer service has provided an ideal framework for Donna’s position as manager of Cadaret, Grant’s largest department. She worked at Mutual of New York for more than 17 years, in roles that ranged from underwriting life and disability insurance to managing a call center with more than 200 customer service representatives.

At Cadaret, Grant, Donna’s responsibilities vary from monitoring employee performance to working with individual representatives facing specific business challenges. She also monitors and anticipates industry and regulatory changes and helps Cadaret, Grant develop procedures to accommodate them, establishing operations management teams and ensuring that the company has appropriate internal controls to meet business initiatives. Donna also manages Cadaret, Grant Agency Operations.

Susan has been with Cadaret, Grant for 20 years. As Cashiering Department manager, she oversees the department’s employees, ensuring that they provide representatives with superior customer service and addressing unique situations representatives and assistants are facing.

Susan also files Cadaret, Grant’s state tax returns and contributes to MarketSight, our monthly newsletter. Her patient and thorough nature has made her a favorite among representatives. She is the chair of Cadaret, Grant's Social Function Committee.

Jennifer's extensive career in customer service includes 12 years in the insurance arena. As assistant manager of Operations, she oversees the employees in Agency, Commissions, and New Business Processing, ensuring that they provide outstanding service to representatives. She is responsible for resolving complicated operational issues, special projects, and documenting department procedures. Jennifer researches processes within the department and makes recommendations to streamline. In addition, she monitors quality control to ensure trades are placed in an accurate and timely fashion. Jennifer upholds the performance standards of the department by training staff and evaluating performance.

Rick worked for JP Morgan Chase for 16 years before joining Cadaret, Grant in 2005 as assistant manager of operations systems.

In his role overseeing data processing, the Cadaret, Grant Help Desk, and other areas within the Operations Department, Rick enjoys learning and improving processes. His knowledge and career experience offer insights into new ways to streamline procedures and enhance efficiencies.

Don joined the financial services industry in 1991 as a sales representative at First Investors; he became an equity trader in 1992 and joined Cadaret, Grant as an equity trader in 1995. He then served as a compliance examiner before becoming manager of Cadaret, Grant’s Compliance Department, located in Syracuse, New York, and Mount Arlington, New Jersey.

In addition to overseeing the external activities of Cadaret, Grant’s compliance examiners and internal reporting performed by other employees, Don reviews representatives’ sales literature and advertising efforts. He holds a Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional designation from the FINRA/Wharton certification program.

Over the past 24 years, Kevin has enjoyed observing the ever-evolving financial services industry, which has changed significantly since he became Cadaret, Grant’s only cashier in 1987.

Today, Cashiering is staffed by almost ten people and transacting business continues to change. In addition to co-supervising the Cashiering Department, he also coordinates processing changes with Pershing. Currently, all money and security movement transactions within Pershing accounts are processed through Cashiering, which has dramatically reduced processing times.

Jim leads Capital Strategy Group, an investment management firm and Cadaret, Grant’s sister company.

In his role as vice president of portfolio management, he oversees the company’s management and serves as a portfolio manager for client assets. He also supervises Cadaret, Grant’s Advisory Services and Information Technology departments, orchestrating the company’s internal technology-based systems.

Prior to joining Capital Strategy Group, Jim worked at EF Hutton as a representative. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and MBA from Pennsylvania State University and is a member of the Central New York United Way Investment Committee.

Jim has had a long career in the insurance industry, starting at AXA Equitable in 1979. He enjoys working &"in the field,” traveling to representatives’ offices and analyzing the extent of their insurance business, then planning ways to help make it grow. His energy and personality have made him a close friend of many representatives.

Jim is a past-president of the Syracuse Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and a former board member and officer of the Central New York Chapter of Financial Services Professionals. He has also served as a board member and officer of various community groups, including the regional chapter of the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society and Syracuse’s Southwest Community Center. Jim holds the CLU and ChFC designations.

As internal auditor, Trisha manages the financial and operational audits performed internally, which includes continual assessment and enhancement of internal control structures.  She also works as the liaison between external financial auditors and the firm and performs various financial analyses as requested by senior management. 

Trisha has a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Dominican University, and she boasts more than ten years as part of the Cadaret, Grant family. She is past-treasurer of the board of directors of BASCOL, a Syracuse-area not-for-profit organization that offers quality care for school-age children.

Michelle joined Cadaret, Grant in 2010 to manage the Marketing Department. She assumed her new role in early 2011. She oversees all of the Marketing Department's activities, including business-building programs for advisors, and especially mutual fund and UIT product marketing. She is based at Cadaret, Grant's Syracuse, New York headquarters.

Previously, Michelle was Product Management Director, International Equities at American Century Investments. She received a bachelor's degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.