Individual Investment Team
Donna Humphrey, AIF®
Director of Compensation Planning Operations
AAS, Northampton Community College
14 years with Cornerstone
20 years of industry experience
As one of the senior members of Cornerstone, Donna has a number of responsibilities
that keeps her in touch with our clients, vendors, regulatory agencies and staff.
Her primary responsibilities are the coordination of client service activities and
plan communications. She is the Financial & Operations Principal of the Broker/Dealer
and is responsible for the books and records of our FINRA member firm and RIA’s.
Donna holds a AIF® (Accredited Investment Fiduciary) designation from the Center
of Fiduciary Studies. She is a Series 7, 63 and 65 FINRA Registered Representative
and holds a PA state life and health insurance license. Donna oversees the
day-to-day operations of the firm with a specialization in Human Resources.
Michelle Johnson, CRPSSM
Client Service Manager
B.A. Bloomsburg University
10 Years with Cornerstone
18 Years Experience in the Retirement Plan Industry
As a Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist, Michelle is responsible for the service and
communications to our institutional retirement plan clients. She also coordinates plan
takeovers, oversees the RFP process, and assists in the preparation of retirement plan
investment reviews. Michelle is also responsible for the research and design of our
Compensation Planning marketing materials, as well as the quarterly Participant
Newsletter. She is a Series 6 and 63 FINRA Registered Representative.
Sean Lyons
Senior Consultant
B.S. Penn State University
9 years with Cornerstone
14 years investment experience
Sean’s responsibilities include client acquisition and account maintenance. He is also
one of Cornerstone’s leading retirement plan Education Consultants. In addition, he
designs comprehensive financial plans for individual employees of our corporate clients
and their families to help them meet their financial goals and objectives. As a graduate
of the Joseph Hurley’s 529 Academy, he also assists families with college planning. Sean
is a Series 7, 63 and 65 FINRA Registered Representative and holds a PA state life and
health insurance license. He is currently enrolled in the Chartered Financial Planner
(CFP) program.
Laura Gulla
Financial/Compliance Manager
B.S. DeSales University
6 years with Cornerstone
24 years of industry experience
Laura is responsible for the accounting for our Broker/Dealer and RIA, with secondary
responsibilities of assisting with compliance matters and reporting for all of Cornerstone’s
private placement activity. Her position requires her knowledge being current with
regards to both FINRA and SEC regulations. She is a Series 7 and 66 FINRA Registered
Representative. Laura is currently studying for the FINRA Series 27 exam.
Christopher Lakatosh
Senior Consultant
B.S. Bloomsburg University
6 years with Cornerstone
9 years of industry experience
As one of Cornerstone’s Senior Investment Consultants, Chris’s main responsibilities
include client acquisition, account maintenance and developing financial strategies
for prospective individuals and institutions. He is also one of our top retirement
plan Education Consultants for our corporate retirement planning clients. He is a
Series 7, 63 and 65 FINRA Registered Representative and is currently enrolled in the
Certified Financial Planning program.
Trevor Reid
Associate Investment Analyst
BS Siena College
2 years with Cornerstone
4 years of industry experience
Trevor came to Cornerstone in December of 2008 from Evergreen Investments. He graduated
from Siena College in 2007 with a BS in Finance. Trevor is responsible for preparing
the investment review material for all of CII's institutional clients as well as assisting
the senior investment analysts with manager research and selection. He is currently a
Level II CFA candidate with a Series 7 FINRA Registered Representative license and is also
in pursuit of his Series 66 FINRA Registered Representative license. Prior to joining
Cornerstone, Trevor also co-authored a research paper titled "Cost of Carry on Steroids:
Application to Oil Futures Pricing" that was presented at The Institute for Business
and Finance Research conference in May 2009.
Kim Cottrell
Strategic Assistant
AAS Allentown Business School
10 years with Cornerstone
18 years of administrative experience
As the Strategic Assistant for the Managing Director of CII and the Administrative
Assistant for the Compensation Planning team, Kim’s responsibilities span a large
spectrum that includes scheduling meetings with our clients and prospects, preparing
the Managing Director and the team for meetings, maintaining our client database,
and ensuring all client data is organized and available upon request. Her other
duties include the administration of our marketing activities, letters, and research.
She is also a member of our Imaging Systems team.
Amy Tone
Client Service Administrator
B.S. DeSales University
3 years with Cornerstone
12 years of industry experience
Amy joined the Cornerstone team in April of 2007 after spending 8 years with a
nationally known brokerage house. Her current responsibilities consist of
providing internal servicing of our clients which includes coordinating all new
business paperwork with the various custodians. Amy also provides administrative
support to our Senior Consultants and is responsible for the day-to-day internal
operations of our Broker/Dealer.
She is a Series 7 and 66 FINRA Registered Representative and is currently studying
for the PA state life and health insurance license.
Carissa Garis
Office Administrator
Northampton Community College
3 years with Cornerstone
10 years of industry experience
After spending over 6 years in client service roles and receiving the "Customer
Service Pro” award at an internationally known communications company, Carissa
joined the Cornerstone team as the Bethlehem Office’s Lead Receptionist and
Administrator. She is the first point of contact for our clients and is also
responsible for maintaining the day-to-day office operations to ensure an
efficient and productive environment. Carissa also assists the Compensation
Planning team with special projects.
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