Russ is a recognized specialist on the Kansas education pension system and has more than 35 years of experience as a financial advisor, earning the AIF® designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies in 2014. He is a member of *Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group, an exclusive organization of financial advisors dedicated to being leaders in the IRA industry. He also is an Investment Advisory Representative with Ameritime, and a member of both the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). He attended Baker University, then transferred and graduated from St. Mary of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas.
Russ and Annette--who recently retired from teaching 4th grade for 32 years--have five children (two of whom have been teachers) and ten grandchildren. They will always hold Kimber Rose, their adopted daughter from Guatemala, in their hearts, as she passed away in 2021. Russ and Annette stay busy with their grandchildren, and enjoy traveling the world together.