Our Team

Scott Sommer is a founder of Cornerstone Advisors and specializes in strategic planning, mergers, and acquisitions. Sommer’s prior experience includes

Terence Roche is a founder of Cornerstone Advisors. He specializes in strategic planning, payments, system selections, and human resources. His

Steve Williams is a founder of Cornerstone Advisors and leads the firm’s Strategic Planning practice. Steve’s prior experience includes being

Cornerstone Advisors has Carl Faulkner to thank for the nationally recognized reputation of its technology planning. Prior to founding Cornerstone,

Bob Roth leads Contract Negotiations and Payments for Cornerstone Advisors. Bob has negotiated hundreds of contracts with industry vendors resulting

Eric Weikart leads Performance Solutions for Cornerstone Advisors. Eric quarterbacks a team specializing in improving performance, processes, and operating efficiency

Brad Smith leads Technology Solutions for Cornerstone Advisors including vendor performance management, technology assessments, systems selections, implementations and conversions. He

Quintin Sykes has nearly 30 years of technology and operations experience in financial services companies. He has served in consulting

Sam Kilmer specializes in strategic planning, marketing, and delivery at Cornerstone Advisors.  Sam’s prior experience includes strategy, analytics, digital delivery,

Ron Shevlin leads research at Cornerstone Advisors including the Cornerstone Performance Report and the Insight Vault. Cited often in the

Andrea Lipo leads operations and information technology at Cornerstone Advisors. She leads process improvement, program management, strategy, and customer service

Mary Anne Keegan leads Marketing at Cornerstone Advisors. Mary Anne’s prior experience includes leading marketing and corporate communications for global

Susan Mounts specializes in creating company cultures, recruiting exceptional talent, leading and managing people, building high performing teams, and increasing

Jim Burson specializes in strategic and Delivery Channel planning at Cornerstone Advisors. Jim helps clients achieve improved revenue performance and

Steve Carroll specializes in technology with a focus on risk assessments and program development at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps clients

Tim Daley specializes in channels, mobile, and web banking at Cornerstone Advisors. Tim helps clients navigate shifting channel preferences and

Tony is a 20+ year seasoned senior financial services executive with a track record of managing product, operational and analytical

Niel Devasir brings 20 years of financial industry experience to Cornerstone Advisors. He is an accomplished executive leader with experience

Joe Ganzelli Sr. specializes in Commercial and Small Business lending and in identifying related process efficiencies, enterprise-wide revenue accretive strategies

Brandi Gregory specializes in contract negotiations and payments at Cornerstone Advisors. She helps clients achieve satisfaction with vendors and market

Scott Hodgins specializes in system selections and contract negotiations at Cornerstone Advisors. His prior experience includes national bank examiner for

Vincent Hui specializes in strategic planning and leads the Merger & Acquisition and Risk Management practices for Cornerstone Advisors. Vincent’s

Mike Langenkamp specializes in technology and system selections at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps clients complete unemotional, informed decisions. His prior

Michelle brings over 20 years of bank leadership experience specializing in project management, process improvement, budgetary controls, change management, delivery,

Butch Leonardson leads IT Leadership and CIO Coaching at Cornerstone Advisors. Butch has helped numerous organizations improve leadership effectiveness. His

Daryl Jones specializes in consumer lending, mortgage lending, performance and process improvement at Cornerstone Advisors. Daryl helps clients by leading

Ryan Myers specializes in process improvement, strategy, and customer relationship management systems at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps clients achieve better

Joel Pruis specializes in commercial lending, small business lending, and performance improvement at Cornerstone Advisors. He has helped numerous financial

Ryan Rackley specializes in contract negotiations, payments, mergers, branches, and technology at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps clients reduce vendor costs

Melissa Rogers specializes in performance and process improvement at Cornerstone Advisors. Melissa helps clients facilitate the discovery, evaluation and planning

Ted Thames specializes in strategic planning at Cornerstone Advisors with a focus on field of membership expansion, charter changes, mergers,

Jim Trautwein specializes in information technology at Cornerstone Advisors. He has helped several financial institutions gain value and performance from

Alison Van Pelt specializes in implementations, conversions, and project change management at Cornerstone Advisors. She helps clients transform their current

Ryan Brogan specializes in contact center and lending performance improvement and benchmarking for Cornerstone Advisors. He helps financial institutions outperform

Steve Koenemann specializes in technology, implementations/project management and system selection at Cornerstone Advisors. Steve’s prior experience includes chief technology officer

Nick Lane specializes in contract negotiations, payments, wealth management, and human resources at Cornerstone Advisors. Nick leverages strong interpersonal skills,

Mike Armbruster specializes in contract negotiations, technology, implementations and conversions at Cornerstone Advisors. Mike helps clients execute successful conversions and

Mark Carron specializes in conversions and information technology at Cornerstone Advisors. Mark has helped a number of financial institutions assess

Bill McFarland specializes in conversions, mergers, operations, and processing performance at Cornerstone Advisors. Bill has helped several financial institutions achieve

Glenda Reed specializes in branch, deposit, and loan operations and related process improvement for Cornerstone Advisors. Glenda’s prior experience includes

Kristen Bailey specializes in technology risk assessments at Cornerstone Advisors. She helps clients understand vendor documents and identifies risk for

Maria Dimas-Garcia specializes in technology and system selections at Cornerstone Advisors. Maria is a liaison between clients, consultants and vendors.

Tristan Green specializes in strategic planning at Cornerstone Advisors. Tristan’s prior experience includes retail sales management and business development. Tristan

Linette Harris specializes in analysis for the Cornerstone Performance Report studies and related research at Cornerstone Advisors. She helps financial

Thomas Milillo specializes in performance, process improvement, and lending at Cornerstone Advisors. Thomas helps clients achieve greater efficiency and profitability

Aaron Moran specializes in technology and financial analysis. Aaron creates financial models, interprets data, and identifies creative ways to support

As an Analyst at Cornerstone Advisors, Miles works on a variety of client engagements as a member of the Performance

As an Analyst at Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., Michael Rempel works on a variety of client engagements as a member of

Kaleb Seymour specializes in strategic planning, channels, mergers, and wealth management at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps solve complex problems and

Beth Dalton specializes in technology at Cornerstone Advisors. Her operational role for the team is managing internal commitments including marketing,

Jackie Lee specializes in performance solutions management coordination at Cornerstone Advisors. Her operational role for the team is managing internal

Marie Mack specializes in proposal development and needs assessment for Cornerstone Advisors, especially in complex approaches to mergers, risk, and

Jen Wagner specializes in contract negotiations with an emphasis on payments, marketing and training at Cornerstone Advisors. Jen focuses on

Bernita Stephans specializes in administration and project coordination with a focus on contract negotiations and payments at Cornerstone Advisors. She

Kim Frances specializes in administration and project coordination with a focus on schedule management at Cornerstone Advisors. She is responsible

Amanda Garrett specializes in administration and project coordination with a focus on technology at Cornerstone Advisors. She is responsible for

Ryan Foster specializes in marketing at Cornerstone Advisors. He helps the team lead, juggle, and report on multiple marketing and

As Design and Editorial Director, Cate Pitts ensures that Cornerstone’s publishing and promotional activities consistently reflect the company’s brand and

Emily Waite connects communities and leads Gonzobanker Roundtables at Cornerstone Advisors. The small, private roundtables of bank and credit union

Thomas Borjon specializes in database management, operations, and technology at Cornerstone Advisors. His clients are his co-workers and he helps

Josh is a seasoned systems administrator familiar with MS Exchange, MS Windows Server 2003‐2012, and MS Windows OS NT/2000/XP/vista/7/8. He

Melanie Garcia specializes in greeting clients at Cornerstone Advisors. She focuses on reception and administrative support and upkeep of the

Tatiana has spent the last 11 years at the international law firm, Denton US LLP, as an Executive Assistant /

Michael Lockwood specializes in designing, developing, transmogrifying and bringing data to life at Cornerstone Advisors. Michael is a graduate of

Robin Putnam specializes in operations, reporting, events, and special projects at Cornerstone Advisors. She coordinates several efforts across the firm