[ by Howard Haykin ]

Elected or appointed to FINRA's Small Firm Advisory Board (SFAB), the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC), or District Committees, are the following individuals [alls terms of service will begin 1/1/13].

Small Firm Advisory Board Election Results.  Elected by FINRA small firms in the North and West Regions:
individuals:
North Region: 
     John (Jack) Fitzgerald  [Leerink Swann LLC]
West Region: 
     Timothy Morton  [WBB Securities, LLC]
Appointed as At-Large Members:  
     Joseph Romano   [Romano Brothers & Co.]
     Hardeep Walia   [Motif Investing]

National Adjudicatory Council.   Elected or appointed to fill the Small Firm seat on the NAC:
Elected by Member Firms
     Paige Pierce   [RW Smith & Associates, Inc.]
Non-Industry NAC Member Appointments:
     Chris Brummer   [Professor, Georgetown University Law Center]
     Onnig Dombalagian   [Professor, Tulane University School of Law]
     Cynthia Lewin   [General Counsel,  AARP]

District Committees.   Elected or appointed to serve on FINRA District committees:
District 1:
     Small Firm Rep:   Egidio Mogavero   [JMP Securities LLC]
     Large Firm Rep:  Janet Epstein   [Charles Schwab & Co.]
District 2:
     Small Firm Rep:  Kristina Cole   [WBB Securities, LLC]
     Small Firm Rep:  Richard Dahl   [Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC]
     Large Firm Rep:  Monica Daggs   [CUSO Financial Services, LP]
District 3:
     Small Firm Rep:  Gordon A. Price   [Walton Securities, Inc.]
     Large Firm Rep:  Mary K. Simonson   [SagePoint Financial, Inc.]
     Vacancy:   Richard Moran   [Symetra Investment Services]
District 4
     Small Firm Rep:  Norman Conley   [J.A. Glynn & Co.]
     Large Firm Rep:  Timothy Halevan   C[UNA Brokerage Services, Inc.]
District 5:
     Small Firm Rep: Kathryn Wilson   [The Baker Group LP]
     Large Firm Rep:James Dixon III   [Sterne, Agee, & Leach Inc.]
District 6:
     Small Firm Rep: David McNally   [McNally Financial Services Corporation]
     Large Firm Rep:Susanne Denby   [NFP Securities, Inc.]
District 7:
     Small Firm Rep: Virginia Voos   [Bridge Capital Associates, Inc.]
     Large Firm Rep:Donald Runkle   [Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.]
District 8:
     Small Firm Rep: Jason Welch   [WWK Investments, Inc.]
     Large Firm Rep: Aimee Blinder-Ullrich   [National Planning Corporation]
District 9:
     Small Firm Rep: Allan Goldstein, SJ Levinson & Sons LLC]
     Large Firm Rep: Gary Johnson   [Pershing LLC]
District 10:
     Small Firm Rep: George Ramirez   [MFR Securities, Inc.]
     Small Firm Rep: David Shields   [Wellington Shields & Co. LLC]
     Mid-Size Firm Rep: Robert Moore   [Concept Capital Markets LLC]
     Large Firm Rep: Arlene Klein   [RBC Capital Markets, LLC]
     Large Firm Rep: James Siegel   [Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.]
     Vacancy: Andrew Weinberg   [Deutsche Bank]
District 11:
     Small Firm Rep: Stephen Sussman   [Sussman Financial Services, LLC]
     Large Firm Rep: Dennis Beirne   [Peoples Securities]

Congratulations!

Direct questions to:   Marcia Asquith, SVP and Corporate Secretary - (202) 728-8949; or  Chip Jones, SVP, Member Relations - (240) 386-4797.

To Access the Announcement, go to:   [ FINRA Election Notice, 12/6/12 ].