Donor Honor Roll

Ryan D. Buck, CLTC, is the Co-Founder of, and Financial Adviser Representative with, Financial Freedom Advisers which he helped to establish after years of working in the financial services industry. Ryan has developed his career with such positions as Financial Adviser and Associate Brokerage Director for nearly a decade with MassMutual’s number one brokerage team, Mid-Atlantic Broker Services, as well as Partner and Vice President of his brokerage firm Freedom Broker Services, LLC. Ryan and his partner Kevin P. Conley formed Financial Freedom Advisers to offer their 60 years combined experience working with families, business owners and executives to deliver a comprehensive range of product, company and financial planning solutions to their valued clients.

As a graduate from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin School of Business with a B.S. in Finance, preceded by a background in engineering, Ryan spent his early career focused on financial planning within the deaf community. This came as a natural progression as a result of his personal experiences in growing up as the son of a deaf mother. This enabled him to use his fluency in ASL and strengthened his passion for helping others. Ryan combined his personal aptitudes with his dedication to the insurance and financial services industry and channeled his skill sets towards participating in various charitable functions over the years to include National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) as well as The Greater Washington Foundation of Insurance and Financial Advisors (GWFIFA). Ryan has been a 15 year contributing member to NAIFA, serving on the board as the Immediate Past President of NAIFA’s Greater Washington DC Chapter. Ryan is also a three-time member of the distinguished Million Dollar Round Table.

Matt joined First Financial Group in 2007 and started his career helping families and small business owners plan and save for the future. He focuses on solving complicated planning issues with successful business owners, helping to integrate their personal goals with their business means to reduce and minimize income and estate taxes. Matt helps business owners look up, and past, the day-to-day grind to acknowledge they no longer need to work for paying bills and start working to create a legacy. Those legacies may be for their children and grandchildren, their employees, their community, charities, or a combination thereof. He loves seeing an operator realizing they have already out run their needs and start to see new possibilities for the future open up. Matt has served in various capacities on the GWDC Board, including Treasurer, President Elect, President, Young Advisor Team Chair, IFAPAC Treasurer, and National Committee Person. He received the 2023 Legacy Award in recognition of dedication and service to the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA)-Greater Washington.

Kevin has more than 35 years of financial service experience. He is a Chartered Financial Consultant, Retirement Income Certified Professional, Chartered Life Underwriter, and Accredited Investment Fiduciary. He holds a BA in Economics from the College of William and Mary and an MS degree in financial services from The American College. He is a past president of the Greater Washington Chapter of Financial Service Professionals, founder and past chairman of the National Capital Business Ethics Awards, and past president of Arlington Senior Babe Ruth Baseball. Kevin was the recipient of the 2020 Legacy Award in recognition of dedication and service to the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA)-Greater Washington and in conformance with the highest standards of professional conduct and community service. He currently serves on the boards of the Arlington Community Foundation and the Helping Hands Society of Greater Washington. He is head coach of the Yorktown High School Boys’ varsity tennis team.

For over 30 years, Peter has provided financial advice to some of Washington, DC’s top attorneys. Through this experience, Peter has continually refined his understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities these busy professionals face. As a CFP, Peter not only assists clients with developing plans, he also works to ensure the successful implementation of the investment insurance and other strategies require to see the plans come to fruition. Active on the MassMutual Advisors Association for many years, Peter served as Chairman of the Wealth Management Committee from 2016 – 2018. Peter served as President of the Helping Hands Society of Greater Washington from 2015-2018. Past board service has included Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Hope for Henry and Health in Harmony. Peter was honored as the 2019 recipient of The Legacy Award given by NAIFA-GWDC in recognition of high standards of professional conduct and service to their community.