Mara Stempler joined Summit Financial LLC in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. She is also the Chief Financial Officer of an affiliated limited purpose broker-dealer, LS Securities LLC. Mara has spent her entire career working in the financial services industry and managing the financial operations of independent Investment Advisors and Broker Dealers. Prior to joining Summit, Mara served as CFO for Auerbach Grayson and prior to that, Burnham Financial Group.

Mara earned a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University. She holds the FINRA Series 27 & 7 licenses and has served as the Financial Operations Principal for the three broker dealers she has worked for. Mara also holds a Certified Public Accountant license.