Our Team
No needs are more important than your own. We pride ourselves in making your needs and goals, our own. We don't simply work for you. We work with you to understand who you are as an individual and as an investor.
Chip serves as Senior Vice President / Investments, and has been in the financial services industry for over 30 years. He advises clients about portfolio management, consistent with their overall financial goals, liquidity needs, time horizons, risk tolerances and asset allocation preferences.
Chip graduated with a BA in Political Science from Sewanee, The University of the South, where he has also served as Vice Chairman of the Annual Fund. He is a former Board Member of the New Morning Foundation, past Chairman of the Cancer Center of Palmetto Health, and has also served on the Board of it's Atrium Society. Chip is the past Chairman of the State of South Carolina Library Foundation and has also served on the Boards of the American Red Cross, the Center for Cancer Treatment and Research of the Palmetto Richland Hospital, the Columbia Ballet and the Richland County Library Board.
Chip is married to Meg Porter of Florence, South Carolina, has four children and lives in Columbia, South Carolina. His hobbies include cooking, reading, and fishing.
Linda serves as Vice President / Wealth Management, and has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years. She focuses on helping clients work toward defining and achieving their individual goals. She does this by first developing a through understanding of the needs of our clients and analyzing their current financial situation. Investment solutions are then tailored and customized based on needs assessment. Linda reviews investments with clients on a regular basis and makes recommendations based on current economic and market conditions.
Linda graduated with a BS in Business Administration from The University of South Carolina. Linda is currently serving on the Board of Trustees of the Hilton Head Preparatory School. She is chair of the Finance Committee and also serves on the development committee. She has previously served on the Alumni Board of the school and on the Board of the Rotary Club of Hilton Head.
Linda lives in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and has two successful children: Elliott, an attorney, and Carson, a product manager for Hunter Douglas. When not working, Linda loves fishing, cooking and spending time with family - especially her grandsons Bexley and Guyton!
John serves as a financial advisor and has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He helps his clients navigate into and through retirement. Tailoring investments to meet each client’s needs, he uses various strategies that attempt to fit the profile associated with time horizons, risk, monetary requirements. In addition to serving as their financial advisor, many of his relationships have become both professional and personal.
John graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida. He is a member of the Columbia Rotary Club and is a Paul Harris fellow. He is actively involved in his Church and serves in various capacities. He and his wife Kathy are blessed with two adult children and three grandchildren, all living in the Columbia area. When not working he enjoys fishing on Lake Murray, hunting, and target shooting.
We collaborate with other Janney specialists, as needed, who have in-depth experience in specific disciplines. Together, we can assess your unique situation, analyze difference strategies, and develop a plan fit for your unique needs and goals.
Debra S. Roey joined Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in November 2006, as Janney Retirement Plan Services (JRPS) Manager. JRPS was founded in 1982 to provide Janney’s Corporate Retirement Plan Clients with support in plan design analysis, proposal procurement and review, investment fiduciary services, technical expertise, and problem resolution.
Debra has over 30 years of experience in the Retirement Plan arena. Prior to joining Janney, she served as Regional Director with Union Central Life Retirement and Investment Services. During her tenure, she received numerous sales awards including qualification for the company’s highest society membership. She also served on several corporate committees involved with Strategic Planning and Product Development.
Debra earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Rutgers University.
Greg Drahuschak joined Janney in 1991. He has over 45 years of economic experience and provides daily, weekly, and monthly market commentary, with a particular focus on the equity market, to Janney and our clients.
Prior to joining Janney, he worked as a retail broker with—and eventually transitioned into the research departments of—Butcher & Singer and Wheat First Securities. He was also an instructor at Robert Morris College and the University of Pittsburgh.
Greg has written articles for several newspapers and websites, and has been the featured financial professional on many live radio broadcasts.
He earned his B.A. in fine arts from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as certificates from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and from the New York Institute of Finance.
Guy LeBas is Janney’s Chief Fixed Income Strategist, as well as Head of Fixed Income for Janney Capital Management. As Strategist, he is responsible for providing direction to the Firm’s clients on the macroeconomic, interest rate, and bond market investing climate.
Guy authors bond market periodicals, which provide relative value recommendations across the fixed income spectrum. With Janney Capital Management, Guy is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s discretionarily managed bond portfolios, which take a client-tailored approach to generating consistent income across interest rate environments.
Guy joined Janney in 2006. Prior to joining Janney, Guy served as Interest Rate Risk Manager for U.S. Trust’s bank asset and liability portfolios, a role in which he oversaw risk and return on $20 billion of bank assets and derivatives.
Guy is also a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News, as well as a regular speaker at financial industry conferences. He received his education from Swarthmore College, holds an M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Kim Beil serves as Director of the Managed and Insured Solutions Group in Janney Montgomery Scott’s Wealth Management department. In this role, Ms. Beil oversees the daily activities of the Managed and Insured Solutions Group and is responsible for promoting both advisory and insured solutions for the firm.
Ms. Beil is an active member of the Firm, the industry, and is involved in several community organizations. At Janney, she is a member of the Firm’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN). She is also a founding member for Girls on the Run Philadelphia, a non-profit program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. Currently, she volunteers with the Neucrue Cancer Foundation.
A graduate of Drexel University, Mrs. Beil holds a B.S. in business administration, and has over 15 years of financial services industry experience at Janney. She is an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor℠ (AWMA®), holds an insurance license, and is a LEADERSHIP Philadelphia Fellow.
In her spare time, Ms. Beil enjoys running and challenging herself in half marathons.
Mark Luschini is the Chief Investment Strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, leading the Investment Strategy Group. In that capacity Mark is responsible for establishing the Firm’s broad outlook relating to conditions in the capital markets and the economy and to develop investment strategies that align with the best interest, goals, and objectives of individual and institutional clients. He also establishes the Firm’s asset allocation models used for portfolio construction and financial planning.
As Chief Investment Strategist, Mark serves as the Janney's investment spokesperson, offering national market commentary and developing asset allocation models and investment strategies. He chairs the investment committee and actively interfaces with both current and prospective clients.
Additionally, Mark directs Janney Capital Management, the Firm’s discretionary investment management division. Under his leadership, Janney Capital Management has delivered competitive investment results across multiple strategies. The total assets under management has grown to more than $4 billion, with nearly $3 billion in traditional equity and fixed income assets, and over $1 billion in various strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies utilizing exchange-traded solutions and mutual funds. Mark served on the Board of Managers for Janney, and currently serves as a Trustee for the Firm’s Pension & Profit Sharing Plan. He is a member of the Janney Wealth Management Department’s Mutual Fund and Alternative Investment Committees.
In Janney Capital Management, Mark chairs the Investment Committee which sets asset class and sector policy and directly participates in managing the equity, fixed income, and asset allocation strategies under its advisory. Mark has spent more than 30 years in the investment industry. He utilizes that experience to speak on topics related to macroeconomics and investment management at seminars and conferences.
His comments and written articles have been circulated in numerous publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s to the New York Times, USA Today, Financial Times, and Money magazine. He has appeared in various media outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business News, and CNN.
He has a BA and MBA from Gannon University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation from the Market Technicians Association