Denise is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and enforcing MSA's compliance program designed to prevent, detect, document, and correct violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and its associated rules and regulations. She also has functioned as Acting Principal for the firm's OSJ branch office compliance program since obtaining her Series 24 (FINRA General Securities Principal) license in 2014. Additionally, Denise supervises MSA's accounting, technology, human resources, project management, and corporate communications functions. Before this role, Denise spent eight years as a former CFP® practitioner supporting MSA clients, developing comprehensive financial plans, and managing portfolios. She holds her Series 7 (FINRA General Securities Representative) and Series 66 (NASAA Uniform Combined State Law Exam) securities licenses.
Denise graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and continued to earn a Master of Science in Financial Planning from Bentley University. She lives in Braintree with her husband and three children. Denise has been a member of MSA's team since 2004.