Real. Genuine. Authentic.
The people we work with are more than clients.
To us, it’s much deeper. We have grown together over the years. We’ve celebrated weddings and birthdays together. We’ve connected and built bonds that have weathered difficult personal times and trying markets. It’s because of this connection we understand why your goals are important to you and it’s why we can help you reach them.
We’ve strategically built a multigenerational team to help you throughout your journey. So you can have the confidence knowing at any stage in your life you could have a reliable, dependable, and honest professional you can trust to put your interests first.
Kathy Ellis, CFP®
President, Ellis & Company Retirement Strategists, Financial Adviser, RJFS
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
Kathy Ellis is loving, authentic, and generous. She has enjoyed helping people achieve their financial goals for over three decades. It doesn’t take long to notice, she genuinely cares about the people she works with. She finds it very rewarding to help people accomplish their goals. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, she has worked on some of the most complex financial planning scenarios. Her knowledge, experience, and expertise include financial planning, legacy planning, and charitable giving. Kathy attended Austin Peay State University, College for Financial Planning, and the Investment Training Institute in Atlanta. She celebrated her 24th anniversary with Raymond James in October of 2023.
Kathy’s lovable personality provides our clients with encouragement and confidence. You won’t find her without a smile on her face. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dog Bizzy. Kathy and her husband Rusty just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. They both love sleepovers with her 7 grandchildren, Evie, Allie, Emmie, Kate, Tobie, Knox and her newest granddaughter, Lucy. The grandchildren love playing at her house.
It is easy to see how Kathy is committed to giving back to her community. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Big Fish Scholarship and Austin Peay College of Business Advisory Board. Kathy is a past board member for the United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region. She served on the committee for the Tickle Me Pink program, which helps women recover from breast cancer. She’s a graduate of Leadership Clarksville and Citizens Police Academy. Kathy served as a founding member of the Reagan Women’s Giving Circle of Austin Peay as well.
Kathy is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and holds Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 licenses.
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Raymond James’ Leaders Council consistently 2023 – 2013
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Financial Advisor
Eric Ellis learned at a young age to help people when he could. He now uses his skills and talents to help lead our clients to the retirement they deserve. The journey to retirement can be filled with uncertainty. Giving people a sense of confidence, security, and independence truly gets Eric excited.
Eric graduated from Austin Peay State University with a concentration in Finance and gained invaluable experience with leading investment companies early in his career. He serves on the Board of Directors for Chapel Hill Christian Academy and is the Chairman of The Big Fish Scholarship, which provides scholarships to Austin Peay State University for local military families.
He is blessed with his lovely wife Megan and four beautiful children, Allie, Kate, Knox and their newest addition, Lucy. When Eric is not investing his time into his profession or family, he enjoys playing sports and off-roading in his Jeep.
Eric holds Series 6, Series 7, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses.
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Walter Keith
Compliance Supervisory Delegate, Ellis & Company Retirement Strategists
Walter was born and raised in Nashville, TN. He started his career on September 4th, 1992, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 3,281. He joined Raymond James on May 28, 1999 and opened his office in Maryland Farms, Brentwood, TN. He joined Ellis & Company as satellite office in 2010. Walter enjoys, boating, cooking, golf, and wine.
Walter holds Series 7, Series 24, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses.
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James Alfonso
Associate Financial Advisor
James and his wife, Amber, have three daughters, Karlee, Katelyn and Julia. Amber teaches at Chapel Hill Christian Academy. His family brings him the most joy. He enjoys golf, Pittsburgh sports, and reengaging with his Clarksville roots. He attends Real Life Sango Church.
James is native to Clarksville. He graduated from Clarksville High School and Middle Tennessee State University. In 2023, his family moved back home after ten years of ministry and advancing their careers in Pittsburgh.
James’ journey. He began his career in 2011 with UBS in Nashville, TN. James built his foundation of knowledge about retirement planning by collaborating with UBS financial advisors and helping them find solutions for their clients. He was promoted in 2013 to a Wealth Management team in Pittsburgh, PA. In this role James met with clients, created their financial planning, and helped them put it in place. His team moved to RBC Wealth Management in 2017, and James continued learning in his role and helping clients with their financial planning.
James joined Ellis & Company in April of 2024. Ellis & Company’s purposes and culture drew him to our team. He brings 14 years of experience in financial services. He is excited about guiding our clients along their unique financial journey and bringing them the confidence they deserve.
James holds Series 7, Series 66, and SIE licenses.
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Michele Wieber FSCP®
Financial Services Certified Professional®
Senior Client Service Manager
Michele Wieber graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Business Management and Finance. She grew up in Cooperstown, NY. During the summers, she worked at the Baseball Hall of Fame. This experience added to her love of the game of baseball and especially her team, the Boston Red Sox. Over the years, she has worked in mortgage banking, owned her own business, and raised four children. She enjoys hiking and traveling to spend time with her family and friends who live all across the country from Florida to South Carolina to the UP of Michigan. Michele is a dog lover. For 6 months she was without a furry friend until Jessika mentioned she was getting a puppy and that there were several in the litter. One look at the pictures of the litter and Maisie is now a part of the family! Michele also enjoys the wonderful world of being a Mimi to her grandson, Jude.
Michele joined Ellis & Company after working with Merrill Lynch for five years as a registered client associate. She enjoys getting to know our clients and using her experience to help them plan for their financial future. Michele is always learning. Michele has her Financial Services Certified Professional® designation, FSCP®. A program that focuses on in-depth knowledge in retirement planning, estate planning, and tax planning. She is putting this knowledge to good use by helping our team prepare for meetings as well as executing the strategies created and developed by our investment team.
Michele Wieber loves giving back to her community. She has volunteered with Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. She is highly active with the Catholic school parent association and currently serves on the school board for Immaculate Conception School. The women’s association at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Clarksville is also very near and dear to her heart.
Michele holds Series 7, Series 66 licenses and Financial Services Certified Professional®.
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Client Service Manager
David Jimmerson is authentic, kind-hearted, and loves helping people. He’s a natural fit with Ellis and Company Retirement Strategists. David’s goal is to help as many people as he possibly can achieve their financial goals. He aims to help clients have financial security so that they retire confident.
David graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. While attending school there, he qualified for the Dean’s List seven semesters, achieved academic membership into the Golden Key National Honor Society, earned academic membership into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, and was an active member in the Tennessee of Chattanooga’s Criminal Justice Club. David met his wife, Sara, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. They married on September 5, 2015. Through their careers after college, they have lived in Memphis, Phoenix, and now call Clarksville home. David and Sara have a beautiful 3 year old daughter, Ellis Elizabeth Jimmerson and a handsome 1 year old son, Daniel Scott.
He joined our team in January, 2020 after working in Memphis with Raymond James’ regional office in the Operations Department, where he was an Operations Supervisor. He brings to our team nearly a decade of experience in financial services and a valuable unique perspective. Prior to Raymond James, David worked at MassMutual. Initially, he was a retirement specialist there and then went on to become a Director in the Retirement Services department.
David Jimmerson is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee so he roots on the Tennessee Volunteer football program every year once Fall rolls around. He enjoys being active outdoors. Some of his favorite hobbies are hiking, swimming, and taking in some fresh air any chance he gets. He also loves going to museums, creative writing, and traveling to new places.
David holds Series 7, Series 6, Series 9, Series 10, Series 26, and Series 63 licenses.
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Patti Sheppard
Office Manager
Patti joined Ellis & Company in August of 2017. She brings to our team over 35 years of office management and customer service experience. Patti has worked in a variety of settings that range from medical office, artist management and bookings, banking to property management.
She was born in Illinois but raised in Clarksville, TN. She attended elementary and middle school in Clarksville then moved to Hendersonville for her high school years. Her family then moved back to Clarksville where she started her family and career and continues to reside today.
Patti is married to Raymon Sheppard and together they have four children and 7 grandchildren with their 8th on the way. She has two biological children. Her son, Drew, is married to his wife, Hillary, and they have twin boys, Callahan and Sebastian. A daughter, Bailey, is married to Nelson and they are expecting their first baby girl in September 2024. Patti has two “bonus” daughters. Katelyn, who is married to Dillan and they have two children, Hunter and Maddie. Morgan, who is married to Matt and they have two children, Aurora, Archer and Adelynn.
Patti loves spending time with her family and soaking every moment of being a grandmother to her precious grandchildren. They endearingly call her Pooh.
Her favorite places are Okaloosa Island, Florida and their cabin they have built at Dale Hollow Lake.
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Email PattiJessika Appleton
Client Experience Specialist
You know how aggravating it is when you call a business and they pass you off from person to person never ever solving your problem? Or even worse you don’t get a real person at all…
You can feel Jessika’s smile through a phone call. Jessika loves people and will make sure you are heard.
Jessika schedules our team’s calendar and she is the first voice you’ll hear or the first face you’ll see. If you don’t know who to speak with just tell her a little about what is going on and she will guide you to the right person.
Jessika is kind, humble, and hard working. She ensures our clients have a memorable experience. She loves making a difference for people and finds it rewarding seeing them reach their goals.
Jessika joined Ellis & Company in March 2019. She married Zack Appleton and together they have two sons, Bryson and Hudson. The Army brought Jessika and her family to Clarksville. She is a proud graduate of Clarksville High School. She attended Nashville State Community College at their Clarksville campus.
Jessika enjoys boating with family and friends, traveling, and shopping at Miss Lucille’s. She is a Georgia Bulldogs football fan. (GO DAWGS!!!) Most of all, Jessika treasures her family and friends.
One FUN fact: Jessika has a very sentimental heart. She keeps almost every card ever given to her; graduation, thank-yous, and Mother’s Days…
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