Executive Bios
- Richard P. Sheridan Jr., AIF®
- James Bozman, AIF®
- Edward T. Hill, AIF®
- John A. "Jag" Gholson, CLU
- Amy Parrish
- J. Mercer Treadwell, III, CFA
- Valerie S. Phillips
- Erin Jones Repac
- Cody Chapman
Richard P. Sheridan Jr., AIF®
CEO, Managing Principal
As co-founder and managing partner of Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Richard Patrick Sheridan is responsible for overall management of the firm. With over 24 years of investment industry experience, Mr. Sheridan chairs Broad Street's executive management committee and investment policy committee. As chief executive officer, Pat is responsible for Broad Street's strategic focus and is directly involved in defining the firm's business objectives for performance, collaborative operations and staff development.
Prior to forming Broad Street Capital Advisors with James Bozman in 1995, Mr. Sheridan served as senior vice president at Smith Barney, Inc., formerly Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. There he worked with the institutional consulting division of the firm advising distinguished institutional clients throughout the Southeast on all aspects of investment policy design, manager due diligence and asset allocation modeling. He also led a collaborative effort for the design and implementation of the first national retirement plan sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association in Chicago. Additionally, he helped develop proprietary specialty investment management consulting services including one of the first 401(k) participant communication and advice services. Throughout the 1980s, Pat served as a vice president at Robinson Humphrey Inc., an Atlanta-based southeastern investment banking and retail brokerage firm.
Mr. Sheridan is an alumnus of the University of Georgia and is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF ) as awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School Of Business. A founding member of The Society of Fiduciary Advisors, Pat currently serves as a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA). Mr. Sheridan's professional exam qualifications include the General Securities Representative (Series 7), General Securities Sales Supervisor (Series 9/10), State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63) and Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) licenses.
James Bozman, AIF®
Principal
As co-founder and principal of Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Jim Bozman has extensive experience with both private and institutional clients throughout the United States. With over 20 years of investment industry experience including unique entrepreneurial experience, Jim has the technical and real world expertise necessary to advise Broad Street's growing client base. Mr. Bozman sits on Broad Street's executive management committee and investment policy committee.
Prior to forming Broad Street Capital Advisors with Pat Sheridan in 1995, Jim served for 10 years as senior vice president at Smith Barney, Inc., formerly Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. During his tenure, Bozman consulted with retirement plans, non-profit organizations, financial institutions and family offices, emphasizing the development of investment policy, asset allocation, investment manager selection and performance measurement. Throughout the early 1980s, Mr. Bozman served as vice president at Robinson Humphrey, Inc., an Atlanta-based southeastern investment banking and retail brokerage firm.
Jim has served on the finance board of the First United Methodist Church and currently serves on the board of the University of Georgia's Student Educational Fund where he oversees contributions given for student scholarships from the University of Georgia Athletic Association. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Brenau University and is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) as awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School Of Business. His professional exam qualifications include the General Securities Representative (Series 7), State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63) and Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) licenses.
Edward T. Hill, AIF®
Director of Corporate Retirement Plan Consulting
As director of retirement plan consulting at Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Edward T. Hill has over 17 years of experience in the corporate retirement plan industry and has extensive knowledge in all areas of qualified plans. As a fiduciary and investment consultant, Ed's primary focus is to provide plan fiduciaries with an organized process for making informed and consistent decisions.
Prior to joining Broad Street, Ed served as a senior consultant with Transamerica Retirement Services and successfully managed the design and federal compliance requirements for corporate retirement plans. While with Transamerica, his responsibilities included the development and delivery of the firm's marketing, consulting and client service initiatives to over 70 corporate plans throughout the Southeast.
Ed also gained extensive knowledge of non-corporate plans including non-profit 403(b), government 457 and defined benefit pension plans while employed with The Hartford's government markets division. Since joining Broad Street Capital Advisors, Ed has refined the retirement plan consulting model and has helped develop new client relationships worth over $100 million in additional plan assets.
Ed sits on the executive committee and investment policy committee of the firm and his professional qualifications include NASD Series 6 and 63 licenses as well as the Georgia Life and Health Insurance license. He received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Auburn University and is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) as awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. Hill is a member of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries and the Atlanta Pension Study Group.
Ed currently resides in Lilburn, Ga., with his wife Deirdre and two daughters. He is a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church where he is a member of the finance board and is also currently serving as lay leader.
John A. "Jag" Gholson, CLU
Director of Risk Management
As director of risk management for Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Jag Gholson specializes in creative applications of insurance to help solve the unique needs of the affluent and ultra-affluent marketplace. Employing a consultative, objective approach and representing the client rather than a particular insurance company make Jag's specialty a value added benefit to Broad Street's client base.
In serving this market, traditional client concerns become coupled with intricate issues such as estate liquidity studies, multi-generational wealth transfer, multiple business ownership structures and philanthropic desires. Gholson's expertise, knowledge, insight and ingenuity, earned through 32 years of focused experience, allow him to provide unparalleled service and support to Broad Street's clients. These arrangements include estate plans for high net worth individuals and business owners, executive benefit and compensation programs and business continuity analysis such as buy-sell, stock redemption and key man placement.
Prior to joining BSCA in 1999, Mr. Gholson was a principal of John A. Gholson and Associates with offices in Athens and Atlanta. During that time, Jag served as an insurance consultant to the Emory Clinic and the Emory Egleston Pediatric Care Foundation. He has also served in an advisory capacity for insurance plans sponsored by the Medical Association of Georgia, the Georgia Bar Association and the Georgia Dental Association. Throughout the mid 1980s, Gholson served as consultant with Nease, Lagana & Eden, specializing in insurance consulting for business owners and the affluent high net worth marketplace. During the early 80's he served as an instructor for Computone Systems, providing advanced insurance strategies for financial planners and insurance advisors nationwide. Mr. Gholson has held the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College since 1981.
Jag is a graduate of West Georgia College with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. His professional exam qualifications include the NASD Mutual Fund/Variable Contract (Series 6), State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63), Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65) licenses and the Georgia Life and Health Insurance license. Over the years, he has served on numerous boards of the United Methodist Church.
Amy Parrish
Director of Private Wealth Consulting Group
Amy Parrish serves as Director of the Private Wealth Consulting Group at Broad Street Capital Advisors. With more than 16 years of experience in the financial industry, Amy is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive wealth management solutions for affluent families served by the firm. The Private Wealth Consulting Group is a division of Broad Street Capital Advisors specializing in financial management, estate and retirement planning, and tactical planning solutions for wealthy families throughout the United States. In addition to these duties, Mrs. Parrish sits on the investment policy committee of the firm.
Prior to joining the company, Amy was a financial advisor and branch manager for Wachovia Securities, where she oversaw branch personnel and compliance and assisted clients with financial planning and investment management.
Amy earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a global policy studies certificate from the University of Georgia. Her professional licenses include General Securities Representative (Series 7), General Securities Sales Supervisor (Series 9), General Securities Sales Supervisor Qualifications (Series 10), State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63) and Uniform Investment Adviser Law (Series 65). She is also licensed in health and life insurance.
A Charlotte, N.C. native and member of Athens First Methodist Church, Amy enjoys volunteering, public speaking and spending time with her husband Bob and their two children, Lindsey and Brooks. She currently serves on the board for Prevent Child Abuse Athens and is the past president of the Athens Area Cancer Auxiliary, Junior League of Athens and Athens Toastmasters. A graduate of L.E.A.D. Athens, Amy served as Chair of the Steering Committee for the organization and served on the organization's alumni board.
J. Mercer Treadwell, III, CFA®
Senior Portfolio Analyst
Mercer Treadwell joined Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC in 2000 and currently serves as senior portfolio analyst. Mr. Treadwell and his team are responsible for strategic and dynamic asset allocation models along with manager research and due diligence on all money managers and fund managers considered by the investment policy committee at Broad Street. Treadwell and his team are responsible for interpreting performance-related data including: basic rate of return, peer group analysis, attribution analysis and risk analysis including single and multi-factor models, information ratio, tracking error, volatility of returns and Sharpe ratio.
In addition to his analytical duties, Mercer sits on the investment policy committee for the firm and has been instrumental in developing Broad Street's unique investment philosophy through his extensive experience overseeing and managing client assets.
Prior to joining Broad Street Capital Advisors, Mr. Treadwell served as assistant asset manager at Creative Financial Group in Atlanta, GA. Before his time at Creative, Mr. Treadwell worked with SunTrust Bank in the master trust division, first as an accountant then as an account manager. In September 2000, Mercer earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation awarded by the CFA Institute. The Charter Financial Analyst designation is a globally recognized standard for measuring the competence and integrity of investment professionals. In addition to the CFA designation, Mercer's professional exam qualifications include the General Securities Representative (Series 7) and State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63) licenses.
Mercer received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Georgia in 1994 and is currently a member of the CFA Institute and the Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts.
Valerie S. Phillips
Chief Compliance Officer
As chief compliance officer for Broad Street Capital Partners, LLC, Valerie S. Phillips initiates and enforces regulatory compliance programs that are consistent with federal, state, and organizational regulations. She also maintains communication with the executive management committee regarding all regulatory and compliance matters in order to help Broad Street achieve its strategic, operational and financial objectives.
Prior to joining Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Ms. Phillips served as vice president, chief compliance officer, general securities principal, option principal and municipal securities principal for Boca Raton, Fla.-based American Securities Group, Inc. There, she was responsible for conducting annual branch inspections as well as implementing compliance programs. Originally from Woodstock, Ill., Valerie has worked in the industry for 13 years.
Now an Athens, Ga. resident, Ms. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Science in finance and management from Columbia College. Her professional licenses include Options Principal (Series 4), General Securities Representative (Series 7), General Securities Sales Supervisor (Series 8), General Securities Representative (Series 24), Municipal Securities Principal (Series 53), State Securities Blue Sky (Series 63) and Investment Adviser Representative (Series 66). She is also certified by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS®) and is working toward her Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP™) designation.
When Valerie is not busy managing direct relationships with custodians and working on budgets and contracts at Broad Street, she enjoys playing tennis and golf in her free time.
Erin Jones Repac
Administrative Assistant
Erin Jones Repac joined Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, in January, 2006 as an administrative assistant. She immediately helped Broad Street by playing a key role in coordinating and executing a move to new office space. Erin works primarily in an administrative capacity, supporting other professionals within the firm with a primary focus of preserving the quality of Broad Street's customer service mode.
Erin is a Lilburn, GA. native and a 2000 graduate of the University of Georgia where she earned her bachelor's degree in health promotion and human behavior. While at the University she was a student athlete earning All American and All SEC honors in track and cross country. Erin remains active as a certified personal trainer and teaches indoor cycling classes. Prior to joining Broad Street Capital Advisors, Erin was district manager for the Jittery Joe's coffeehouses in Athens, GA. She enjoys spending her free time with family and friends as well as playing with her dogs, cooking and traveling.
Cody Chapman
Junior Analyst
As a junior analyst at Broad Street, Mr. Chapman reports directly to the senior management of the portfolio management division and is responsible for accumulating all data for Manager/Fund Due Diligence Reporting. In addition, Chapman maintains the portfolio accounting system including data download and daily reconciliation reports utilized in monthly account and portfolio performance computations.
Cody is a graduate of the Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance. While at Georgia, Chapman was a Presidential Scholar and Dean's List honoree and gained industry experience interning with Trinity Accounting Group and NCR Corporation. He was honored with the Northside Hospital, Jacques Foundation and HOPE Scholarships for his academic achievement.
Chapman is currently preparing to take the Chartered Financial Analyst Level One exam, the international standard for investment professionals. In his spare time, the Macon, Ga., native enjoys playing golf and being outdoors with his dog Jake, a Labrador retriever.