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13 UBS Advisors in Florida Named to the 2025 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State List

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS today announced that 13 advisors in the firm’s Florida Market have been named to the 2025 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State list.

The Florida Market is led by Market Executive Lane Strumlauf and is part of the firm’s Southeast Region, which is led by Regional Director Julie Fox.

“It is truly gratifying to see so many talented financial advisors in our region achieve this well-deserved industry recognition. On behalf of myself and the UBS leadership team, I want to congratulate each of them for this momentous accomplishment,” said Lane Strumlauf, Florida Market Executive at UBS.

The advisors named to the list are:

Aventura:
Karleen Halliwell

Boca Raton:
Meryll Bangsil
Alisa Jaffe
Sarah Ponczek-Van Camp

Ft. Lauderdale:
Hiromi Hanamura
Darran Blake
Megan MacGowan

Miami:
Kathleen Reilley
Pamela Segal Rhodes

Orlando:
Ashley Laubach
Heather Mount

Palm Beach:
Kristen Scarpa Bissett

Tampa:
Samantha Parker Hopkins

The ninth annual 2025 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State highlights 2,400 women who collectively manage $3.6 trillion in assets. The ranking algorithm is based on qualitative and quantitative criteria including phone and in-person interviews, compliance records and revenue generated for their firms.

For the full list and further information, visit: https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-women-advisors/

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