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C. Talbott HiteshewTal Hiteshew, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, was employed for over 30 years with Mellon Bank. He was Senior Vice President and Group Executive, responsible for all commercial lending in the eastern half of the United States. He retired from Mellon Bank in 1986 and subsequently joined Parker/Hunter Incorporated, where he became a Vice President. A former director of five corporations, he remains active on several charitable and civic boards. He joined Hunter Associates, inc. at its inception in July 1992.

Email: hiteshew@hunterassociatesinc.com 


Barbara S. Lovejoy is a Certified Public Accountant and a Registered Investment Adviser. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Partner with the national firm of Deloitte & Touche and a financial consultant to individuals and private-held business owners.

At Hunter Associates, inc., she works primarily with individuals, families, trusts and charitable foundations. She advises clients on their investment policies and provides financial planning assistance in the areas of retirement, education, tax and estate planning.

Barbara is a 1975 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. She has served as President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, President of the IUP Alumni Association and Vice President and Treasurer of the Foundation for IUP. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Email: lovejoy@hunterassociatesinc.com  


Fred C. MillerFred Miller serves as an investment adviser for a broad variety of clients, including individuals, trusts and tax-exempt organizations. Fred joined Hunter Associates in 1993 and has been a Registered Representative since 1983. Fred received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1993 and has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a BBA from the University of Kentucky.

Prior to his career in the brokerage industry, Fred was an officer at Landmark Savings Association where he bought and sold mortgages and worked with the Asset and Liability Committee on investment-related issues.

He is involved in the following organizations:

  •  Pittsburgh Urban Christian School - Board Member
  • East Liberty Family Healthcare Center - Investment Committee Member
  • Eastminster Child Care Center - Advisory Member
  • Eastminster Presbyterian Church - Elder

Fred, his wife and three children live in Highland Park, Pennsylvania.

Email: miller@hunterassociatesinc.com 


Jonh R. NiedenbergerJohn Niedenberger is primarily responsible for securities research and hedging strategy implementation for clients. John is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner®.  He received an MA in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA at Virginia Tech. He is a Registered Representative and Registered Investment Adviser.

 Email: niedenberger@hunterassociatesinc.com 


Win SmathersWin Smathers joined Hunter Associates in January 1993. He serves as an investment adviser to individuals, families, small businesses, charitable organizations and retirement plans. His primary duties are to develop and implement comprehensive wealth management to accomplish his clients' varied objectives, to perform security research and selection and to manage equity and fixed income portfolios.

Win is a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute, an executive education program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the College for Financial Planning and is a candidate for the Certified Financial Planner designation. He graduated with honors from Dickinson College with a degree in Economics and a concentration in Financial Analysis. Win, his wife and children live in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania.

Email: smathers@hunterassociatesinc.com 


Erica L. SnyderErica Snyder serves as an investment adviser and Certified Financial Planner® to a broad variety of clientele including individuals, families, trusts, charitable foundations and retirement plans. Her primary functions are to work together with clients to define their financial goals, to develop and implement appropriate investment policies and to manage her client's equity and fixed income portfolios. Erica joined Hunter Associates in January of 2003.

Erica was previously affiliated with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and worked in collaboration with their representatives and clients to develop planning and investment approaches. Erica's investment background stems from her original work as a registered representative with a Midwestern brokerage firm where she specialized in equity and bond trading during the 1990's.

Erica is a graduate of the Financial Planning Certification Advanced Leadership Program offered through Duquesne University. She graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a degree in economics.

Erica, her husband and three sons live in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

Email: snyder@hunterassociatesinc.com 


Robert A. Woeber, prior to joining Hunter Associates, inc., was Chief Executive Officer of Arthurs, Lestrange & Company for 25 years. Mr. Woeber entered the securities industry in 1954 after being separated from the Army. He started with the firm of Singer, Deane and Scribner, a then major regional firm, and joined Arthurs, Lestrange in 1960 as Manager of Equity Trading. He was made a General Partner in 1965. He has long been active in industry affairs, having been President of the Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association (Now PSBA) In 1965. In the same year, he was elected to the Board of Governors of the National Securities Traders Association (Now STA). He served on that Board for 10 years and was elected Chairman in 1973. In 1977, he was designated "OTC Man of the Year" by the Over-The-Counter Securities Review. He has also been active in the National Association of Securities Dealers, (NASD) having chaired and served on several key committees including the first NASDAQ Committee, the District 11 Business Conduct Committee, the NASDR Sanction Guidelines Committee, and the Statutory Disqualification Committee and the Membership Committee. He was a Governor of the NASD/NASDR from 1995 through 1997. He also chaired and served on several SIA committees including the Local Firms Committee and the Clearance & Settlement Committee and he was a Governor of the SIA from 1991 through l993.

A Pittsburgher all of his life, Mr. Woeber was educated at Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh. He and his wife Margy have four children. He is a member of South Hills Country Club, the Duquesne Club and the Bonita Bay Club.

Email:  woeber@hunterassociatesinc.com  

   
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