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Robert Sullivan is a partner in Alston & Bird's finance group, and is based in Charlotte, N.C.

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Three of the four new hires have more than 20 years of industry experience.

Experts caution advisors to take document requests seriously. Also, it doesn't hurt to set a collaborative tone at the very beginning.

The fast-growing firm positions the promotions as part of a cultural shift toward greater inclusion.

The aggregator buys two RIAs with a combined AUM of over $800 million.

Angie Villamaria is the director of solution consulting for Welltok, where she works with clients to understand their objectives and align solutions that optimize consumer health by connecting them to the right programs and resources in a personalized way. Angie has over 25 years of experience working in the public health, benefits, employee wellbeing, health plan design and healthcare delivery sectors.

Ines Polonius is CEO of Communities Unlimited Inc., a CDFI and not-for-profit organization driving community economic development through the building of entrepreneurial ecosystems, direct assistance and capital to micro-enterprises, small businesses and infrastructure improvements in persistently poor rural places across Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. In 1998, Polonius founded alt.Consulting and became its executive director in 2003.alt.Consulting was dedicated to starting, growing, transitioning and turning around micro-enterprises and small businesses in the Arkansas Delta until a successful merger with Community Resource Group in 2014 formed Communities Unlimited Inc.

Chrystel Cornelius is the executive director of First Nations Oweesta Corp., a National Native CDFI intermediary lender servicing the Native CDFI industry for the last 20 years. Cornelius has over 20 years’ experience working in Native and rural communities focusing on capitalization structures and community development projects.

Bill Bynum is CEO of HOPE (Hope Enterprise Corp., Hope Credit Union and Hope Policy Institute), a family of organizations that provides financial services; leverages resources; and engages in policy analysis to strengthen communities, build assets and improve lives in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.