Community Educators

Susan has an extensive twenty-four year background in the financial services industry as a professional speaker, instructor and benefits consultant.  Achieving high level results in the areas of training, consulting, product management, marketing management, wholesaling and point-of-sale work.  Business channels include; BGAs, Banks, Investment Firms and Independent Agents, as well as retail personal production.

Breaking into the industry in 1995 as a Special Agent for Prudential Securities; Susan was a Personal, Business, Estate and Retirement Planning Specialist.  As part of the Insurance Management team of; Legg Mason, Citi Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley, Susan managed the long term care and hybrid product suite. A resource to thousands of advisors, with in person training and telephone consultation, she helped advisors develop their long term care business by selecting product and implementing solutions into financial plans.

Susan holds her CLTC designation from The Corporation for Long Term Care Certification, Inc. She is Life, Health & Variable Insurance Licensed in DE and is a FINRA Series 6 Registered Representative.

Susan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Towson University.  She resides in Dagsboro, DE with her husband.

Abdel Missa is the founder and CEO of MarketCipher Partners LLC. He was previously a Director at Deutsche Bank, where he built and managed an equity trading desk from the ground up. Products under his leadership included: Delta One, Listed Options, ETFs and Equity Sales trading. Prior to this, Abdel was a member of an equity desk in New York that ran a long/short equity book. Abdel possesses a diverse background in Business.  He previously worked in Silicon Valley where he held various marketing and strategic planning roles. Abdel started his career with Schlumberger in Paris, France, where he was responsible for growing the company’s IT business in southern Europe through direct sales and reseller partnerships.

Abdel holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was the winner of the 2006 trading competition (Dynamic Markets). Abdel also holds a Bachelor/Master Degree (Ingenieur)  in network engineering from Telecom Paris. He achieved Honorable Mention at the Hong Kong International Math Olympiads and created two methods to solve the third degree polynomial equation. He currently serves as the treasurer of the Harvard Business School club of Jacksonville.

Education

• M.B.A. – Harvard Business School
• Master/B.S. – Network Engineering – Telecom Paris

Academic Experience

• Taught Mathematics class at Leornard De Vinci university in Paris, France

Professional Experience

• 2016-Present: Founder and CEO of MarketCipher Partners, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
• 2007-2015: Director, Deutsche Bank , New York, NY & Jacksonville, FL
• 2000-2005: Director, GoRemote Internet Communications, Milpitas, CA
• 1998-2000: Sales Manager, Schlumberger, Paris, France

Personal Interests

Tennis, Math Olympiads, Financial Markets

BRIAN J. HERSHORIN is a shareholder in the law firm of Purcell, Flanagan, Hay & Greene, P.A. He practices in the areas of tax, estate and trust planning, asset protection planning, probate, and business law. He provides counsel to high net worth individuals and families, focusing on income, estate and gift planning. He assists business owners, serving as counsel during formation, operation, and ultimately the effective distribution of business interests from one generation to the next. He assists physicians, real estate developers, and other professionals with estate and tax planning and asset protection.

Mr. Hershorin is active in professional organizations and frequently lectures on estate planning and asset protection. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Franklin & Marshall College (2001), a J.D. and M.B.A. from Stetson University College of Law (2004), and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida (2005). He is a member of the Florida Bar, as well as the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. He is the past President of the North Florida Land Trust, Inc., an organization designed to preserve and protect the lands of Northeast Florida.

Email Brian: bhershorin@pfhglaw.com