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Dave joined Fulton Financial Advisors and Fulton Private Bank in 2007. He has over 20 years of experience in investments and trust banking. Dave came to Fulton Financial Advisors following a career with SunTrust where he served in a variety of positions including Closely Held Business Analyst, Business Development Officer, Manager of Private Client Services, and Corporate Strategies/Mergers & Acquisition-related roles. He earned a BS degree in Accounting from Bob Jones University and his MBA degree from Georgia State University.

Dave became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Georgia in 1987 and Tennessee in 1996. He earned series 7, 63 and 24 securities licenses in 1994, became a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) in 1997, and received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2000. He has been a member of the Advisory Board of the American Bankers Association Wealth Management Conference and co-chaired the Advisory Board of the ABA Private Wealth Management School. Dave is a past Chairman of the ABA National Graduate Trust School and served on the faculty of that school for several years.

Dave is a charter member of the CEB Wealth Executive Roundtable and is a member and past Chairman of the Trust and Wealth Executive Association. Dave serves as a volunteer, board member, or committee chair of several community organizations including the Boy Scouts, the Cleft Palate Clinic, and Bible Visuals International.

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In her role as President of Fulton Private Bank, Dara leads the team of tenured professionals to ensure that we are proactively providing the very best experience for Fulton Private Bank’s Clientele.

Previously, Dara served as Director of Family Wealth and led Fulton Private Bank’s efforts to meet the evolving needs of High-Net-Worth Clients. Dara joined Fulton Private Bank from a private multi-family office where she proactively crafted and executed plans to help families across the country steward, preserve and transfer the wealth they worked so hard to create. She is skilled in the art of navigating personal conversations around wealth, including among generations, and understands the nuances of multigenerational wealth.

Dara practiced law for nearly a decade, initially in a national law firm, based in Philadelphia, and then in a mid-sized regional law firm, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During her time as a practicing attorney, Dara's practice and passion were helping closely-held business owners develop and implement succession plans and personal estate plans while minimizing taxes. Early in her legal career, Dara earned her Masters of Laws in Taxation (LL.M) from Villanova University School of Law and recently earned her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Certification.

Dara is active in her community and has served as a director of a variety of non-profit boards, including in executive leadership positions. Presently, she serves as Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and as a Director on the Board of Directors of Hospice & Community Care.

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As Chief Investment Officer for Fulton Financial Advisors and Fulton Private Bank, Mark leads a team of client-focused portfolio managers and is responsible for the firm's investment strategy including strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection/due diligence, and portfolio construction.

Prior to joining Fulton in 2023, Mark spent a decade as a key investment leader in the asset management arm of a major national bank focused on developing innovative investment solutions for institutions, families, and individual investors. He oversaw teams responsible for designing multi-asset class portfolios, alternative investments, derivatives strategies, and a proprietary direct indexing program focused on tax management and values-based investment capabilities. He also brings extensive experience in developing customized investment programs designed for the specific needs of large institutions and ultra-high net worth families.

Mark holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in physics from the University of Cambridge, and a B.S. degree in astronomy and astrophysics from Yale University. His research focused on the origins of the universe, extra dimensions, and dark energy. Mark is a Chartered Financial Analyst® and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

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Sal joined Fulton Financial Advisors in 2003. He has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry working in risk and compliance, business development, private banking, trust administration, trust marketing and mutual fund distribution. Beginning in 2008, Sal led the Wealth Advisory Group within Fulton Private Bank/Fulton Financial Advisors. In that capacity, he was responsible for creating and providing an environment to serve high net worth individuals and their families with a team based approach to financial services. In 2015, he assumed the role of Chief Administrative Officer for Fulton Financial Advisors In this capacity, he is responsible for the risk and compliance activities of FFA in addition to oversight on technology projects for FFA.

He is active in his home community, having served on the boards of Leadership Harrisburg Area, Concertante, the Central PA Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and Contact Helpline. He currently serves on the Lower Allen Township Development Authority as a Member and Treasurer. Sal earned a BA in Social Sciences from St. Bonaventure University and a J.D. degree from Syracuse University College of Law.

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As Regional Wealth Director for Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Steve is responsible for leading the growth of Fulton Private Bank in these important markets. Steve oversees the delivery of comprehensive wealth management solutions to individuals, families, executives, business owners and institutions.  Leading a team of experienced and credentialed professionals, he delivers Fulton’s investment management, private banking, trust, financial planning, charitable, retirement and non-profit solutions locally.   

With over 30 years of banking experience, Steve joined Fulton Private Bank in 2023. Prior to joining Fulton, Steve was the Market Leader for Key Private Bank in Eastern Pennsylvania. Before Key, he served in various leadership roles of increasing responsibility at PNC Wealth Management including: Wealth Management Director-Bucks County; Managing Director of Wealth Management for Northeast and Central Pennsylvania and, finally, Managing Director of Growth Strategy for the Wealth Management Division. Earlier, Steve served Wachovia Wealth Management as Regional Director of the Greater Philadelphia market.

Throughout his career, Steve has supported his community with various board and committee memberships that have included Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia Hospitality, National Adoption Center and the Risk Management Association-Philadelphia Chapter, among others.

An honors graduate of Villanova University, Steve resides with his family in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.