Our Team
Remember where you started. Know where you are going.
The people behind the practice — and the story of how we got here.
Northill
Remember where you came from.
I spent the first years of my career at a large financial firm, on a path where the wind was increasingly at my back. At the same time, Shelley and I were expecting “Big Ben” (number four!), and the natural next step was a bigger home for six growing humans.
There was only one problem. I was unsatisfied with the way we were serving clients, and every day that passed made it harder to do something about it. I could see a different future: a firm built around a small group of families.
Small enough to do things differently. Capable enough to meet their aims.
We felt called to build it. So our family “made do,” raising four children and a new business in our beautiful little house on Northill Drive.
The more we grow and achieve, the more important it becomes to remember how it began. For us. For you. And for those who come next.
Our clients are living their story. We are invited into it. The name reminds us where we came from.
Aims
Know where you are going.
Aims are the compass of everything we do. Goals are things to accomplish. Aims give them direction.
They are the things we hope to build, protect, experience, and leave behind. Aims put resources to work on purpose.
When you understand the aims of the people most important to you, and they yours, decisions move faster.
Aims quiet the noise. They demand focus and help align the people around you. They remind us to keep reaching for what comes next.
Together, we advance your most ambitious aims.
Our Perspective
We are sharpened by one another.
We’ve built a team with genuine diversity of personality and approach — not by design, but because good people attract good people. When you’re working through a complex decision, it helps to hear from someone who thinks about problems differently than you do.
You’ll find someone here who understands where you come from, who complements the way you process decisions, and who can provide the right kind of support at the right time.
- When you need someone to listen We have someone for that.
- When you need something done We have someone for that.
- When you need a standard to aim for We have someone for that.
- When you need a big idea We have someone for that, too.
The People
The team you work with. The team that works for you.
Wes Pingelton, CFP®/CFA®
Founder & Lead Advisor
Wes is building Northill Aims to be small enough to remain personal and different, yet capable enough to meet the evolving aims of the families it serves. As Founder, that means looking ten years down the road—anticipating the people, expertise, technology, and resources families will need before those needs arrive. His focus is not simply on serving clients well today, but on building a firm capable of caring for their families across generations without losing what made Northill Aims special in the first place.
Kim Vesely, CFP®
Director of Wealth Strategy
When a financial decision deserves time and careful thought, Kim is the person you want working through it. She listens closely, digs into the details, and has a way of thinking about a client’s question long after the conversation has ended. As Director of Wealth Strategy, Kim helps connect the many pieces of a family’s financial life into thoughtful, coordinated advice. What clients come to appreciate is simple: when something matters to them, it matters just as much to Kim.
Nikki O'Riley
Director of Client Experience
Nikki is often the first voice a family hears and the person they turn to when they need something done. As Director of Client Experience, she serves as a personal concierge—listening first, meeting clients wherever they are, and connecting them with the right person or resource to help. She has a natural ability to make even the smallest interaction feel personal. What families experience is someone who knows them, responds with care, and makes sure they never feel like just another client.
Luis Perez
Director of Operational Excellence
Northill Aims is in the business of taking the busy work of wealth off a family’s plate, and Luis helps make sure we deliver on that promise. As Director of Operational Excellence, he protects one of our most important values: Keep Our Promises. Luis works across the firm to connect people, processes, and technology so commitments become action. His goal is simple: when a family hands something to Northill Aims, they can have confidence it is being handled.
Kerri Hicken, CFP®
Director of Compliance
Kerri helps protect the trust our families place in Northill Aims by making sure the details behind the scenes are done right. As Director of Compliance, she keeps a watchful eye on the regulatory environment, works through the details, and makes sure the right boxes are checked at the right time. Her work allows the rest of the team to move confidently, knowing that the standards and responsibilities that come with caring for a family’s wealth are being thoughtfully accounted for.
Mollie Parker
Director of Marketing & Socials
Mollie helps tell the Northill Aims story beyond the walls of the firm. As Director of Marketing & Socials, her charge is to represent our identity, values, and brand thoughtfully in the community and everywhere someone encounters Northill Aims. She helps translate who we are and what we believe into communications, events, and experiences that feel distinctly ours. Her aim is simple: the Northill Aims people see from the outside should feel exactly like the Northill Aims our families know.