Team Bios

BRENT C. ARVIDSON

Fund Principal Financial Officer
barvidson@foreside.com
BS, Northeastern University; MBA, Babson College

Prior to joining Foreside, Mr. Arvidson was responsible for managing the financial reporting process and audits for all mutual funds, hedge funds and UCITS at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo, LLC. In his 12 years at GMO, he was also responsible for various treasury and tax matters related to GMO’s pooled products. Prior to GMO, he held other mutual fund administration positions at John Hancock Funds and Investors Bank and Trust Company.

SUSAN M. CHAMBERLAIN   

Managing Director, Compliance Services
schamberlain@foreside.com
BA, University of Texas; MBA, University of Denver

With 30 years experience in the investment management industry, Ms. Chamberlain serves as CCO to a Chicago investment adviser. She heads Foreside’s Chicago office and oversees the delivery of compliance services within the greater Chicago area. Previously she was COO and CCO at Quantlab Capital Management, a registered investment adviser managing private and proprietary funds.

NANETTE K. CHERN 

Broker-Dealer Chief Compliance Officer
nchern@foreside.com
BA, Swarthmore College; JD, Fordham University Law School

With Foreside since 1995, Ms. Chern has more than 25 years of experience within securities-related law, including three years with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regional office in New York and seven years as assistant counsel at First Investors Corporation. As CCO, her responsibilities include all broker-dealer, distribution, AML and compliance risk management matters. She holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 79 registrations.

LISA CLIFFORD

Director of Compliance, Medallion Distribution Services
lclifford@foreside.com
BS, State University of New York

Ms. Clifford has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 16 years as Assistant Vice President – Compliance at Lincoln Financial Group, and three years as a Senior Analyst with FINRA’s Advertising Regulation Department. Ms. Clifford joined Foreside as the Director of Compliance in April 2011. She holds the Series 7 and 24 registrations.

MEREDITH FARWELL

Director of ETP Sales & Advertising
mfarwell@foreside.com
BS, Quinnipiac University

Ms. Farwell joined Foreside in 2005. In addition to acting as CCO to Foreside Investment Services, she oversees the sales and advertising review compliance function of Foreside’s exchanged traded product services. Prior to joining Foreside, she was manager of client services for a Chicago based mutual fund company and also served as manager of investor services for an on-line brokerage firm. She holds FINRA series 7, 79, 24 and 63 registrations.

JENNIFER E. HOOPES

Counsel
jhoopes@foreside.com
BA, Yale University; JD, Northeastern University School of Law

Ms. Hoopes serves as corporate counsel to Foreside Financial Group and oversees all legal matters pertaining to Foreside. Ms. Hoopes also serves as primary counsel to Foreside’s broker-dealers and provides legal guidance on compliance and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Foreside, she was an attorney with a large Portland, Maine law firm, where she practiced general business law with a focus on banking and securities and advised both financial institutions and investment advisor clients on regulatory compliance issues.

JASON KNIGHT

Director of ETP Client Management & AP Operations
jknight@foreside.com
BA, Business Economics, University of Maine

Mr. Knight oversees Client Management and Authorized Participant Operations for the Exchange-Traded Product business. Mr. Knight has more than 13 years of financial services experience including seven years managing operations with Bank of America and experience as a financial advisor to high net worth investors and institutions in the Northeast with Merrill Lynch. Mr. Knight holds FINRA series 7, 63 and 66 registrations.

CYNTHIA L. MORSE-GRIFFIN

Fund Principal Financial Officer
cmorse-griffin@foreside.com
BS, Husson University

Ms. Morse-Griffin currently holds the position of Treasurer/PFO for a number of funds serviced by Foreside and is responsible for many aspects of Foreside’s PEO/PFO service delivery. Prior to joining Foreside, Ms. Morse-Griffin was an Assistant Vice President within Citigroup’s Global Transaction Services for seven years where she worked within the fund administration business. Prior to this she was a senior auditor at Baker, Newman & Noyes.

DONNA M. ROGERS

Managing Director & Fund Chief Compliance Officer
drogers@foreside.com
BS, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

Ms. Rogers joined Foreside in 2011 from State Street Bank where she was a Senior Vice President overseeing the Compliance Advisory Services division. She served as a CCO for three mutual fund complexes comprising over $15 billion in net assets. She developed and executed extensive, risk-based testing programs of all mutual fund service providers, and has significant experience presenting to Boards of Directors/Trustees and Senior Management.

CHUCK TODD

Fund Principal Financial Officer
ctodd@foreside.com
BS, University of New Hampshire

Mr. Todd currently holds the position of Treasurer/PFO for a number of funds serviced by Foreside. Prior to joining Foreside, Mr. Todd served as a Vice President for JPMorgan Investor Services, where he managed the financial reporting aspects of the firm’s fund administration business. Prior to this, he was a Financial Reporting Manager with State Street.

JULIE WALSH

Managing Director & Fund Chief Compliance Officer
jwalsh@foreside.com
B.A. and M.Ed., Boston College

Ms. Walsh served for 13 years as CCO of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC. She was responsible for the development, oversight and implementation of risk and compliance initiatives throughout GMO. Her compliance/risk oversight responsibilities included quantitative and active equity, fixed income, hedge and private funds, real estate, private equity, timber, and other alternative investment strategies. She joined Foreside in 2010.