SUNRISE WEALTH PARTNERS - Key Persons


David Smith

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
  • Independent Advisor
David is an Independent Advisor working in the Sunrise Wealth Partners, LLC office. He moved to the Washington D.C. area to pursue a career in investment brokerage shortly after graduating from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Business, with dual concentrations in Finance and Management. He has chosen to spend almost 25 years exclusively with independent firms on the investment management side of retail securities brokerage, handling hundreds of retail households' assets in that time. His experience is in extensive capital-raising, financial sales, equity and asset allocation analysis, portfolio management, strategy, retirement and education planning and client service. He came to Sunrise Wealth Partners specifically to take advantage of the extensive platform that Pershing, an affiliate of the Bank of New York Mellon and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. offer. The access to the comprehensive suite of independent research and products available, as well as the reporting and planning infrastructure, he believes will provide clients with a wealth of top tier options and services for years to come. David is extremely excited about the team that Sunrise has built in the Reston office to support clients and his business. He is a firm believer that investment success for clients will be driven by intensive and tailored client-specific financial planning, diversification, objective tool-kit advice and asset allocation. David has also cultivated an unblemished and exemplary compliance and regulatory track record over his entire career. He holds Series 7, 24, 53, 63 and 65 licenses, and is licensed as a General Securities Principal and Municipal Securities Principal, as well as for Life, Health and Variable Annuities. David and his wife, high school sweethearts, have raised 2 teenage sons in Northern Virginia and are proud to be longtime residents and contributors to the local community. His involvement includes coaching lacrosse at Dominion High School for the past nine years, and as an alumnus he maintains annual fundraising and cooperative relationships with the UVa men's lacrosse program.

Don C. Megliola

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
  • Senior Managing Partner

Mark Menzel

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor

Meredith Hazen

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor

Rob Freck

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
I am a seasoned independent investment advisor representative leading a Wealth Services practice where I provide Comprehensive Financial Planning and Private Wealth Management services to families, business owners, and corporate executives around the country. My emphasis on personalized planning allows for the design and implementation of customized investment strategies for each client that include asset and risk management, retirement income planning, education funding, and estate protection and transfer. With over 20 years of experience at both large Wall Street investment corporations and small independent advisory firms, I can bring a unique perspective to my clients in offering a blend of the best elements of both. As an advisor with one of the largest independent Broker/Dealers in the country, my clients have access to the resources and expertise of a national investment firm in the more client-centered, personal setting of our local independent brokerage office. We strive to provide the objective and non-proprietary advice our clients value without sacrificing the tools, technology and services they expect. Born and raised in Northern Virginia, I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1984 with a B.S. degree in Finance. My investment career began at Smith Barney in 1997 where I spent the next 12 years building my practice- first as Financial Advisor working with individuals and families, and later as a partner on a select Corporate Services Team working with public companies and their executives on wealth management, stock plans, and retirement plans. In 2009 I joined Fulcrum Securities in their Reston, VA office as a Vice President of Investments. Finally, in 2014, I transitioned to the Sunrise Wealth Partners, LLC office where I continue to work with clients to help achieve their financial and retirement goals.