Executive Bios

Our Team

	Vance Howard President, CEO vance@howardcm.com Vance Howard began his professional money management career in 1992 with the formation of Chartered Financial Services, Inc., which was renamed Howard Capital Management, Inc. in 1999. Vance specializes in research, development, and implementation of various types of trading systems. Previously in 1988, he formed Delta Waste Services, a waste management firm which was sold in 1992.
	Karen Howard Chief Operating Officer karen@howardcm.com Teaming with Vance Howard in the start up and progress of Howard Capital Management, Inc. and Delta Waste Services, Inc., Karen Howard brings over 20 years of experience in business development and operations. Other experience includes teaching high school math for nine years. Karen is a graduate of Texas A&M University, B.S. Economics.
	John Marion Senior Vice President, CCO john@howardcm.com John Marion has worked for over 20 years in the financial business. With experience in the mortgage-backed securities, equities and fixed income businesses, he is a derivatives specialist in all of these areas. Most recently, John spent 10 years with UBS in Zürich, Switzerland as head of the group responsible for sales and structuring of equity and commodity derivatives and structured products to institutional clients in that country.
	Byron Preuss Vice President byron@howardcm.com Having worked in the financial services industry since 1995, Byron Preuss has experience in just about every facet of a financial advisory practice, including operations, portfolio management, marketing, business development, event planning, client services and client meetings. Previously Bryon worked for an office of SunAmerica Securities and later an office of Cambridge Legacy Securities, contributing to marketing and operational efforts that helped propel both offices to top producing firms. Byron is a graduate of the University of Houston, B.S. Accounting, Magna Cum Laude.
	Brian Parton Vice President brian@howardcm.com Brian joined Howard Capital Management with over 8 years of experience in the financial services industry, where he specialized in client asset positioning. He began as an understudy for an independent advisor with Edward Jones and then moved on to start his own practice with the help of an established ELP for Dave Ramsey, under Investment Planning Advisors (IPA). During his time with IPA, Brian was named a “Peak Performance Advisor” and became a member of the “Century Club” as recognition for his work in the industry.
	Eliott Williams Trading and Business Development Director eliott@howardcm.com Eliott Williams graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a B.S. degree in Economics. After marketing and brokering real estate developments both domestically and internationally, Eliott joined Howard Capital Management, Inc. to manage both business development and growth.
	Stephanie Carter Trading and Operations Director stephanie@howardcm.com After contributing to the development of a start up toy company for two years, Stephanie Carter joined Howard Capital Management, Inc. to manage trading and operations. A three-time NACGC Scholastic All-American, Stephanie graduated from the University of Nebraska where she competed for the huskers gymnastics team.
	Lauree Williams Client Services Director lauree@howardcm.com Lauree Williams brings over 20 years of business experience to Howard Capital Management, Inc., delivering support to meet the needs and expectations of our clients. Lauree works directly with our clients and custodians to make sure the details of accounts are in order. Previously, she held a managerial position for a credit department of 12 employees.
	Tiffany Crouse Client Services Manager tiffany@howardcm.com Tiffany Crouse graduated from University of New Mexico with a B.S. in Education and taught school for 13 years. In the corporate world she worked for Citibank for 5 years and recently relocated to Roswell, GA from Denver, CO. She joined Howard Capital Management, Inc. in 2009 to help support our financial advisors and assist our valued clients.

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