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Dave Ptacek

President/Financial Advisor

David Ptacek is the President and tax planning specialist at Ta-Check Financial. David and his brother, James Ptacek, co-founded Ta-Check Financial in 1997. David graduated magna cum laude from Hillsdale College (Michigan) in 1994 with...
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Aubrey Strippy

Partner / Financial Advisor

Aubrey joined Ta-Check Financial in 2011 and has been in the financial industry for over 15 years. She holds FINRA Series 7 license through LPL Financial, Ohio Life & Heath license, and is also a public notary. Aubrey graduated from Ohio 

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Marlene Muscovich

LPL Financial Advisor

Marlene joined Ta-Check Financial in August of 2009. She has been in the financial services industry since 1996, when she began her career with PaineWebber, Inc., now USB Financial Services. She studied Marketing and Business at...

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Stephen Dowdell

LPL Financial Advisor

Stephen has been with Ta-Check Financial since 2015. He graduated from Cleveland State University where he received a degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. He has been in the financial industry since 2011 and...
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Jaymee R Ellis

LPL Registered Sales Assistant

Jaymee joined Ta-Check Financial in 2014. She is currently a LPL Registered Sales Assistant at our Fairview Park location. Jaymee graduated from Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business with a bachelor’s degree in...

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Tejay Anderson

Administrative Assistant for tax business

Tejay began working with Ta-check Financial in 2015. He works close with Janice Baumann on the day to day finance operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. He provides internal carrier service to all...

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Brian Tabar

IT Specialist

Brian has been with Ta-Check Financial since 2002. He is responsible for maintaining the computers at the Fairview, Parma and Strongsville offices. Brian is also responsible for handling all the electronic filing of client’s tax...
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Marie Strippy

Administrative Assistant

Marie joined Ta-Check Financial in December 2018 and runs our front desk operations at the Strongsville location. She is the welcoming face that will greet you when you arrive, and also handles client phone calls, appointment...

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Dominic Poshedley

Administrative Assistant

Dominic Poshedley is an Administrative Assistant at Ta-Check Financial. Dominic is dedicated to supporting advisors, helping clients with tax planning and assisting with all other services provided by Ta-Check Financial. Dominic has...

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Christian Pratt

Administrative Assistant

Christian Pratt joined Ta-Check Financial in January of 2020 as an Administrative Assistant. Christian is dedicated to supporting advisors, helping clients with tax planning and assisting with all other services provided by Ta-Check...

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Matthew Eaton

Administrative Assistant

Matthew joined Ta-Check Financial in January of 2017. As an administrative assistant his responsibilities include preparing information for future appointments between clients and advisors, assisting with processing requests and...

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Charles Geiss

Investment Consultant

Chuck Joined Ta-Check Financial in 2019 and has been in the financial industry for 27 years.  He specializes in developing financial plans for his clients and helping them with their current and future income needs.  He holds...

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Natassia Shkurka

Client Service Associate

Natassia Shkurka joined Ta-Check Financial in November of 2020 as a Client Service Associate. Natassia is dedicated to supporting advisors, helping clients with tax planning and assisting with all other services provided by Ta-Check...

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Mackenzie Lawson

Client Service Associate

Mackenzie serves as a client service associate, working directly with advisors to help provide assistance and maintain a customized financial plan for their clients.Prior to joining Ta-Check Financial, Mackenzie worked for Fifth Third...

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Marti Drlik

Client Service Associate

Marti joined Ta-Check Financial in 2022 and serves as a Client Service Associate in our Strongsville office. Marti’s responsibilities include assisting with client meetings and all other client service aspects. She currently holds her...
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