Our Team

Dave Scranton is a Connecticut and Florida resident with over 25 years of experience in financial services. He divides his time between a private practice in Connecticut and his Florida-based company, Advisors' Academy, which...

Jason Carrier is a native to New England and has been in the financial services industry for 20 years. He specializes in retirement planning with a focus on dividend and interest paying financial instruments, striving to help...

With over two decades of experience in tax preparation and financial services, Abbas Danesh helps to provide his clients with tax-savings strategies in all aspects of their financial, retirement and estate planning. 

Benjamin Barning is a Connecticut and Maine resident and has been in the financial services since 2008. Ben grew up in Oakdale and now lives in East Lyme. He holds his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with concentrations in...

Stacy Colonna, CFP®, RICP® is a resident of Derry, New Hampshire and has been involved in the financial industry for over 20 years.Stacy specializes in retirement planning and holds her Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Incomes...

Agnieszka (Aggie) Valenta was born and raised in Poland and since has resided in New England. She comes to us with financial service, taxation, and accounting experience. Aggie is Series 7, 66, Life, Accident and Health, and NMLS...

Jake Betteridge is originally from Massachusetts and after spending 8 years in New York City, moved to the Connecticut Shoreline in 2017. At Rutgers University, he majored in Political Science. He has extensive experience in insurance...

Steve Cox has lived on the Connecticut Shoreline for most of his life. He grew up in Guilford, graduating from Guilford High in 1973.

Amy Collins joined Scranton Financial Group in 2006 and has been working with financial clients for 20+ years. Amy grew up in Clinton and lives in Guilford with her husband Todd & beautiful daughter Tessa. She is a trained chef and...

Evan Duigou is a Connecticut native with knowledge in the real estate and information technology industries. He made the change to financial services with Scranton Financial Group in 2022 and hasn’t looked back.

Ellen (Ellie) Truckenbrodt is an insurance specialist with more than 15 years-experience advising individuals, families, business owners, entrepreneurs and people who are self-employed. She has been recognized as an authority in the...