Your Team

Meet Our Team

Planning a financial roadmap can only be achieved through collaboration

Tinh Vu, ChFC, CLU, and CFP

Certified Financial Planner ™, Investment Strategist, Co-Founder [email protected]

An immigrant to the US as a child, Tinh brings his unique personal experience to financial planning. Along with the professional knowledge he acquired through his education at Seattle University and his over ten years of experience in the taxes and financial advising industry, Tinh delivers advanced and unique strategies to customize complex financial plans for his clients. Whether it is by helping to integrate tax mitigation strategies for his clients through investment management for retirement or through investment management for retirement or estate planning, Tinh works passionately to help hundreds of families find the best fit financial strategies for their individual situations. Outside of work, Tinh is often found enjoying the outdoors, going to the park with his wife and kid, and volunteering at local churches.

Tinh received his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) through the American College of Financial Services.
Tinh speaks English & Tiếng Việt

Cecille Nguyen, MBA

Senior Insurance Strategist, Co-Founder
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A California girl through and through, Cecille was born in Silicon Valley and raised all over Northern California. She attended university at UC Davis and completed her Master of Business Administration at Dominican University of California in Marin County. Cecille now finds herself at home in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. She leverages her over 20 years of experience in banking and financial services to empower her clients with financial education throughout the insurance planning process. As an independent Senior Insurance Strategist, Cecille works with her clients to implement customized, comprehensive insurance plans by using tax-efficient strategies and balancing their investments with risk management. When not in the office, Cecille enjoys cooking, hiking, practicing yoga, watching the Great British Baking Show or flying back to California to visit her family.


Cecille is not registered with Osaic Wealth, Inc.
Cecille speaks English & Français

Maryann Velasco

Marketing Manager
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Born and raised in Orange County, Southern California, Maryann attended the UC Irvine where she received her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Social Behavior and a Minor in Education. After working as a Cast Member and a part of the Youth Education Series for the Disneyland Resort, Maryann spend four years as the Logistics Coordinator for a Collegiate Dance Team and then joined Teach for America Corp in Hawaii. During her time there, she completed her Master of Education at Johns Hopkins University and became a Youth Activities Counselor for Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa. Maryann now calls Seattle home.

Her position as a Marketing Manager allows her to leverage her background in education and creativity to pursue her passion to reach our current and future clients to keep them engaged in the financial planning process. When she is not in the office, Maryann is often found working as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines, traveling to new places, trying new foods, going on hikes with her husky, Koji, watching re-runs of Friends, and flying back to California to spend time with her family.

Maryann is not registered with 

Maryann speaks English & Tagalog

Christine Steelsmith

Christine Steelsmith

Financial ParaPlanner, Operations Manager

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Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Christine is the daughter of Cambodian refugees who fled from Khmer Rouge genocide. As a first-generation Asian American, she graduated from Westminster College with a Bachelor’s in Financial Services and went on to attend Texas A&M Commerce where she received her Master of Business Administration with an Accounting minor. Christine spent several years in the financial services industry as a Stockbroker and Portfolio Accountant for Parametric, AXA Advisers, and E*Trade. Growing up, Christine witnessed her parents build their own small business as commercial real estate investors which instilled in her a sense of entrepreneurship. She took that and worked to build Steelsmith Haus, her and her husband’s Seattle-based digital marketing company.Christine now joins Navigator Advisers as our Financial Paraplanner where she can leverage her industry knowledge and her skills as an underwriting and administrative savant. Christine finds herself at home in Seattle with her family, cooking and baking her favorite recipes, and hanging out with friends over a glass of wine.Christine is not registered with Osaic Wealth, Inc.Christine speaks English.
*Not Registered Representatives and cannot offer securities and/or investment advisory services through Osaic Wealth, Inc.