Meet The APFORIA Team

Sean Gillespie, MQFP®
Chief Executive Officer

Sean graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1992 and served in the Navy for twenty years as a surface warfare officer. After his retirement from the Navy, Sean took a job at a financial services firm where he had been a client for many years. While there he passed his licensure exams and received superb mentoring, but ultimately set out to open his own firm so he could serve clients in his own style. After a few years as a solo practitioner, he and Paul merged their practices into Redeployment Wealth Strategies.

Sean is a member at XY Planning Network, a founding member of the Military Financial Advisors Association, a founding member of the Military Qualified Financial Planner – MQFP® Certification Program and a proud Cat-Dad.

Sean’s wife Jennifer and he have been married since 1992. When Sean retired, they decided to put down roots in Chesapeake Virginia, in the community where they had owned a home since 2001 and, when not stationed overseas, raised their three children.

Adrienne Ross, CFP®, ChFC®, AFC®, MQFP®
Chief Financial Officer

Adrienne Ross is a financial advisor and partner at Clear Insight Wealth Management. Adrienne is driven to help clients become more informed financial decision-makers and empower them to solve difficult (sometimes seemingly impossible) problems. Adrienne has over 15 years of experience serving military families.

She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Springfield. Adrienne is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, Chartered Financial Consultant®, and Accredited Financial Counselor®, and Military Qualified Financial Planner – MQFP®. Adrienne was named the 2020 Financial Counselor of the Year by the AFCPE® in recognition of her efforts to serve military families. She is a 2010 FINRA Military Spouse Fellow and scholarship recipient through The Center for Military and Veterans Affairs.

A military spouse for more than 30 years, Adrienne is also a military mom and a military kid. She splits her time as a nighttime babysitter for her grand babies during Space Force launches, visiting her mom on the ranch and exploring the PNW with her retired Marine husband on her Triumph. She also enjoys spending time helping young people (especially those aging out of the foster care system) build financial competency.

Paul D. Allen, IACCP®, CFP®, MQFP®
Chief Compliance Officer

Following a 24-year Navy career, Paul founded PIM Tax Services and PIM Financial Partners in 2015. In 2018 he joined forces with Sean, merging PIM Financial Partners with Sean’s solo practice to form Redeployment Wealth Strategies. In 2023, Sean, Paul, and Adrienne launched APFORIA. In 2024 Paul sold his ownership interest in Redeployment Wealth Strategies to focus his efforts on PIM Tax Services and APFORIA.

Paul earned his bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville University and his M.A. in Financial Planning and Law from Regent University. He is a founding member of the Military Financial Advisors Association, the Military Qualified Financial Planner – MQFP® Certification Program, and the Military Tax Experts Alliance. He earned the Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional – IACCP® designation in 2024. He has been an Enrolled Agent of the IRS since 2016.

Paul lives in Virginia Beach with his wife of 33 years, the magnificent Tade Stone Allen. They have 3 grown children, 2 grandchildren, and a very spoiled dog.