Joanne Spears

Joanne (Machida) Spears, AIF®, CRPC™, CSRIC® is a Senior Vice President of Financial Planning at Newport Capital Group. Prior to this role, Joanne (Machida) worked at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as a Senior Financial Advisor and Assistant Vice President. Joanne (Machida) also has experience as the COO & Managing Member at QERI LLC, COO, Head Trader, and Director of Business Development at Hudson Capital Group LLC, and as a Broker at GFI Brokers LLC. Joanne holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Affairs from the University of California, Davis.