Brent Liner, JD, CTFA, TEP

Brent Liner is the Delegated Trust Services Manager at Peak Trust Company. With more than a decade of experience in trust administration and wealth management, Brent has extensive experience managing complex trust relationships and working alongside financial advisors, RIAs, asset managers and other professional partners.

Before joining Peak, Brent held numerous leadership positions in trust and wealth management in both large and small trust organizations. In his role as Delegated Trust Services Manager, Brent leads the service relationship for partnerships in which Peak serves as trustee while working alongside the client’s existing financial advisor or investment manager.

Brent is actively involved in the advancement of the trust and estate industry, including contributing to legislative initiatives through the Pennsylvania Bankers Association Trust Advisory Committee and the Alaska Trust and Estate Professionals. He is a member of the National Association of Estate Planning Councils holding the AEP® designation and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), holding the TEP® designation. He also holds the CTFA and ATFA designations.

Brent earned his Juris Doctor and a Master of Trust and Wealth Management degree (magna cum laude) from Campbell University. His undergraduate degree was completed at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, with a Bachelor of Arts.

Our Team


David Smythe

Business Development & Relationship Officer


Cheyenne Redmond

Fiduciary Assistant


Jeff Kropschot

Chief Compliance Officer


Kyra Clarke

Fiduciary Officer


Melissa McKenna

Fiduciary Assistant


Abigail O’Connor, JD

Chief Legal Officer


Lisa Russell, CFA

Chief Investment Officer


Michelle Stahle

Chief Operations Officer


Chelcie Ashwood, CSOP, CTOP

Investment Management Associate


Kelsey Baldridge

Head of Human Resources


Sandra Barta

Fiduciary Officer


Patti Blattmachr

Executive Officer


Josephine Cangemi

Fiduciary Assistant


Nanette Cool

Accounting Manager


Jacob Creswell

Fiduciary Officer


Daria Davis

Tax Officer


Tanequa Davis

Fiduciary Officer


Danaya Dews

Marketing Coordinator


Heather Dolan

Fiduciary Assistant


Abbi Failing

People & Workplace Coordinator


Jeannie Fanning

Chief Operating Officer


Gretchen Grau, CSOP, CTOP

Senior Operations Specialist


Daniel Grondahl

Systems & Technology Manager


Amber Gunn-Holt, CTFA

Fiduciary Team Manager


Mariam Hall, CFMP

Marketing Manager


Jillian Johnson

Fiduciary Officer


Joseph Johnson

Tax Officer


Lorie Johnson

Front Desk Receptionist


Allison Kaper

Fiduciary Assistant


Nichole King, CTFA

Senior Fiduciary Officer


Lisa Kolesar, CTFA

Fiduciary Officer


Aryan Kumar

Fiduciary Assistant


Lars Laundrup, CISSP

Information Security Specialist


Brent Liner, JD, CTFA, TEP

Delegated Trust Service Manager


Geoffrey Longhurst, CFIRS

Compliance Specialist


Erica Martirez

Operations Specialist


Jean Mead

Accounts Receivable Specialist


Andrea Medeiros

Executive Assistant to the CEO


Heather Popowych

Policy & Procedure Unification Specialist


Faydra Ross

Fiduciary Officer


Tali Salima-Emerson

Operations Assistant


Katie Sperry

Operations Specialist


Brenda Tudor 

Fiduciary Officer


Kate Wheeler

Project Manager


Rich Wiggins

Associate Fiduciary Officer


Brianna Walters

Operations Specialist

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