J. Patrick Collins Jr., CFP®, EA is the CEO and co-founder of Greenspring Advisors. He has been active in the financial services industry since 2000 and previously worked at Merrill Lynch. Pat earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional as well as an Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
He is involved in several charitable organizations, serving as a board member for Leadline Ministries, a past treasurer and board member of New Song Community Learning Center, and a mentor to entrepreneurs through Innovation Works. He and his wife, Beth, founded The Greenspring Advisors Financial Planning Scholarship through Towson University.
Pat frequently speaks at industry conferences and events, and he is often featured in local, industry, and national media. He is married to Beth and they have two sons. In his free time, Pat enjoys golfing, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Shari Fleming is a Maryland licensed attorney with a sincere desire to help individuals and families preserve and pass generational wealth while also supporting the causes they love. She is principal of the Law Office of Shari Fleming, which is a law firm geared towards helping individuals and businesses build, protect, and preserve their wealth and legacy. Shari also serves as a gift planning consultant who helps charities strategically plan to accept gifts involving estates, trusts and other deferred giving opportunities.
Shari is a graduate of Lincoln University (PA) and the University of Maryland School of Law. Her post-law school education includes achievement of the designations of Accredited Estate Planner® and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®. She founded the Our Legacy Matters community with the purpose of advancing the concepts of ownership, wealth maintenance, and wealth retention, specifically within communities of color.
Shari Fleming is also recognized as a subject matter expert and speaker in fields of estate planning and charitable gift planning and is a regular contributor to programs hosted by Maryland Public Television, the University Systems of Maryland, and public radio. Attorney Fleming is featured in a documentary titled, “Baltimore Heirs: The Last Deed Undone,” directed by Jewel Guy, which highlights the concept of heirs property, documents its impact on the lives of four Baltimore City residents and heirs property owners, demonstrates the necessity of estate planning and details the possible outcomes of failing to engage in estate planning.
Shari is a proud, dedicated, and active member of the Baltimore County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Despite her education and professional experience, Shari proclaims that her greatest accomplishment is living, working, worshipping, and serving in Baltimore County, MD, with her husband of 19 years, three daughters, and mother-in-love.
Malini Ganvir is the founder of Ganvir Law, LLC, a boutique estate and business planning firm serving families and business owners throughout Maryland. She is passionate about helping people protect what they’ve built and avoid leaving behind a legal mess. Through clear, practical guidance, Malini shows how planning today mitigates risks, strengthens asset protection, and ensures both family and business are cared for with intention. Known for her engaging teaching style, she regularly speaks at community events and educational programs to make estate and business planning approachable, empowering, and impactful. Malini received her B.A. from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and her J.D. and LL.M. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Tim Prosser is senior relationship officer at TIAA Kaspick. He joined the company in 2009 with nearly 20 years of experience in legal practice and financial services. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF Trust Company in 2000, he practiced law in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, charitable giving, and business succession planning with firms in St. Louis, MO. Tim currently serves on the board of the North Carolina Council of Charitable Gift Planners and is a past board member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and past chair of the CGP National Conference.
Tim served as president of the Saint Louis Planned Giving Council and is a recipient of the Council’s Founder’s Award. He is a frequent, nationwide speaker on charitable and estate planning topics. Tim received his J.D. and M.A. degree in Public Administration from St. Louis University, and his B.A. in Russian Area Studies from Loyola University, New Orleans.
Mary Richardson joined Kaspick in 2026 from Wellesley College, where she was Senior Director of Gift Planning. Prior to Wellesley, she worked in both gift planning and milestone reunions at Clark University, Williams College, and Bowdoin College. She is past president of the Planned Giving Group of New England and the Coast to Coast Planned Giving Group, and she chaired the Coast-to-Coast and Middlebury planned giving conferences. Prior to her career in gift planning, she spent her career in the non-profit sector, serving as director of a statewide legal aid organization, a community foundation, and women’s and welfare-to-work programs at a community college. Ms. Richardson received her J.D. and LL.M. in international and comparative law from Duke University and her B.A. in human geography with a concentration in environmental studies from Williams College.
Christopher Walter leads Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC’s Estate Planning Practice Group with a blend of expertise and strategic planning. He realizes that estate planning is the easiest thing in the world to put off, and that’s why he’s committed to making the process comfortable, easy, and accessible. Whether it’s making sure the right people are in charge of caring for your children, drafting trusts for special needs beneficiaries, engaging in complex estate tax planning, or crafting documents to account for any number of unique circumstances, Chris has worked with thousands of Maryland individuals, families, and businesses to put together the right plan for them.
Chris focuses his practice on estate planning to help his clients prepare for the unexpected, and estate administration, to help make sure a loved one’s wishes are carried out. He is also skilled in the specialized intersection of estate planning, business succession planning, and income tax planning required to help business owners preserve their legacies.
Prior to his current role, Chris spent six years at a boutique estates and trusts firm in Baltimore County. He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. A long-time resident of Howard County, Chris is proud to serve his community and holds volunteer leadership roles with several non-profit organizations. He spends as much of his free time as he can with his family and friends.
