Our team
Raeann joined Thrivent in 1994 and started Legacy Consultants with David and Rick in 2020. She has received several accolades as a wealth advisor, including being part of Thrivent’s Pinnacle Council Conference*, being in Thrivent’s Hall of Fame** in 2005 and receiving the Thrivent Chairman’s Award*** in 2006. She also received 2020 Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® Voices in Philanthropy Hall of Honor**** and the 2021 Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® Voices in Philanthropy VIP*****.
Raeann is proud to be a member of Million Dollar Round Table, which is an association of more than 62,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals who demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service.
In addition to her role as a wealth advisor, Raeann is a motivational speaker and co-author of The Personal Touch: Encouraging Others Through Hospitality. She is the proud mom of three adult children: Rick, Tiffany and Remington, and is even more excited about being a grandmother. In her spare time, Raeann enjoys gardening, entertaining, cooking, traveling, reading and spending every moment possible with her family.
*Qualified in 2010–2016 and again in 2021. Pinnacle Council is a sales recognition at Thrivent. Qualification based on prior year production. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor or professional’s future performance.
**Hall of Fame represents long-term commitment to our organization with consistent performance. Financial advisors and professionals qualify for Hall of Fame by achieving at least 20 years of service, a consistent level of production, and having a favorable compliance history. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative the financial advisor or professionals future performance.
***Thrivent Chairman’s Award was presented between 2005-2007 and recognizes field employees who embody the Thrivent culture, reflect the organization’s values and demonstrate role-model behavior through delivering the right results, building collaborative relationships and improving the quality of life for others. Candidates were nominated, a selection committee identified top candidates and Thrivent CEO finalized the selections.
****Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® (Thrivent Charitable) recognizes Thrivent financial advisors who devoted extra effort in facilitating charitable gifts to the foundation. This honor is awarded to Thrivent financial advisors who have brought $5 million or more in charitable gifts to our local, national, and global communities through Thrivent Charitable during their careers. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor’s future performance.
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® is a public charity that serves individuals, organizations and the community through charitable planning, donor-advised funds and endowments. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing works collaboratively with Thrivent and its financial advisors. It is a separate legal entity from Thrivent, the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about Thrivent’s financial advisors.
*****Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® (Thrivent Charitable) recognizes Thrivent financial advisors who devoted extra effort in facilitating charitable gifts to the foundation. Thrivent Charitable’s Voices in Philanthropy (VIP) recognizes the top ten financial advisors from each Advisor Group who facilitate at least $100,000 in current or deferred gifts to Thrivent Charitable between January 1 through December 31, in a calendar year. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor’s future performance.
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® is a public charity that serves individuals, organizations and the community through charitable planning, donor-advised funds and endowments. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing works collaboratively with Thrivent and its financial advisors. It is a separate legal entity from Thrivent, the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about Thrivent’s financial advisors.
About Raeann Kusch
Raeann joined Thrivent in 1994 and started Legacy Consultants with David and Rick in 2020. She has received several accolades as a wealth advisor, including being part of Thrivent’s Pinnacle Council Conference*, being in Thrivent’s Hall of Fame** in 2005 and receiving the Thrivent Chairman’s Award*** in 2006. She also received 2020 Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® Voices in Philanthropy Hall of Honor**** and the 2021 Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® Voices in Philanthropy VIP*****.
Raeann is proud to be a member of Million Dollar Round Table, which is an association of more than 62,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals who demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service.
In addition to her role as a wealth advisor, Raeann is a motivational speaker and co-author of The Personal Touch: Encouraging Others Through Hospitality. She is the proud mom of three adult children: Rick, Tiffany and Remington, and is even more excited about being a grandmother. In her spare time, Raeann enjoys gardening, entertaining, cooking, traveling, reading and spending every moment possible with her family.
*Qualified in 2010–2016 and again in 2021. Pinnacle Council is a sales recognition at Thrivent. Qualification based on prior year production. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor or professional’s future performance.
**Hall of Fame represents long-term commitment to our organization with consistent performance. Financial advisors and professionals qualify for Hall of Fame by achieving at least 20 years of service, a consistent level of production, and having a favorable compliance history. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative the financial advisor or professionals future performance.
***Thrivent Chairman’s Award was presented between 2005-2007 and recognizes field employees who embody the Thrivent culture, reflect the organization’s values and demonstrate role-model behavior through delivering the right results, building collaborative relationships and improving the quality of life for others. Candidates were nominated, a selection committee identified top candidates and Thrivent CEO finalized the selections.
****Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® (Thrivent Charitable) recognizes Thrivent financial advisors who devoted extra effort in facilitating charitable gifts to the foundation. This honor is awarded to Thrivent financial advisors who have brought $5 million or more in charitable gifts to our local, national, and global communities through Thrivent Charitable during their careers. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor’s future performance.
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® is a public charity that serves individuals, organizations and the community through charitable planning, donor-advised funds and endowments. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing works collaboratively with Thrivent and its financial advisors. It is a separate legal entity from Thrivent, the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about Thrivent’s financial advisors.
*****Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® (Thrivent Charitable) recognizes Thrivent financial advisors who devoted extra effort in facilitating charitable gifts to the foundation. Thrivent Charitable’s Voices in Philanthropy (VIP) recognizes the top ten financial advisors from each Advisor Group who facilitate at least $100,000 in current or deferred gifts to Thrivent Charitable between January 1 through December 31, in a calendar year. This recognition does not evaluate the quality of services/advice provided to clients and is not indicative of the financial advisor’s future performance.
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing® is a public charity that serves individuals, organizations and the community through charitable planning, donor-advised funds and endowments. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing works collaboratively with Thrivent and its financial advisors. It is a separate legal entity from Thrivent, the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. Visit Thrivent.com or FINRA’s Broker Check for more information about Thrivent’s financial advisors.
Rick joined Thrivent in 2010 and has been running the business side of Legacy Consultants since 2020. In addition to overseeing the practice, he is passionate about spending time with clients, solving problems, and organizing and hosting seminars and charitable events. Rick has a business degree from Metropolitan College of New York and a degree from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Rick is very involved in the community. He is a former Rotary Club president, vice president and secretary. He has served as a board member for Methodist Children’s Home Society (2018-2021) and Redford Interfaith Relief (2019-2020). He also supports many other charities.
Rick loves spending time with his beautiful wife, AnnaMaria, and their three amazing children: Verona, Hudson and Gwenevere. He is a green belt in Taekwondo and coaches soccer and baseball. In addition, Rick is proficient in Minecraft, an avid comic book reader, a terrible but persistent golfer, an exercise enthusiast, a ballroom dancer, an amateur artist and comedian, a sports enthusiast, a patron of the arts and an above average speaker.
About Rick Hart
Rick joined Thrivent in 2010 and has been running the business side of Legacy Consultants since 2020. In addition to overseeing the practice, he is passionate about spending time with clients, solving problems, and organizing and hosting seminars and charitable events. Rick has a business degree from Metropolitan College of New York and a degree from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Rick is very involved in the community. He is a former Rotary Club president, vice president and secretary. He has served as a board member for Methodist Children’s Home Society (2018-2021) and Redford Interfaith Relief (2019-2020). He also supports many other charities.
Rick loves spending time with his beautiful wife, AnnaMaria, and their three amazing children: Verona, Hudson and Gwenevere. He is a green belt in Taekwondo and coaches soccer and baseball. In addition, Rick is proficient in Minecraft, an avid comic book reader, a terrible but persistent golfer, an exercise enthusiast, a ballroom dancer, an amateur artist and comedian, a sports enthusiast, a patron of the arts and an above average speaker.
David joined Thrivent in 2008 after working as a relationship manager at Fifth Third Bank from 2003 to 2007. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in finance from Purdue University.
David and his wife, Tiffany, have three children: Liam (12), Lillian (11) and Luke (5). In his spare time, David enjoys reading about U.S. history and former presidents, golfing, traveling with his family, and watching Big Ten basketball and football.
About David Herman
David joined Thrivent in 2008 after working as a relationship manager at Fifth Third Bank from 2003 to 2007. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in finance from Purdue University.
David and his wife, Tiffany, have three children: Liam (12), Lillian (11) and Luke (5). In his spare time, David enjoys reading about U.S. history and former presidents, golfing, traveling with his family, and watching Big Ten basketball and football.
Jordan started working for Thrivent in 2015 and joined the Legacy Consultants team in 2020. He loves analyzing investment options and running Money Guide Pro. He has an associate degree in business. In his spare time, Jordan likes to text or email economic articles to his teammates.
Jordan is married to Kristin and is a stepfather to Abby. He enjoys volunteering in the community and supporting foster care ministries. In his spare time, he likes golfing, reading, playing board games, traveling, working on home renovations and studying financial markets.
About Jordan Blanchard
Jordan started working for Thrivent in 2015 and joined the Legacy Consultants team in 2020. He loves analyzing investment options and running Money Guide Pro. He has an associate degree in business. In his spare time, Jordan likes to text or email economic articles to his teammates.
Jordan is married to Kristin and is a stepfather to Abby. He enjoys volunteering in the community and supporting foster care ministries. In his spare time, he likes golfing, reading, playing board games, traveling, working on home renovations and studying financial markets.
Ann began her Thrivent career in 2017. One of her focuses is helping families navigate the college funding maze with Your College Money Report™. This program enables people to understand how much they can afford, whether they will qualify for grands and/or scholarships and how much they will be expected to pay out of pocket.
Before joining Thrivent, Ann earned a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary, and bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology with a certification to teach biology from Swarthmore College.
Ann enjoys being active in the community and serves as the board vice president for Friends of the Glatfelter Memorial Library. She’s also a Habitat for Humanity Women Build volunteer and an adult Sunday school teacher at St. David Lutheran Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Ann’s husband, Tim, is an ELCA pastor, and they have three grown children: CJ (Yewande), Marybeth (Christopher June) and Jeremy (Maddie) and one granddaughter, Kay.
When she’s not in the office, Ann enjoys spending time and playing pickleball with family, visiting Kay in Connecticut, playing Phase 10 Twist and vegan cooking.
About Ann Seitz-Brown
Ann began her Thrivent career in 2017. One of her focuses is helping families navigate the college funding maze with Your College Money Report™. This program enables people to understand how much they can afford, whether they will qualify for grands and/or scholarships and how much they will be expected to pay out of pocket.
Before joining Thrivent, Ann earned a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary, and bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology with a certification to teach biology from Swarthmore College.
Ann enjoys being active in the community and serves as the board vice president for Friends of the Glatfelter Memorial Library. She’s also a Habitat for Humanity Women Build volunteer and an adult Sunday school teacher at St. David Lutheran Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Ann’s husband, Tim, is an ELCA pastor, and they have three grown children: CJ (Yewande), Marybeth (Christopher June) and Jeremy (Maddie) and one granddaughter, Kay.
When she’s not in the office, Ann enjoys spending time and playing pickleball with family, visiting Kay in Connecticut, playing Phase 10 Twist and vegan cooking.
Cindy began working part time at Thrivent in 2013, answering phones and greeting clients. Within just a few weeks, she became a full-time office professional. She handles a variety of office tasks, enjoys interacting with clients and is the smiling face at our front desk.
Cindy and her husband, Rick, have three wonderful adult children and five beautiful grandchildren. More than anything, she loves spending time with her family. She also loves helping people in need and volunteers for Royal Family Kids and Operation Christmas Child. In her free time, Cindy enjoys throwing parties for friends and family, cooking, baking, walking her dog, camping, biking and hiking.
About Cindy Trzcinski
Cindy began working part time at Thrivent in 2013, answering phones and greeting clients. Within just a few weeks, she became a full-time office professional. She handles a variety of office tasks, enjoys interacting with clients and is the smiling face at our front desk.
Cindy and her husband, Rick, have three wonderful adult children and five beautiful grandchildren. More than anything, she loves spending time with her family. She also loves helping people in need and volunteers for Royal Family Kids and Operation Christmas Child. In her free time, Cindy enjoys throwing parties for friends and family, cooking, baking, walking her dog, camping, biking and hiking.
Tiffany joined Thrivent in 2019. In addition to supporting David at our Fort Wayne office, she enjoys connecting clients to various charities in the community.
Outside of work, Tiffany plans and runs charitable events in the Fort Wayne area—including a Generosity Fair in 2022. Her charitable interests include Lutheran education, foster/adoption care and missions. As a former Lutheran educator, she volunteers for Central Lutheran School and has helped the Lutheran School Partnership. After traveling to Point of Grace Academy in Kenya in 2018, she fell in love with the mission work being done there and has since helped bring awareness to their efforts.
Tiffany has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, a master’s degree in special education and a Lutheran teaching diploma. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has three kids: Liam (12), Lillian (11) and Luke (5). Tiffany enjoys spending time with her family, scrapbooking, gardening and baking.
About Tiffany Herman
Tiffany joined Thrivent in 2019. In addition to supporting David at our Fort Wayne office, she enjoys connecting clients to various charities in the community.
Outside of work, Tiffany plans and runs charitable events in the Fort Wayne area—including a Generosity Fair in 2022. Her charitable interests include Lutheran education, foster/adoption care and missions. As a former Lutheran educator, she volunteers for Central Lutheran School and has helped the Lutheran School Partnership. After traveling to Point of Grace Academy in Kenya in 2018, she fell in love with the mission work being done there and has since helped bring awareness to their efforts.
Tiffany has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, a master’s degree in special education and a Lutheran teaching diploma. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has three kids: Liam (12), Lillian (11) and Luke (5). Tiffany enjoys spending time with her family, scrapbooking, gardening and baking.
Shelley joined Thrivent in 2023 and works remotely. In addition to her experience in financial services, she has a background in corporate administration, medical device reporting and facilities management. Shelly has also worked as a paralegal.
Shelley and her husband, Martt, have two adult children, Dana and Ashley, and seven grandchildren. In her free time, Shelley enjoys baking, yardwork and shopping for antiques.
About Shelley Clupper
Shelley joined Thrivent in 2023 and works remotely. In addition to her experience in financial services, she has a background in corporate administration, medical device reporting and facilities management. Shelly has also worked as a paralegal.
Shelley and her husband, Martt, have two adult children, Dana and Ashley, and seven grandchildren. In her free time, Shelley enjoys baking, yardwork and shopping for antiques.