Our Team
How We Work
Our reasons for becoming financial professionals are deeply personal. We repeatedly saw many friends and family struggling to find the help they needed to map out their financial future. We are confident that with our understanding of personal finance, coupled with our training as financial professionals, we can help people better prepare for the future. After years in the business, we have developed a reputation for educating individuals in an easy-to-understand manner so they can grasp personal finance and use those concepts to pursue their financial objectives. We feel a commitment to our community.
Ernie Collyer, CLU®, ChFC®
Financial Advisor
ernie@collyerandassociates.com
Ernie is an independent financial advisor, registered with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. He is a lifelong resident of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area. His practice has been located in Leawood, Kansas since 1979.With over 40...
John Christy, CFP®
Practice Leader
Megan Brenner, WMS℠
Director of Operations & Lead Paraplanner
Megan joined the Premier Financial Partners Kansas City office in 2012 as the assistant for John Christy and Mark Hittner. In 2009, she graduated from College of the Ozarks where she earned a degree in Business Administration while...
Dustin Palmer, MBA
Operational Business Analyst
Dustin was raised in Pittsburg, Kansas where he attended Pittsburg State University and earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration emphasizing in Finance. After moving to the Kansas City area, Dustin later continued his...
Kristie Zimmerman
Director of Marketing & Client Service Associate
Kristie was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri where she attended Missouri State to major in Anthropology with a Religious Studies minor. She started her career in the financial industry as a Private Wealth Coordinator at Advisor...
Jessica Suderman
Executive Assistant
Jessica joined Premier Financial Partners Kansas City office in 2019. She holds a bachelor of arts in marketing from Kansas State University.