About Us
Meet Chuck...
I'm excited to welcome you to our site and introduce you to what we do and how we do it. Our intentional approach comes from my background. I grew up in an agricultural and athletics family and spent many days as a young boy and emerging young man on a tractor or under a cow on our dairy farm. Through sports, I also had the blessing of understanding what training, discipline, and competition looks like on the field, course, and court. Those formative years taught me much about myself and the fruit of having an intentional approach to pursuing my goals.
I also remember the lessons that came next throughout college and into a career in athletics, fundraising, and crafting my skills in the business of people. Those experiences were for transformative as I sought to serve others and gained valuable leadership experience along the way. They taught me what it looked like to be trustworthy, steady, and patient yet self-motivated and driven for excellent.
In 2012, I was recruited by someone who turned out to be a mentor to me professionally and like a big brother to me personally. His name was Collin McCrary, and he was a financial advisor with over two decades of experience at the time. I'm grateful that he saw something in me that I've now come to understand about myself...my best days are when I've served others and helped them do something they could not do on their own. This is still what drives me each day.
You can't know me well without knowing a little about my family. I married Megan in 2005 and we had Callie (2011) and Lyndie (2013) and have never looked back. Megan is a rock and a "virtuous woman" as is described in Proverbs 31. Callie is a compassionate, yet deep thinker and Lyndie is more excited to meet you than you could imagine. I know this because I had the privilege of being the first person she ever met when I delivered her in the front seat of our car. It's a wonderful family story and I'll be glad to share it sometime.
More to come as we get to know one another. I can't wait to hear your story and compare notes on what we both value and how I can help you achieve your dreams.
Katie Vaughan
Financial Client Associate
My name is Katie. I graduated from Troy University in 2005. I got started in this business in 2008 and our team joined Benjamin F. Edwards in 2022. Best decision ever! My son Jack (2011) and I enjoy going to the beach, fly fishing in North Georgia, cheering on the Elba Tigers and terrorizing the neighborhood on our golf cart with our black lab, Buddy.
Ashley Chaisson
Registered Financial Client Associate
After graduating from Troy University in 2021, I knew that I wanted to plant my roots in Troy, AL. Troy had become much more than just a college town to me as I witnessed individuals and families serving the Lord faithfully in their careers, through the local church, and the ballfield. Since then, I have taken on a fun Cajun French last name from my husband, Andrew. I spent a year in college ministry, worked for our local Chamber of Commerce, and now I am happily at Benjamin F. Edwards. I joined the team in July of 2023 and have truly loved getting to learn about this industry and serve our clients.
Outside of work hours you can find me teaching at Neighborhood Barre, helping with Troy Church youth group, and playing with my Australian Shepherd, Macy.