Our People

Our team of portfolio executives and operational staff bring over a century of combined experience to the management of our clients' wealth.

Clemens P. Ciupke, CPA

Chief Executive Officer

B.S. Finance & Accounting, Northern Illinois University, 1977
M.B.A. Finance (Investments), DePaul University, 1990
Certified Public Accountant since 1977
Previously affiliated with Price Waterhouse (1977-79), Northern Trust Bank (1979-81), First National Bank of Chicago, (1981-1989)
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 1989

Jim L. Calaway, CFA, CIC

President

B.A. Business Economics and Organizational Behavior & Management, Brown University, 1991
Chartered Financial Analyst since 1998
Chartered Investment Counselor since 2004
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 1993

James D. MacDonald, CIC

Director Emeritus

B.A. History, Hobart College, 1952
Officer, U.S. Air Force, 1952-57
Chartered Investment Counselor since 1976
Previously affiliated with Harriman Ripley & Co. (1957-63), Van Strum and Towne, Inc. (1963-68), Loomis Sayles & Co. (1968-76), and Bacon, Whipple (1977-1984)
Assisted in founding LaSalle St. Investment Advisors in 1984 (along with William J. O Roberts, deceased), now known as Roberts, Glore & Co.

Byron Smythe, CFA

Vice President

B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Bronze Tablet, highest honors), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
Certificate of Biblical Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001
Chartered Financial Analyst since 2005
Previously affiliated with Yaskawa Electric America (2001)
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 2001

Christopher J. Ciupke

Registered Representative

B.A. Theology, Minor Philosophy & Business Administration, Valparaiso University, 2004
CFA Level I candidate
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 2004

Roberta Velez

Executive Administrative Assistant

Over 30 years of experience in the areas of client service and office management
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 1990

Kimberly Enstrom

Administrative Assistant

Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 2008

Catherine Stein

Portfolio System Administrator

B.S. Business Administration & Business Information Systems, DeVry University, 2001
Associated with Roberts, Glore & Co. since 2001

William J. O. Roberts, CFA

Co-Founder (Deceased)

In memoriam

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