Our People

"Our founder and principals are seasoned professionals who average 20+ years of experience. They have a proven track record of success in a variety of industries. They are strategic thinkers and pragmatic practitioners."

Marleen Scheffy


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Marleen Scheffy is a Principal with Perlinski & Associates, where, among other things, she is responsible for the firm’s compliance with all securities laws and regulations.

She has more than 25 years experience in the Securities Industry and during that time she was associated with a number of firms in various management roles. Most recently, Ms. Scheffy served as Chief Operating Officer of Associated Securities Corp. where she was in charge of broker/dealer operations, trading, compliance and supervision. She also managed the firm’s registered investment advisors.

Marleen was a Vice-President in the Wealth Management Group of Sanwa Bank. She also spent nine years with the FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for the brokerage industry, where she was a Supervisor. She has served on the Operations Council of the Financial Services Institute. She also is a member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals.

Marleen has her own financial services consulting firm, specializing in advisory and securities consulting with an emphasis on compliance.

Marleen holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 27, and 63 and 66 licenses.