Mary Collins, President and CEO
Mary started her investment career working in two bank trust departments, first Liberty Bank for 11 years, then M&T Bank for 4 years. In 1984 she joined Harold C. Brown, Inc., a regional broker dealer/investment advisor. In 1992 she was named Senior Vice President and had about $110 million under her management. In 1994 she left Brown and founded Niagara Investment Advisors, Inc. In the spring of 2000 her clientele had reached $220 million. Her company was acquired by First Niagara Bank in June of 2000. Collins Advisors, LLC is the new company Mary started in October of 2003.
Christine Collins, Vice President
Christine joined the Company in 2005, and represents the second generation of Collins Advisors, LLC. Christine’s clients include a wide range of individuals from novice to mature investors. She develops custom portfolios specifically designed to suit her clients’ risk tolerances, ethical and social perspectives, and short and long term investment goals. Christine earned her BA, and MBA at Canisius College and considers it her mission to build wealth for generations by promoting financial literacy and responsibility for families and small businesses. Each investment decision is driven by her dedication to protecting assets and ensuring financial security. An enthusiastic promoter of the community, she is currently, President of The Canisius College MBA Alumni Association, Chairman of the Social Media Committee for the Rotary Club of Buffalo and the Co-chair of the membership committee She is actively involved with Shea’s Performing arts Center, and Rotary Club.
Bob Sanborn, Vice President and Director of Equity Research
Bob Sanborn has a BA from The Johns Hopkins University, an MBA from Boston University, and a PhD from the University of Georgia. He taught accounting at the University of Virginia for six years then moved to the University of Richmond in 1988 where he still teaches. As V.P. at Collins Advisors, Bob performs in-depth financial statement analysis on companies considered for investment and maintains the research files for the firm.