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.
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.
Christine Collins, Operations Manager
Christine, the second generation of Collins Advisor, started working at the firm in the summer of 2005. She is the Operations Manager, Christine wears alot of hats for Collins Advisors. Currently maintains SEC and New York State Compliance for the Company, performs stock analysis, asset allocation, and client management. She received her MBA in 2008 from Canisius College and is currently a applicant for CFP.