Alumni Awards Class of 2020 ing Ahead: Life, Family, Wealth, and Business after 55 and was quoted in numerous publications regarding financial planning for unwed couples.
Each year, Covington Latin School has the privilege of honoring its own for their outstanding achievements and their dedication to CLS. Sadly, we had to postpone our Awards Banquet in May. We are proud to announce this year’s honorees. If you would like to nominate an alumni who best exemplifies our motto, please contact amy.darpel@ covingtonlatin.org.
Anna was sure she would never leave New York, but she was once again wrong. In 2014, she returned to Ohio and joined Horan to lead the financial planning department. She earned a certificate in business succession planning and the Accredited Estate Planner designation. In 2017, Anna received the NextGen Financial Services Professional Award, a national recognition presented by the American College of Financial Services.
Distinguished Alumna Anna Gier Pfaehler ‘02 After graduating as Valedictorian of the Class of 2002, Anna attended Vassar College, imagining she would study drama. She was wrong. She studied economics and mathematics. In her Junior year, Anna attended the London School of Economics then finished her degree at Vassar graduating with general and departmental honors. She earned membership to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Epsilon honors societies and received the Virginia Swinburne Brownell Prize for excellence in economics. Anna began her career at Palisades Hudson Financial Group, thinking that she would work for two years and then return to school. She was wrong again. Instead of a PhD, she earned the Certified Financial Planner™ designation. Anna was a contributing author of the first edition of Look-
The daughter of two business owners, Anna never thought she would become a business owner herself. Remarkably, she was wrong once more. In March 2020, she joined Constellation Wealth Advisors as a Partner and Wealth Advisor. 12
