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Hi, I am Jesse Rodriguez, General Manager and Owner of CertaPro Painters of Aurora-Oswego-Yorkville. I am now in my 14th year with CertaPro. As a CertaPro franchisee, our customers benefit from our defined processes, vendor partnerships and experienced business owners with a focus on delivering best in class customer service in the painting industry. 

I was born in Aurora, raised in Montgomery and Aurora and currently reside with my wife and daughter in Aurora's west side. Shortly after graduating high school, I served in the United States Navy as an aircrewman stationed with VS-22 in Cecil Field, Florida. I have a Bachelor Of Science, Finance from Loyola University of Chicago, as well as a Master of Business Administration, also from Loyola.

Tamara is the founder and Certified Financial Planner for Toward Wealth.

She was born and raised in Illinois. She attained her undergraduate

degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and MBA from

DePaul University. She also obtained her Certified Financial Planning

certification in 2009 and more recently her Certified Divorce Financial

Analyst certification in 2024. Prior to joining Cetera Advisor Networks

in 2022, she has been employed with some of the most respected

financial institutions in the nation including The Northern Trust

Company, Calamos Investments and Edward Jones.

On a personal note, she has been married to Scott since 1997. They

have two pretty much grown children, Cameron and Olivia, and a

senior dog named Jilly. In her free time, she enjoys planning trips to

familiar and new places as well as dinner reservations for the same.

She commits to a regular CrossFit exercise schedule and loves to be

outside. The sun is a powerful motivator for her.