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Aaron T Gong

CFP®

Director of Planning

Aaron is the Director of Planning with the San Francisco Bay Area Group.  With over 15 years of experience at Northwestern Mutual, he oversees the San Francisco Planning team, which consists of investment and insurance operation specialists that support new and veteran financial advisors.  Aaron is a California native and graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Managerial Economics.  He first joined Northwestern Mutual in 2006 and holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification, Series 7, Series 66 and the California Life & Health licenses. 

In his spare time, Aaron enjoys running distance races and participates in a differ club with his close friends

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Rebecca Quick

Investment Operations Associate

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Sabrina Zahid

Insurance Specialist

Sabrina assists with insurance and investment services on the San Francisco Bay Area Group Planning team. Working with her team members, she helps with day-to-day operational tasks for financial representatives at Northwestern Mutual.

Born and raised in California, Sabrina graduated from UC Davis with a B.A in Economics.

Sabrina serves as the Advisory Board Chairperson for a nonprofit organization and enjoys giving back to her community. Some of her favorite activities include boxing, SoulCycle, and reading.

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Joann O'Shea

Insurance Specialist

Joann O’Shea joined the SF Planning Team in 2021. She wears many hats, handling anything from underwriting to PX planning, investment account opening and other service tasks to help support SF Financial Representatives. She joined Northwestern Mutual in 2016 working as Director of Insurance on a Financial Representative's team for four and half years. Before that she worked in the world of commercial property & casualty insurance.

Joann grew up on a farm in Ireland. She attended the Atlantic Technical University in Galway, where she graduated with a bachelor’s in business studies. She holds her California Life & Health License.

She lives in Walnut Creek with her husband Chris, teenage sons Aidan & Liam, and their ‘crazy’ dog Sally! In her spare time, she likes to play the guitar, do Yoga, attend concerts and travel with her family.

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Jordan Young

Investment Operations Specialist

Jordan is an investment and insurance operations specialist on the San Francisco office’s Financial Planning Team. He joined Northwestern Mutual in 2020 where he started as a Financial Representative. He currently holds Series 6, Series, 63, and California Life & Health Licenses.  

Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Belize, Central America. He graduated from the University of Valdosta, Georgia. Jordan lives in East Bay with his partner, and in his spare time, he enjoys watching basketball, reading Japanese comics, and spending time with his family.

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Timothy E Radden

CLU®, AEP®, ChFC®, CLTC®

Wealth Management Advisor

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Cole Barrett

Wealth Management Advisor

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