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ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Janice Deringer

As a Consultant at Hewins Financial, Janice Deringer appreciates the personal focus she is able to provide her clients while maximizing her 20+ years of experience in investments and financial planning. Janice is passionate about being able to use both language and logic to help clients discover what's financially possible for them, and to analyze the impact of multiple scenarios to help them achieve their personal financial goals. She aims to always to equip her clients so that they can make both knowledgeable and intelligent financial decisions.

Leveraging her years of experience, Janice now serves as a current member of Hewins’ Investment Committee, where she helps to choose investment vehicles for Hewins’ clients. This Investment Committee has the responsibility to monitor those investment choices and to modify the Firm’s investment strategy as needed. Always acting as a fiduciary, Janice integrates her investment knowledge with her clients’ goals to move them toward the best possible financial future.

In an effort to give back to the community Janice frequently speaks to women's groups on financial topics and shares her knowledge as a guest blogger for the Women’s Center for Leadership. She was also featured in Money magazine in a piece that focused on funds that perform well in difficult, down markets.

In her spare time, Janice enjoys tennis, global travel, antique automobiles and working with her golden retriever as a therapy team.

Julie Nimnicht, J.D.

Julie joined the firm in 2011. She is a caring and determined advocate for seniors, assisting clients with all aspects of estate planning and administration, protective proceedings, and Medicaid planning. Prior to joining the firm, Julie worked with an estate planning firm where she focused on probate administration and guardianships and conservatorships.

During law school Julie clerked for the Oregon Department of Justice in the labor and employment section, and later for the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center where she worked on Clean Water Act litigation cases. She also served on the editorial board of theEnvironmental Law review as the notes and comments editor. She earned her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School and has a bachelor's degree from New York University.

In her spare time Julie volunteers with the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic through Legal Aid Services of Oregon and serves as a volunteer water quality monitor with Willamette Riverkeeper. She is a member of the Oregon State Bar, the Multnomah Bar Association, and Oregon Women Lawyers.

Pam Naito, MSW

Pam moved to Portland in 1980 to care for her mother and her father who were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. She has a Certificate in Alcohol Abuse Counseling from UCLA; is a Certified Nurse Assistant; and has a certificate in operating an Adult Foster Care home. She started her business in care management in 2004.

She’s a licensed social worker in Oregon and Washington, a member of the National Association of Social Workers, and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. She’s honored to work with her older adult clients and to help them live safely with quality of life. 

In her spare time Pam enjoys her grandchildren, takes her dogs to the dog park, and plays viola in the Clark Community Orchestra.  

Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC ("Hewins") is an SEC-registered Investment Advisor. Information pertaining to Hewins' advisory operations, services, and fees is set forth in our ADV Part 2A Brochure, copies of which are available upon request or at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Julie Nimnicht and Pam Naito are not affiliated with Hewins and their opinions are theirs alone. Hewins does not own or control any of the information provided by Ms. Nimnicht or Ms. Naito and does not necessarily condone or approve of the use of the information provided by them.