Bethesda Market Office

Michael D. Stadnik, Managing Director, is the Market Executive of the Central Maryland Market for Morgan Stanley. In his over 30 years in the financial services industry he has earned a reputation for building a collaborative environment and helping Financial Advisors do their best work. He has held several high-profile managerial positions at Morgan Stanley since joining the firm in 1992.

As a Financial Advisor, Mike built his own successful Director’s Club business, so he understands what Financial Advisors need to get things done. As a manager, he has helped some of the most outstanding Financial Advisors in the business achieve significant results. He has managed in small towns and in big cities and has even started a branch from scratch. He believes in outworking the competition, asking better questions, challenging the status quo, and making a positive impact on people’s lives. For him, the real keys to success are putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, and giving back.

Mike is passionate about helping Financial Advisors maximize their potential. As Market Executive, Mike oversees a highly experienced team of Financial Advisors and support professionals who uphold the same high standards he does. Thanks to his long tenure at Morgan Stanley, he is able to help his Financial Advisors leverage the full range of Morgan Stanley’s resources for the benefit of their clients. He connects people to the tools and relationships required to thrive.

Prior to becoming a Market Executive, Mike worked for several years as Regional Chief Operating Officer of the Mid-Atlantic region, where he directed the management of more than 2,000 Financial Advisors. His responsibilities included talent development, recruiting, practice management, platform engagement, and business management. He was deeply involved with developing, articulating, and implementing the region’s growth strategy.

Since joining Morgan Stanley, Mike has also been a Branch Manager, District Sales Manager, and Regional Business Development Manager. Mike started his career as a Financial Advisor and earned membership in the Director’s Club.

Accepting this Market Executive role was a dream come true for Mike. It was an opportunity to return to life in a local branch, with a community of Financial Advisors and support professionals he knew and liked, in the town where he went to school. (Mike is a graduate of Columbia Union College in nearby Takoma Park.)

Outside of work, Mike enjoys spending time with his family. His interests include traveling, studying history, and immersing himself in culture and the arts. He enjoys good conversation and a good glass of wine.

Colleen S. Campbell is an Executive Director and Branch Manager with Morgan Stanley in Rockville, Md. She has more than two decades of experience in financial services. She has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2015.

Passionate about her work, Colleen strives to foster a highly collaborative environment in her branch and keep her talented team of financial advisors current on trends and market conditions affecting their business and their clients.

“I am extremely focused on helping our financial advisors achieve their personal and professional goals and deeply committed to providing their clients with the highest level of service and support every day,” she says

Prior to becoming a Branch Manager, Coleen was Associate Complex Manager in the Burlington, Vermont area for nearly three years. She started her tenure at Morgan Stanley as a Business Development Manager.

Colleen launched her financial services career as a Technology Analyst with Citi. From there, she worked at UBS Wealth Management as a Branch Analyst, Senior Branch Office Administrator and Administrative Officer, before joining Merrill Lynch as a Client Relationship Manager.

Born in Maine, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College, a Master of Arts from New York University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine.

In her free time, Colleen enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is happy married. She and her husband particularly enjoy playing with their beloved Basset hound, Buford.

Chris Messina is a Vice President and Associate Market Manager for the Central Maryland Market and works in partnership with the market management team to create strategies that help Financial Advisors grow their business and thrive long term. As a connector to the firm, he is responsible for offering timely product and service ideas as well as coaching FAs and teams on practice management and team training.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Chris has had a distinguished 28 plus year career in the financial services industry with various firms, included Wells Fargo, MetLife and TD Ameritrade. Most recently, Chris spent 11 years with Merrill Lynch and work as an advisor as well as managed the Advisor Development Program for the Northern Virginia Market.

Chris received his Bachelor’s degree from George Mason University and has lived in the Washington DC area for most of his life. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling to new destinations and participating in various sports and activities. He enjoys pushing himself by signing up for the occasional marathon or trail relay race.

Chris holds the following licenses: Series 7, 9, 10, 63, 65 and his Virginia Life Insurance License.

Adrianne D. Medford is the Market Business Service Officer in the Central Maryland Complex. The consummate team player, she has been with Morgan Stanley for two decades, Starting with Smith Barney, a predecessor company, and has served in her current position since 2019.

During her long tenure with the firm, Adrianne has developed strong leadership and management skills, having worked both the risk and service sides of the business. Each role she has held has had more responsibilities and greater accountability than the one prior.

Adrianne supports all business and service functions at each branch location within the Central Maryland Market. She works with multiple strategic partners to ensure the highest level of service and compliance standards are met by Financial Advisors and service personnel.

Among her many responsibilities, she assists in driving firm initiatives through training and talent development, provides expense management with a focus on branch P&L, and collaborates with product partners, promoting the benefits and opportunities of Modern Wealth Management with support staff and Financial Advisors.

Additionally, Adrianne manages day-to-day operations, including escalations within the various service channels of the Firm, and leads the Complex Service team, which includes four Business Service Managers and 78 Support Professionals and Service Associates.

Known for her strong interpersonal and partnering skills, Adrianne is results-driven and energetic. She is an excellent communicator with professionals at all levels of the firm, helping ensure responsibilities are carried out precisely as planned while accommodating the time-sensitive needs of all those with whom she works.

A Towson University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in German, Adrianne holds Series 7,9, 10, 63 and 65 industry licenses.

Vinny Parrett is a Vice President and the Business Development Manager for the Central Maryland Market. He specializes in assisting advisors in building their business, creating efficiency in their practice, and connecting them to the full suite of resources available at Morgan Stanley and its partners. Vinny has a passion for helping others, empowering colleagues to tap into their full potential, and delivering first class business to our clients.

Vinny has been with Morgan Stanley for eight years, with the past seven spent within Wealth Management. In his previous role, he managed a team of 30 employees who supported many advisors in building dynamic practices and growing their asset base. Previous experience includes risk management on the institutional side of the business, and capital markets product specialty in international equity and fixed income.

Vinny grew up in Brandywine Maryland, and is a graduate of Townson University, where majored in Finance, with a minor in Economics. When not at work, Vinny enjoys the great outdoors. He plays soccer, enjoys snowboarding, fishing & hunting, loves to golf, and travels the world. He also enjoys going to concerts and is an avid DC sports fan.

Vinny is passionate about giving back to the community, and frequently volunteers with KaBOOM, a national non-profit organization that builds incredible, kid-designed play spaces in underserved communities.