Our Team at Morgan Stanley Florence South Court Street Branch

About Brandon Brown

Brandon is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional who joined the team in 2014. He was named to Morgan Stanley's prestigious Pacesetter's Club in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He focuses on providing holistic service guiding clients through the firm's robust technology seeking to help simplify their financial management. In addition to serving his clients’ needs, he manages the team’s corporate retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, and leads the personal financial planning process.

He and his wife, Kate, met at the University of North Alabama, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, and an MBA in Finance. Brandon serves on the Cole Honors College Board and coaches soccer at Florence High School. He also enjoys playing disc golf and serving at Faith Church.

2021, 2022, 2023 Pacesetter's Club Member
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Pacesetter's Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Pacesetter's Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
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About Chris Jones

Chris is Vice President, Business Service Officer for the North Alabama Market covering offices in Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, and Gadsden. Chris began his career at the age of eighteen in the retail banking space where he worked in various roles with his final role serving as a Manager of Area Operations with First Citizens Bank covering the Tennessee market. Chris began his career in the Wealth Management Industry as a Private Banker and finally as a Client Relationship Manager for 9 years before joining Morgan Stanley. Chris holds his Series 7, 66, 9 and 10 Licenses.

Chris is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and relocated the Huntsville, Alabama area in 2021 to join Morgan Stanley. Chris and his wife of 26 years enjoy spending time with their two sons and love to travel, spend time outdoors and play games and cards in their spare time.

About Luci Woodard

Luci Woodard joined Morgan Stanley as a Service Professional in the Huntsville, Alabama Office in 1996. Since joining the firm, she has held roles as a Branch Manager’s Assistant, Service Manager, and currently as a Risk Officer. She is a Freed-Hardeman University Graduate with a BBA Degree with a concentration in Office Management. While at Morgan Stanley she has become fully licensed having earned her FINRA Series 7, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and the FINRA Sales Supervisory Exams (Series 9 and Series 10).

She resides in Moulton Alabama and lives at the foot of Bankhead National Forest. Outside of work she enjoys travelling, mission work, oil painting, reading, and spending time with family. She has a strong knit group of friends from college that enjoys planning trips and yearly visits to a farm in the Ozark Mountains where they canoe the North Fork and White River.

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