Peoria Branch Office

As a Market Manager, Stefanie Gorres is responsible for driving growth in four Arizona offices, Phoenix, Peoria, Prescott and Tucson, and helping every Financial Advisor in her branches realize his or her full potential. She is committed to cultivating a positive atmosphere that promotes peer-to-peer idea exchange, team building and the strategic connections required to satisfy the sophisticated needs of our clients. She is also a passionate advocate for women in business and financial services. In 2021, Stefanie was one of eighteen individuals across Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to be named a Morgan Stanley MAKER.
Stefanie joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 and has held positions as a Complex Manager Assistant, Branch Service Manager, Complex Business Service Officer, and an Associate Complex Manager before taking on her current role. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Stefanie worked at AIG where she managed a team that was responsible for writing compliance policies and procedures for all broker dealers under the AIG Advisor Group umbrella.
Stefanie earned her B.S. in Business Finance from Minnesota State University at Mankato. She began her financial services career at Ameriprise Financial where she started on the service and trading queue before transitioning to institutional compliance. There, she and two others developed a patented personal trading monitoring system. She then moved to the retail side of the business where she performed high-profile fraud investigations and branch exams as a Senior Compliance Examiner. Her background in risk, compliance and operations gives her a well-rounded vision of all the different components of the financial services industry.
Originally from Minnesota, Stefanie moved to Arizona in July 2005. One of the greatest gifts Stefanie has been given is being a mom to a toddler boy. A dedicated runner, she has run the Boston Marathon twice. In Stefanie’s spare time, she enjoys staying active outdoors and is a volunteer through the CASA program.

Scott A. Weger, First Vice President, serves as Risk Officer for the Arizona Sub-Market. The Sub-Market consists of the Phoenix, Peoria, and Prescott Branches. Scott is responsible for mitigating risk for clients, Financial Advisors and the firm, while delivering a great client experience. Scott has been with Morgan Stanley since 2018. Previous to his current role, he held a management role as a Business Service Manager, responsible for managing the service organization in the Morgan Stanley Scottsdale Branch.

Scott brings over 25 years of Financial Services industry experience, ranging from back-office broker/dealer operations, managing several branches, working within the Financial Crimes Division, and to include having worked with FINRA (formally NASD), as a Senior Compliance Examiner in the greater Los Angeles California Region.

Finally, Scott recently retired as an Air Force Master Sergeant, proudly serving 20+ years within the US Military. His last assignment, before retirement, was a Client Systems Manager, serving as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Communications Focal Point (CFP), 147th Combat Communications Squadron, Air National Guard Station, San Diego, California. His medals garnered include the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Mobilization Device, and then lastly winning the coveted California’s Senior NCO Service Member of the Year Award in 2018.

As a member of the Arizona Sub-Market, Yvette is responsible for monitoring the daily service and operations of Morgan Stanley's Phoenix, Peoria and Prescott branches. Partnering with our Financial Advisors and respective Service Associates, Yvette and team strive to provide first class service to Morgan Stanley's clientele.

With a financial career spanning over 22 years, Yvette's tenure with Morgan Stanley began in New York City as a Registered Associate. Eager to expand her role, Yvette’s career quickly evolved into a Senior Operations Manager, Project Manager and ultimately a Business Service Officer. Joining our Arizona Management team in 2014 she has been an integral part of our Service foundation. Yvette’s prior roles as Senior Assistant Operations Manager and Project Manager have afforded her a wealth of knowledge in Service and Operations having partnered with various businesses owners in Corporate Headquarters as well as prior experiences as a Business Service Officer.