The Bodkins Group at Morgan Stanley

Mark Bodkins is an Executive Director and Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley.  He began his career in the financial services industry at Merrill Lynch in 1976 where he held various positions before becoming a Financial Advisor in 1982.  In 1985, he joined Shearson Hammill & Co.  which after many incarnations became Smith Barney, later merging to become part of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.   Having been with the same firm for almost his entire career has provided a level of stability and continuity for his clients.   Mark consistently seeks to help his clients develop and achieve their financial goals.  His 35+ years of experience combined with his client-focused approach has been the foundation for long lasting successful relationships.
Mark was born and raised in Lowell, MA and moved to Miami in the late 70s to attend the University of Miami.  After graduating with his BA in Finance and Economics, Mark stayed in the South Florida area where he met his wife, Amy.  In his time away from the office, he enjoys fishing, classic cars and antiquing.  Mark and Amy currently live in Southwest Ranches where they enjoy gardening and bee keeping.  Mark is a proud volunteer and guardian for South Florida’s Honor Flight.

John Duford is a First Vice President and Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley.  He began his career in the financial services industry at Merrill Lynch in 1987, joined Morgan Stanley in 2010 and has served 29 years on the Management side of the business.  During his tenure in management, he has held various positions including Service/Operations Manager, Administrative/Risk Manager, Business Manager, Regional Business Manager, Sales Manager, Branch Manager – and now as a Financial Advisor with the Bodkins Group.
John’s extensive career has been focused on helping Financial Advisors with the tools & resources needed to ensure success in the financial services industry.  He has consistently supported advisors in incorporating these resources to originate, advise, trade, manage and leverage capital for their clients. John has always operated within the highest standards of excellence driving strong results and building long-term value and relationships with clients.  For the past 29 years John has trained, coached, and witnessed a lot of successful Financial Advisor practices, and will bring these added values to the Bodkins Group. 
John & his wife Josie were married in St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC in 1995, they have two kids and live in Wellington, FL.

Maria Strand is a Senior Client Service Associate with the Bodkins Group at Morgan Stanley. Maria began her career in the financial services industry in the Municipal Bond Department of Advest, Inc. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its predecessors for 30 years. During the time while her children were very young she focused on working with clients to determine appropriate Long Term Care policies and then segued into branch operations. While working within branch operations she gained a detailed understanding of various financial products, branch procedures, compliance, and order processing. Since joining the team in 2011 she has taken on the responsibility of working with the advisors to create customized reports for portfolio reviews and financial plans. Maria also works to address administrative needs for the team and is extremely service oriented; she takes tremendous pride in assisting the group’s vast client base.

Maria was born in Cuba but moved to South Florida as a baby. She grew up in the North Miami area and attended Broward College. She has been happily married to her husband Ken for 25 years and they have two wonderful kids Kenneth, 21 and Graciela, 19. As a family they are very involved in their community and their church, Calvary Chapel of Ft. Lauderdale. Both of her children are pursing engineering degrees at Florida schools. This keeps her and her husband busy driving to Gainesville and Tampa for visits and college football games.

Carolyn Williams is a Senior Registered Client Service Associate with The Bodkins Group at Morgan Stanley. Originating from New York, Carolyn moved to Ohio in 1984 where she began her career in the financial services industry with Huntington National Bank. While with the bank she became licensed and worked in the retail banking division selling bank products, mutual funds and fixed annuities. Upon moving to Florida in 1996, she joined Morgan Stanley originally holding the position of Registered Associate where she was responsible for managing the daily operations and client service management for various Financial Advisors. In 1999, she switched roles moving into the position of Branch Administrator where she handled the day to day organization of branch operations alongside the Branch Manager. In 2008 Carolyn joined The Bodkins Group so that she could return her focus more specifically on client service management. She provides an extremely high level of account servicing to all of the team’s clients which include trade executions, account management, all administrative operations and specific client requests.

In her time away from the office, Carolyn loves to cook. She also enjoys biking, kayaking and watching a great sporting event. However, her favorite activity is spending time with her son, Alex.

Tatiana Jaramillo is a Registered Client Service Associate with The Bodkins Group at Morgan Stanley. Tatiana has been in the financial services industry since 2018 and with Morgan Stanley since 2022. She joined the Bodkins Group in the fall of 2022 and is taking the responsibility of collaborating with the Financial Advisors in developing an overall business plan and marketing strategy for their team.
Tatiana was born New York but moved to Colombia when she was an infant. Pursuing a better future, she then moved back to Florida after graduating High School in 2016. Tatiana attended Florida International University where she completed her bachelor’s in Chemistry. In 2011, Tatiana had her son Matias and consequently moves with her husband to Pembroke Pines where she currently lives. In 2018, she started working at Wells Fargo where she found her passion in the financial industries and after a couple of years of great service and client relationships in the bank, she joined the team The Bodkins group at Morgan Stanley. She looks forward to getting to know the clients and creating a meaningful relationship with them and helping the team develop their business plan by coordinating and scheduling of client portfolio reviews, seminars and events.