My name is Brenda P Blisk, CFP. My skills and areas of expertise include big picture perspective-matching investment and financial planning strategies. My professional title is CEO at Blisk Financial Group, which specializes in comprehensive investment managment and financial planning. I received my two-year professional certification in financial planning from the International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners, Inc. I am currently involved with Capital Speakers Club of Washington, DC, Women In Technology, and the Financial Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter. I have also recently been selected by Diversity Journal as one of their Women To Watch for 2010. My hobbies and interests include quality time with family, gardening, ballroom dancing, reading voraciously, and playing with the family dog, Cookie. I am drawn to and passionate about charitable organizations such as The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, as well as The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital, and the Ronald McDonald House.