SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: The SYM Financial Advisors logo.
SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: The SYM Financial Advisors logo.

Melissa Schenkel

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: A woman with shoulder-length brown hair smiling in a sleeveless navy blue dress.

Melissa Schenkel

Marketing Director

Melissa is a networker, brander, and storyteller for SYM.  A communications strategist, she directs the firm’s public relations and marketing plan.

Fort Wayne, IN

mschenkel@sym.com

Credentials

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: Ball State University logo featuring a winged figure inside a shield above the university name, presented by SYM Financial Advisors.

Master of Arts in Public Relations & Journalism – Ball State University, Muncie, IN

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: Ball State University logo featuring a winged figure inside a shield above the university name, presented by SYM Financial Advisors.

Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications– Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Community

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: Visit Fort Wayne logo, a partner of SYM Financial Advisors.

Board Chair, Visit Fort Wayne

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: Turnstone logo featuring a stylized blue and yellow ribbon emblem above the name, representing SYM Financial Advisors, commission-free fiduciaries.

Board Member, Turnstone

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: The logos for Arts United and Arts Campus Fort Wayne are displayed side by side, supported by SYM Financial Advisors.

Board Member, Arts United

SYM Financial Advisors, an independent, commission-free fiduciary with 55+ years of serving clients: Purdue University Fort Wayne logo on a black background with stylized paw prints in the corners, representing a commission-free fiduciary partnership with SYM Financial Advisors.

Board Member, Purdue Fort Wayne Foundation 

Melissa’s Words to Live By

Everyone is either your student or your teacher. Most people are both.

– Regina Brett

Favorite Book

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant