First Command District Advisor - Vanessa Chambers

Jessica Ziegelbauer joined First Command Financial Services as a Financial Advisor in May 2006. Previously, she served as an instructor at the University of Illinois and the Staatliche Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany. A graduate of Indiana State University with two Bachelor's degrees and the University of Illinois with a Master's degree, Jessica was a Fulbright Scholar and earned a degree from the Staatliche Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany. She holds Series 6, 63 and 65 securities licenses plus state life and annuity insurance licenses. Jessica advocates time-tested financial principles, including disciplined, long-term saving and investing, careful debt management, and a thoughtful insurance strategy to manage financial risk. Through a values-centered approach to financial planning and a client-first philosophy, she is committed to helping her clients plan confidently for the future and to accompanying them on their financial journey. Jessica regularly hosts First Command presentations on military and federal benefits, long-term care planning and other risk management planning, wealth management topics, as well as financial 101 basics for children of clients. She is a member of the Stafford Chamber of Commerce, Calvary Chapel North Stafford, and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and military family events both on and off the base. She enjoys painting, music composition and performance, gardening, interior design, running, ballroom dancing and traveling.

Nicholas Cavano joined First Command Financial Services as a Financial Advisor in February 2021. He is excited about the opportunity to help people make the smart financial decisions that are essential to long-term financial security. A graduate of ITT-Technical Institute with a Bachelor’s degree in Information System Security, Nicholas holds Series 66 and 7 securities licenses plus life and health insurance licenses in Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Understanding that the biggest obstacle to financial security for most people is their own behavior, Nicholas serves as a personal financial coach to clients, continually reinforcing positive financial behaviors. He advocates time-tested financial principles, including disciplined, long-term saving and investing, careful debt management, and a thoughtful insurance strategy to manage financial risk. Nicholas will work with you to establish specific, meaningful goals that are consistent with your values and then develop a personalized financial plan to guide your pursuit of those goals. In his free time, Nicholas enjoys running, spending time with family, and working out.