Staff

Terry Deru – Managing Member

Terry is currently the Managing Member of Belsen Getty, LLC. The firm and its predecessor have been a registered Investment Advisory firm since 1984. Mr. Deru became a Certified Financial Planner in 1981 and is also a Registered Financial Consultant. Terry obtained a B.A. degree in finance from the University of Utah in 1977 and was offered membership in Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma. He also earned an M.B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1979. Terry chairs the firm’s Investment Committee and specializes in the Corporate Services offered by the firm.

Tom Avedovech – Advisor

Tom has been an Investment Advisor with Belsen Getty, LLC since 2003. He is licensed as an Investment Advisor Representative and holds a Registered Financial Consultant designation. Prior to joining Belsen Getty, Tom managed Trust Operations for First Security Bank for over 20 years. Tom holds a B.A. degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, and an M.B.A. degree from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Tom is also a member of the Investment Committee.

Branden Vernon – Advisor

Branden has worked in the Financial Services industry since 1996. Having worked at Fidelity Investments and Morgan Stanley he was able to gain a vast knowledge of the securities industry. At Morgan Stanley Branden worked as the Assistant Vice President over the Client Services Department.

Branden currently is licensed as an Investment Advisor Representative and holds many other security licenses. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Utah, and is currently studying to receive his Certified Financial Planner credential. Branden currently holds the Registered Financial Consultant designation.

Branden helps individual clients with wealth management services, retirement planning and has extensive experience with qualified retirement plans.

Mike Blake – Advisor

Mike graduated in 1993 with a B.A. in Finance from the University of Utah, and attained an MBA degree from Brigham Young University in 1995. Mike joined Belsen Getty in 2006 with nine years experience in the financial services industry.

Susan Furca – Client Relations Manager

Susan joined Belsen Getty in 2006 after what she calls a "checkered past, which includes jobs ranging from VP and manager of the corporate compensation department at First Security, junior high English teacher, and college admissions counselor to food technologist in the experimental kitchen of a fragrance and flavor company and mucking stalls at the cutting horse ranch in Reno where she was HR manager. Susan is responsible for the set-up of all new accounts for Tom Avedovech, Mike Blake, and Branden Vernon, as well as on-going client service for those advisors and sundry other tasks. She is a graduate of Shimer College in Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in the Natural Sciences.