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Kelly Olson Pedersen, founder
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Kelly S. Olson Pedersen, CFP® | CDFA

Founder
Kelly@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7352

Kelly is the CIO of CAISSA Wealth Strategies and founded the firm in 2009. Specifically, she will be your lead for Investment planning, Tax Strategies and Estate Planning strategies.

Kelly is a farm girl from Northwest Iowa with two sisters, graduate of UNI, an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan, loves to travel to Europe, she has participated in 27 triathlons but never mastered any, loves golf but hasn’t mastered that either, enjoys jogging (she used to run), and loves spending time in Lake Okoboji or on Lake Minnetonka with her husband, Bob and sons, Dillon and Tommy, and dog (Frenchie) Bernie.

Aimee Bauman, Senior Financial Planner

Aimee Bauman, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®

Director of Wealth Planning
Aimee@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7361

Aimee is the Director of Wealth Planning specializing in high net worth cash flow and estate planning. Aimee will be a main contact for our wealth planning services. She is also a member of the Investment Committee. Aimee is CFP® certified and has been in financial services since 1999. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. She joined CAISSA in 2019.

Aimee’s weekends are filled with boating and cheering on sports teams with her husband and sons. Cooking is a passion but she never makes the same recipe twice, particularly once mastered. In her spare time, she enjoys playing drums and helping her sons learn to love music too.

Andrew Campbell, CFP®

Senior Wealth Planner
Andrew@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7369

Andrew is a Senior Wealth Advisor specializing in the high net worth client experience, including cash flow, estate, insurance, and wealth transfer planning.  Andrew is CFP®  certified and has been in financial services since 2006.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Prior to joining CAISSA in 2021, Andrew worked in wealth management at one of the nation’s largest national banks.  He focused on providing wealth planning services to high net-worth and ultra-high net worth clients and their families.

Andrew spends much of his free time at the family cabin in northern Minnesota.  He also loves to travel, including skiing in the mountains of Colorado and relaxing in the warm desert sun of Palm Springs, California.  One of Andrew’s favorite hobbies is anything food related – he loves trying new recipes and venturing to new eating destinations.

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Merissa Perkins, CFP®

Wealth Planning Specialist
Merissa@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7835

Merissa assists with the financial planning and marketing for CAISSA. She is a contact for financial planning questions and information.
Merissa has been in the insurance and financial services industries since 1999 and has been with CAISSA since 2016.

Merissa enjoys spending her free time with two children, Katelyn and Anthony. In the winter months, you might find her curled up reading a book or playing family board games. In the summer, Merissa can be found with her family riding the roller coasters at Valleyfair or spending time outdoors in general.

Ryan Zywotko, CFA, CMT

Director of Investments
Ryan@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7825

Ryan serves as the Director of Investments at CAISSA Wealth Strategies. He joined the team in 2022, and specializes in investment research, asset allocation and portfolio construction at CAISSA. Ryan has been working in the financial industry since 2007 and holds both CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CMT (Chartered Market Technician) designations.

Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife Sada, son Charlie, and their two French Bulldogs, Gracie and Olive. Ryan is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan and enjoys traveling, playing golf and cooking.

Amy Ziegler

Operations Specialist
Amy@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7363

Amy Ziegler has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years. She joined CAISSA Wealth Strategies in February of 2021 as an Operations Specialist.

Amy specializes in helping clients with their wealth management needs within their accounts held at Charles Schwab. She strives to provide a high level of client service, and enjoys working directly with clients and getting to know them. Prior to CAISSA Wealth Strategies, Amy was an Operations Specialist for an investment firm in Wayzata for 25 years.

Outside of work, Amy enjoys spending as much time as possible with her kids and finding things to do together as a family – she especially enjoys their time spent on the beaches in Fort Myers and Sanibel. Florida. Thanks to her dog Angus, she is learning to embrace all of the seasons in Minnesota, and they typically walk three to four miles a day – rain or shine. She looks forward to bike rides in the summer and is learning to paddleboard – with the goal of mastering a headstand on the board without falling into the lake.

Julie Schindel, B.B.A.

Operations Specialist
JulieS@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-3382

Prior to joining Caissa, Julie worked in operations across multiple sectors including commercial aviation, service, manufacturing, and property management. A wearer of many hats, and wrangler of operational tasks, bringing a broad depth of experience. Previous roles include Director of System Operational Control – Champion Air, Divisional Director of Operations -Regis Corporation and Vice President of Operations- Global Aviation. She joined CAISSA Wealth Strategies in 2022 as an Operations Specialist.

Julie and her husband Jon are recent empty nesters and can be found in the summer boating on Lake Minnetonka.  In the winter, the whole family are Minnesota WILD fans and can be found at games or tucked in watching from the couch. Julie is known to enjoy a French 75, a chilly winter day skiing at Big Sky, or a swim in one of Minnesota’s legendary lakes.

Katie Hinrichs

Client Service Associate
Katie@CaissaWealth.com
612-426-7110

Katie joined CAISSA Wealth Strategies in 2022 as an Operations Specialist. Prior to joining CAISSA, she worked for operation teams in both the mortgage and title real estate industries.  She is dedicated to providing the best experience for our clients through her organization and a warm welcome as you walk through our front door.  

Katie enjoys spending time with her Goldendoodle Kevin.  She loves to travel, try new foods, and all things that involve music.  She is involved in community theater, enjoys going to concerts, and misses her college days of playing Rugby.

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Julie Betchwars, CFP®

CAISSA Alum

Julie was our previous Director of Financial Planning. Julie has been in the financial services industry since 1987 and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus. She was with CAISSA from 2014 to 2023.  She is now retired with her family at their cabin in Crosslake, MN. They enjoy boating, fishing, biking and kayaking and currently, Julie and her husband Mike are working on their goal of kayaking the entire 115 miles of the Whitefish Chain of Lakes’ shoreline.