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We are proud to maintain Baird offices in both Charleston, SC and Rockford, IL. Our business is built upon shared values of honesty, integrity, genuine concern for clients, and respect for associates. These values drew us to join Baird and remain central to our ability to earn the quality client partnerships and maintain the high standards that are Baird traditions.

Erin M. Calkins, JD, CDFA®

Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor

815-636-5212

815-636-5250

ecalkins@rwbaird.com

Erin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1993. She graduated cum laude from Creighton School of Law in 1996, and then served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court....

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Alice Gibson

Senior Client Specialist

815-636-5218

815-636-5250

ajgibson@rwbaird.com

Alice graduated from Rockford University in 2015 with her Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, as well as a double minor in Political Science and Ethics. Alice joined...

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