Our Team

Scott Smith CFP®
President and Lead AdvisorScott Smith is President and lead adviser for Pathworks Financial, Inc. – a Novi, MI based Registered Investment Adviser.
Scott is focused in the areas of wealth management, retirement strategies and estate preservation. As a Certified Financial Planner* and Chartered Life Underwriter, Scott is uniquely qualified to assist his clients in finding solutions to maintaining their independence and dignity throughout their retirement years.
Scott, born and raised in Michigan, has spent over 30 years helping Michiganders with their financial and retirement planning needs. He is married, has four children, nine grandchildren and lives in Novi. After graduating from Michigan Technical University with an engineering degree and spending a few years working the slide rule - he left engineering to join his father in the family business.
At Pathworks Financial, we are proud to continue the tradition of providing quality financial and retirement planning advice to our clients; a tradition that started with Scott’s father over 50 years ago. Scott’s son, Bryan Smith joined the firm in 2013; continuing the tradition of family ownership, dedication to our clients and service to the community.

Bryan Smith
Investment Advisor RepresentativeBryan S Smith is Vice President of Pathworks Financial. He passed the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination in 2018 and serves as an investment adviser to our clients. In addition, as Manager of our Retirement Design, Administration and Enrollment Team, Bryan provides ongoing support to our Retirement Plan Sponsors and Participants. He is married, has three children and lives in Milford.

Robert Schmansky
Investment Advisor RepresentativeRob Schmansky joined Pathworks in 2024, previously working both independently and at wealth management and tax firms.
He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). He has contributed to the knowledge requirements for international CFP certification and from 2014 until 2018 represented CFP Board as a brand ambassador. In 2015 he was chosen by InvestmentNews as a top national talent in the financial advice industry.
Rob has been a contributor at Forbes, US News & World Report, Dow Jones/IAC, Yahoo!Finance and the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) publications. And has been an instructor of economics, investment management, taxation, and courses required to sit for the CFP® examination.
In his free time, Rob enjoys listening to audio books and reading.

David Mercier
Investment Advisor RepresentativeDavid (Dave) Mercier specializes in Estate and Wealth preservation strategies for his clients. As President of the Detroit Life Agency, Dave holds the ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant ) and CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter) designations from the American College of Financial Services.
As a second generation Financial Adviser, Dave has spent over 30 years working with his clients; helping them create plans that provide wealth accumulation, retirement security and financial protection for their loved-ones.

Karrie Maier
Investment Advisor RepresentativeKarrie Maier joined in 2021 as New Business Coordinator. Karrie advanced to Investment Advisor Representative after passing the Series 65 exam in May 2023. Before joining Pathworks she ran the back office for a large property management firm. She has an extensive background in customer relations, sales and marketing. Karrie grew up in Michigan and now resides in Kansas with her husband and three children.

Alecia Boyce
Office ManagerAlecia Boyce joined in 2019 with 15 years’ combined experience in banking and process development. As New Business Coordinator, Alecia’s primary responsibility is maintaining our client relationships through the process of servicing existing accounts, initiating new accounts, facilitating distributions and executing account transfers. She is also responsible for a variety of other back office activities including daily reconciliation of client accounts and the production of our clients’ quarterly investment reviews.

Shawn Headley
ReceptionistShawn joined Pathworks Financial in May 2022, in the role of morning Receptionist. She grew up in Southeast Michigan and is happy to call Michigan home after many moves in other states across the US. She brings 10+ years of administrative experience and many more years of direct sales experience. In her free-time, Shawn enjoys spending time with her family and friends and meeting new people.