Our Team

John Fawaz CFP®, President John Fawaz graduated from University of Tennessee with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He has been a Financial Planner for over 10 years. John has a CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. John is the past President of the Financial Planning Association of East TN and completed Leadership Knoxville.

UT Federal Credit Union ,Peoples Bank of the South and Union Bank of Jellico offer access to insurance and financial services to their clients through John Fawaz's affiliation with LPL Financial.

John has many interests outside of his business which include traveling when has the opportunity and maintaining an active lifestyle. He enjoys running and has participated in several marathons, triathlons and an Iron Man triathon.

Rick Moore graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in accounting and finance. He has been a Financial Planner for 4 years. Rick is the past treasurer for NAIFA Knoxville and co-founder of Knoxville’s Exceptional Young Specialists (KEYS).

Rick is a native of Jefferson County, TN. He is a member of Redeemer Church of Knoxville, and serves on the finance and budget committee. 

Sherry Whitt  - Administrative Assistant, Sherry worked at Blue Cross for 11 years before joining Financial Partners of TN, LLC in 2001.