ERIE – John Bongiovanni, managing partner, announced that Maria Piecuch and Zachary Danias have joined the Erie, Pennsylvania offices of Northwestern Mutual and Generational Wealth Management, a leading financial security company.
In her new role as service advisor, Piecuch will complete meeting preparation tasks, attend client meetings with a lead advisor, and provide ongoing operational support for clients. Before joining Northwestern Mutual full time, she was an investment operations intern at Generational Wealth Management.
An Erie native, Piecuch earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Gannon University in December 2025. While at Gannon, she served as treasurer for Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority and interned with First National Bank and PNC Bank. She also currently holds a Pennsylvania Life and Health Insurance license.
Danias has joined as investment operations support. Danias will manage account paperwork, assisting with client service and managing client requests. He will also oversee client onboarding and information management by gathering client details accurately, as well as prepare reports and ready advisors for client meetings to ensure proper follow-up and communication.
Danias is a native of Erie. He earned a degree in finance with a minor in accounting from Mercyhurst University in 2025.
In addition, Pamela Holzer, RICP, an associate wealth management advisor with Northwestern Mutual and Generational Wealth Management, has earned the Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) professional designation from The American College of Financial Services.
The RICP® educational curricula is a complete and comprehensive program available to financial professionals looking to help their clients create sustainable retirement income. The rigorous three-course credential helps master retirement income planning, a key focus area not fully covered in other professional designation programs. From retirement portfolio management techniques and mitigation of plan risks to the proper use of annuities, employer-sponsored benefits and determining the best Social Security claiming age, the RICP® provides a wealth of practical information.
Using the most current techniques, RICP®s identify retirement income needs and objectives and evaluate a client’s current situation relative to those goals. The program covers a broad range of retirement topics including income needs and objectives, estate issues and other risks to the retirement income planning, Social Security, health insurance and housing decisions, and income taxation.
Holzer joined Northwestern Mutual in Erie in April 2010.
For more information, visit https://gwm.nm.com.
