Nickole M. Garrison CPA, CFP®
Nickole M. Garrison, CPA, CFP® serves as Chief Client Service Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Garrison Murphy Wealth Management, LLC, (“GMWM”) a fiduciary providing outsourced family office services to successful families seeking a professional partner to oversee the management of their net worth through time and across generations.
At GMWM, Nickole brings a multi-decade history of accounting, audit, and client service expertise to the daily oversight of financial activity for GMWM families, and our regulatory obligations as a firm.
Prior to co-founding GMWM in 2018, Nickole spent 27 years in senior roles for wealth management, audit, and consulting with Wilmington Trust and its parent company, M&T Bank, the Bonadio Group, Robert Half Management Resources, and EY.
Nickole participates in the Western NY community as a member of non-profit Boards including the United Way of Erie County (Treasurer), Western New York Women’s Foundation (Audit Committee Chair), Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology (Audit and Retirement Committee Chair), and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Nickole is a recent past member of the Professional Advisor Council for Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and remains actively involved with the Foundation.
Beyond her practical experience in the financial services industry, Nickole earned the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designations.