LeAndra McCormick
LeAndra brings more than 25 years of experience across the spectrum of business and financial services to her work as a Professional Fiduciary. LeAndra’s work experience in various business platforms and skills with forensic accounting provide broad expertise to her work with court supervised and private trusts, estates, conservatorships and as agent for powers of attorney. With an MBA in Business Administration, Finance and Management, LeAndra takes an analytical approach to address problems and create solutions.
LeAndra has served as the Professional Fiduciary Association of California State (PFAC) State President and Treasurer as well as President of the Southern Region. She has also Chaired the Finance Committee and Co-Chaired the Education Committee.
LeAndra enjoys spending time with family and gourmet cooking. LeAndra cooks and volunteers through her church to feed and serve the community and has worked with local summer camps and youth organizations. LeAndra is a professional Scottish Kilt maker, having outfitted many young people performing in the community and internationally.
Susan Ghormley
Susan is a California Licensed Professional Fiduciary serving as court appointed conservator, trustee in private and court supervised trusts and special needs trusts, estate administrator, agent for powers of attorney and Advance Health Care Directives, and as guardian of the estate for youth. After many years as an attorney (now inactive with the State Bar of CA) successfully bringing nursing homes to court for neglect and abuse of elders, Susan sought to bring this expertise to working on behalf of those who need assistance due to age, infirmity or disability as a Fiduciary.
As an active member of the Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) Susan has served as State President, Vice President, Director of the Southern Region and Secretary of the Southern Region. Susan developed a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, has served as a Chair of the Education Committee.
In her spare time Susan has led an annual high school and college student trip to Mexico to provide day camp for 80 to 100 barrio children and construction projects in the poorest part of Ensenada for over 17 years, as well as participating in a monthly homeless project where meals are prepared and delivered throughout San Pedro, CA. Susan is a frequent speaker at Women’s Retreats.
Gabriela Fisk
Associate Fiduciary
Gabriela Rodriguez Fisk is an entrepreneur, financial literacy educator, and passionate advocate for reproductive choice and sexual education. She brings years of wide-ranging business experience to her work as a fiduciary at IE Fids, where she manages estate and trust cases, including selling personal and real property for beneficiaries or managing assets for living clients. She works closely with co-fiduciaries and beneficiaries, implementing structured communication strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Gabriela has experience handling complex fiduciary matters, including overseeing conservatorships, managing high-value property transitions, and working with challenging family dynamics. She is skilled at navigating sensitive situations, such as managing estates with multiple beneficiaries or ensuring the financial and personal well-being of vulnerable individuals under fiduciary care.
Beyond her fiduciary work, Gabriela is dedicated to financial and health literacy education, shaped by her experience caring for neurodivergent and disabled family members , and a long-standing awareness of gaps in advocacy, financial education, and healthcare.
In addition to her professional and advocacy work, Gabriela is a devoted caregiver, a mindfulness practitioner, and an amateur cyclist.
Merilynn Ware Early
Associate Fiduciary
After a long career in the commercial mortgage industry, Merilynn decided to pivot to becoming a fiduciary in 2024. After only her first day at IE Fids, she was hooked. The opportunity to make a living while helping others was almost too good to be true. And the opportunity to right a few wrongs along the way was irresistible.
Merilynn is now applying her financial and real estate expertise to conservatorships, guardianships, and estate administration.
The skills Merilynn developed in her prior career such as analyzing trusts, financial statements, tax returns, entity structures, cash flow and property title are proving to be very useful as a fiduciary.
Merilynn has obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities from USC, a Commercial Real Estate Certificate from Cornell, and her Fiduciary License from the California Department of Consumer Affairs Professional Fiduciary Bureau.
Gillian Bechtel
Meet our new team member!
Gillian is currently working with us as a project manager and will eventually be acting in the role of Associate Fiduciary. She comes to us with a wealth of business savvy and we are excited to have her insights at our table.
Support Team
Rhiannon Divincenzo
Project Manager, Bookkeeper
Daniel McCormick
Project Manager
Haley Shuper
Administrator and Office Manager
Katy Puschmann
Bookkeeper, Accounting
Lupe Contreras
Case Manager
Ali Galaz
Case Manager
Claudia Ordonez
Case Manager
Elliott Kelley
Accounting Clerk
