Compliance & Operations Team

Victoria L. Vallancourt
COO and CCO
Hakema Foster
Portfolio Administrator
EJ Franklin
IT Manager

Victoria L. Vallancourt

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Victoria L. Vallancourt is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). She has the primary responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of the firm’s compliance policy, practices and recordkeeping for the firm. Ms. Vallancourt oversees the administration of the portfolios managed by GIA. She acts as a liaison between GIA and outside administrators. Ms. Vallancourt joined Reich & Tang Capital Management Group (“RTAM”) in 1990. During her tenure at RTAM she held various positions within the Portfolio Administration department. In 2000 she assumed responsibility for Global Investment Advisor’s portfolio administration process. Ms. Vallancourt received a BBA in Accounting from Adelphi University.

Hakema Foster

Portfolio Administrator

Hakema Foster is a Portfolio Administrator at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). Ms. Foster has over 25 years of experience in Portfolio Administration and Operations. Prior to joining GIA in March 2013, she was an Operations Manager at Eidesis Capital LLC, since 2006. Previously, she worked with GIA’s investment team as a Fixed Income Administration Manager at Global Investment Advisors (a division of Reich & Tang Asset Management). Ms. Foster also served as a Performance Analyst at ING Furman Selz, and Manager, Portfolio Administration at Reich & Tang Asset Management. Ms. Foster attended LaGuardia College and studied Business Management –Finance.

EJ Franklin

IT Manager

EDWARD (EJ) FRANKLIN is an IT manager at GIA Partners, LLC (“GIA”). Mr. Franklin’s primary responsibilities include managing and developing GIA’s computer infrastructure and software environment, including programming for its proprietary attribution database system. In addition, he is responsible for data integrity, cybersecurity, and Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans. Mr. Franklin oversees third party IT vendor relationships and leads IT-related integration projects. Previously, he was a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at MediaFriends, Inc. In 2011, Mr. Franklin graduated from Tufts University with a dual BA in Mathematics and Philosophy respectively, and a minor in Computer Science.

Gigantic Jets

Thunderstorms consist of a positively charged area near the ground and a negatively charged area near the bottom of the cloud. The contrast between the negative and positive charge triggers lightning. Gigantic Jets occur when there is a suppression of these cloud-to-ground discharges, and electrical discharges come out of the top of the storm . Some have reached as high as the ionosphere (50 miles up).