Meet the Team

Tom Vaughn has been with Northwestern Mutual for over 40 years. He is a 4th generation native of Pensacola and a six-year Vietnam era veteran of the United States Air Force. Tom is a Wealth Management Advisor and loves to bring simplicity to investments and retirement planning for clients. He believes in lifetime learning stating, "As my career has developed, I've always had the philosophy that he who stops getting better, ceases being good. Education has therefore always been critical to my continued commitment to providing top quality service to my clients."

Tom Vaughn and his wife, Beverly, reside in Gulf Breeze, FL. They enjoy boating, water sports, snow skiing, golf, traveling and spending time with their family, children and grandchildren. Tom is an alumni of UWF and is a founding member of their football team. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association of the Gulf Coast and past President of the Estate Planning Council of Northwest Florida.

Kristan Brinkley has been with Northwestern Mutual since 2008. She loves financial planning and working with clients crafting amazing plans based on their goals and objectives. Kristan is married to Michael, also on the Vaughn Brinkley WSG team, and they have two children Madelyn and Bobby. When Kristan isn’t creating financial plans or chasing kids around, she loves to spend time running, cooking, or volunteering at her church. She is a board member of the local Estate and Business Planning Council.

Michael is an Associate Wealth Management Advisor for the firm who assists clients with implementation of their financial plan. Michael joined Northwestern Mutual in 2015, bringing with him over 10 years of experience in the customer services industry. Like his wife and fellow Financial Advisor Kristan, Michael graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Economics.

Michael is passionate about making the world a better place. He is a current member and past president of Seville Rotary Club and is very active at First Presbyterian Church.

When not working, Michael loves spending time with his wife Kristan and their kids Madelyn and Bobby, traveling, and following Florida State athletics.

Jamie Vaught started her journey with Northwestern Mutual in 2006 as a College Financial Representative while attending school in Denver, CO. After moving to Pensacola, FL in 2010, Jamie transitioned into a recruiting role and has been hiring and developing financial advisors as the Director of Selection ever since. In 2020 Jamie joined the Vaughn Brinkley Wealth Strategies Group where her primary focus is business and leadership development.

Jamie currently lives in Lemoore, California with her husband Brian who serves as an Instructor Weapons Surface Officer in the US Navy. They have two young daughters, Evelyn and Layla. She enjoys running around after her kids, traveling and trying out new healthy recipes.

Scott, a graduate of The University of Memphis, joined Tom's team in 2006 bringing with him a wealth of experience gained over 17 years of office management and customer service. Scott's focus is on personal planning analysis, case preparation, office administration and investment planning. He is committed to not only meeting, but exceeding each client's expectations.

Outside of the office, Scott volunteers on several local non-profit boards and loves to travel.

Kelli works to ensure that we not only meet your expectations, we exceed them. She is the point of contact for all insurance underwriting and our customer service area.

Kelli, a graduate of Pensacola State College, joined Northwestern Mutual in 2006 bringing with her a wealth of experience gained over 20 years of insurance and customer service. Kelli's focus is on underwriting workflow, office administration and client interaction.

Kelli volunteers with the local Sertoma and has served on that board for over 17 years. She is the social butterfly of her ladies group.

Kelli loves spending time with her husband Mark and also at Pensacola Beach! She is an avid Florida Gator fan!

Pam has worked in office administration for over ten years in four different states and specializes in both giving superior support to both colleagues and clients and thinking creatively to make the team’s goals a reality. She is also currently finishing her bachelor’s degree in English and believes that no matter where you are in life, there’s always something to learn!  

Pam lives with her husband Travis, a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps, her beautiful bonus kids Lilly and Finn, and pets Evie, Emma, and Tree. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, cooking, crafting, watching sci-fi and fantasy movies, volunteering, learning new languages, and traveling.  

Judy’s professional background is that of real estate, insurance, and banking.

Over the past 20 years she has either been selling real estate in Sarasota, writing AFLAC supplemental polices in the Tampa Bay area or opening new accounts and servicing customers in her role as Personal Banker in Atlanta, GA.

After leaving Sarasota in 2014 and relocating to Atlanta and living there for six years, she had a deep desire to be back in Florida.  She has a son in Pensacola and a year ago Judy decided to make the move to Pensacola to be near her family, Michael, Kristan, Maddie and Bobby. 

 In her off time, Judy loves spending time with her grandchildren in Pensacola as well as her grandchildren in Atlanta, GA. She also enjoys painting, gardening, beach walks, and picking up shells.