Where Intention Meets Integrity
Beyond the Numbers:
A Relational Approach to Investing
We believe that true financial success is built on a foundation of trust and understanding.
By focusing on open communication and close collaboration, we work to truly understand your goals, your family, and your vision for the future. We're here to be your partner, helping you solve problems and navigate life's big decisions so you can build a financial roadmap that is as unique as you are.
Ark Financial Partners was founded on a simple conviction: that good financial guidance is not transactional — it’s transformational.
It requires discernment, discipline, and a deep respect for what is entrusted to our care.
The name Ark embodies that philosophy. It represents strength built for the long journey — a vessel designed to carry what is precious through changing tides. It stands for protection, endurance, and renewal.
At its heart, Ark Financial Partners is about connection — between people and purpose, vision and structure, foundation and future. We inhabit those intersections with care, knowing that prosperity built with intention is prosperity that lasts.
Meet Bradley Mattson
Managing Partner. Financial Professional. Builder. Steward.
As Managing Partner of Ark Financial Partners, I’ve dedicated my career to helping people and organizations navigate the turning points that define their financial lives. My work lives at the intersection of analysis and meaning — where precision meets purpose, and where clear-eyed strategy serves something larger than itself.
I founded Ark Financial Partners to integrate experience with intention — bringing together professionals who share a commitment to excellence, trust, and care. Our team combines experience across wealth management, risk mitigation, sustainable investing, legacy development, and organizational growth. Each relationship is built on dialogue, reflection, and discernment — a process that values understanding before action.
I approach this work with the mindset of a builder: design with purpose, construct with precision, and ensure what’s built can stand the test of time. The goal is not just growth, but coherence — aligning your resources, values, and opportunities so that your financial life works as a whole.
Our clients often tell us they come to Ark for strategy but stay for the relationship. That is the highest compliment we can receive.
Education and Experience
He attended Drexel University, The Foundation for International Education in London, England, is a veteran of the U.S. Army, and graduated from the Dean T. Stevenson School for Ministry.
Outside of the Office
A passionate gardener, woodworker, and musician, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife, Jennifer Mattson, love tending their home and garden while building their life together with their four children, Anna Gail, William, Thomas, and Elizabeth Grace.
Resources Partners
Ark Financial Partners is a team built for steady work: clear guidance, thoughtful strategy, and the kind of follow-through that makes big decisions feel manageable.
Within AFP, our roles are intentionally complementary—relationship leadership, client service, workplace retirement benefits support, and a Total Brand Experience that reflects who we are and how we care for people.
AFP is part of the 1847Financial family, which means we’re connected to a broader ecosystem of resources and specialist support behind the scenes. When a situation calls for deeper research, added capacity, or specialized insight, that network strengthens what we can bring to the table—while AFP remains the primary relationship and the place where accountability, coordination, and care live day to day.
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Alyse Engel
Marketing Manager
How Alyse supports the team:
Alyse Engel leads the Total Brand Experience (TBE) for Ark Financial Partners—shaping a voice and presence that feels clear, consistent, and true to who AFP is. She works closely with professionals and leadership to translate complex financial themes into language that feels human, steady, and supportive. -
Jon Maitz, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, ChSNC®
Senior Advisor
How Jon supports the team:
Jon Maitz serves clients through comprehensive financial planning that integrates investment strategy, protection, retirement income design, and family-centered decision-making. With advanced designations including ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, and ChSNC®, Jon brings a steady, disciplined approach—helping clients make wise decisions with clarity, coordination, and real-life priorities in view. -
Cindy Mueller
Director, Client Services Group
How Cindy supports the team:
Cindy Mueller leads 1847Financial's Client Services Group, overseeing the service experience that supports member practice organizations and clients before, during, and after major financial decisions. She brings order, calm, and consistency to the details—so clients feel cared for, informed, and well-supported throughout their relationship with AFP. -
Thomas Landy, CRPS®, CPFA®
Workplace Retirement and Benefits Specialist
How Tom supports the team:
Thomas Landy supports AFP’s workplace retirement and benefits work, with a focus on employer-sponsored plan relationships and participant support. With the CRPS® and CPFA® designations, Tom helps organizations strengthen engagement and education—connecting benefits to the real financial lives of employees and families.
Jon Maitz and Thomas Landy are not affiliated with Ark Financial Partners and are affiliated with 1847 Financial.
