About Us

John Russell

John Russell is the Founder and President of The Advisors Group, providing financial expertise since 1978. John has always set the tone for our company culture of putting the needs of the clients first, based upon his personal mission statement: “Dependability: fulfilling what I agreed to do even though it requires unexpected sacrifices.”

Shelby Russell

Shelby Russell joined The Advisors Group after she returned to Lubbock in 2007. She is a Certified Financial Planner® practitioner as well as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® professional, and uses her unique combination of education and experience to inform her work as financial advisor.

Sherryle Russell Cantu

Sherryle started officially working with John in 1986 and has done just about every job in the office.  Over the years she has enjoyed being the behind the scenes person, managing the office and overseeing the out of sight matters. Her expertise in tax preparation as an Enrolled Agent is foundational to our work as advisors.

Karen Strange

Karen became a member of The Advisors Group family in 2010 filling so many roles and responsibilities that we honestly don’t know what we would do without her. She is our meeter and greeter and all things in between, and we refer to her as our Client Concierge.