Mark Graca

Mark Graca has an extensive background in aviation and wealth management. Currently serving as Practice Development-Aviation at Creative Planning since October 2023, Mark focuses on providing wealth management services tailored for pilots. Mark's aviation career includes roles as a Pilot-Captain and Pilot-First Officer at Spirit Airlines since July 2014, as well as various captain and first officer positions with Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. from June 2004 to July 2014. In addition to aviation, Mark has been the Business Development Manager at Kristi L Cherry CPA, PLLC since January 2022, promoting personalized tax services, and has also served as a Flight Crew Tax Specialist for the firm since January 2011, specializing in unique IRS tax regulations for professional flight crews. Prior experience includes a position as Pilot Representative at RAA - Financial Advisors from January 2018 to October 2023, along with an account executive role at Experian from 1999 to 2001. Mark earned a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, Political Science, and Meteorology from Arizona State University between 1994 and 1998.