Hannah Van Essen | Financial Planner | Mercer Advisors

Hannah Van Essen

Financial Planner

True financial empowerment begins with thoughtful, emotionally attuned dialogue — grounded in clarity, trust, and informed perspective.

Meet Hannah

Hannah joined Mercer Advisors in 2025 as a financial planner after earning a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and composition from Westmont College. She is motivated by solving complex problems and values meaningful conversations rooted in authentic, people-centered service. She finds energy in tackling difficult concepts and embraces opportunities for learning. Financial services made sense to her as a first full-time role after college, offering a platform to support essential educational needs such as financial literacy.

Her working style

Hannah cares deeply about building excellent and empathetic solutions. She is fascinated by complexity and is drawn to cases that require nuanced collaboration, leveraging both hers and others’ strengths. Hannah can be counted on to execute consistently because she takes seriously her commitment to clients.

Hannah in real life

What makes you tick?

I am motivated by authentic relationships and faith.

What keeps you busy outside of work?

Reading, writing, travel, and family!

Any words you try to live by?

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Hannah’s snapshots

Meet Hannah’s Teammates

At Mercer Advisors, we operate as a unified team. Get to know the teammates Hannah counts on — and how they work together to support you.
Kseniya Ribeiro

Kseniya Ribeiro

Wealth Advisor

What Hannah Says

Kseniya is genuinely excited about her work; she serves clients well with a balanced repertoire of technical tools and dynamic insight. I love her sense of humor and persistence!

Danielle Frazier

Danielle Frazier

Sr. Manager, Client Service

What Hannah Says

Danielle is such a generous person. She seeks to serve clients and co-workers with authentic and effusive care; truly, she is a gift to this community!

Kara Duckworth

Kara Duckworth

Managing Director of Client Experience

What Hannah Says

Kara is decisive and confident; she also seeks to encourage and build up others. Kara’s commitment to clients is evident in both her diligent attention to the details and her ambitious vision of the future.

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