Ms. Hance currently serves as the Associate Director of Research at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an Osaic Advantage Company. In this role, she manages a team, creates and implements business processes, and maximizes overall efficiency. She is also responsible for building detailed and multi-functional financial models, composing comprehensive research reports (including initiations and event-driven updates), conducting in-depth research on publicly traded companies within the healthcare sector, arranging introductory calls with both private and public companies, and attending scientific conferences related to orthopedics, spine, energy delivery (stimulation, radiation), visualization, imaging, robotics, and cardiology.

Since joining the firm as an intern in 2017, Ms. Hance has been promoted multiple times: first to Associate, where she served for over three years, then to Senior Associate, and then Vice President.

She holds Series 7, Series 86, and Series 87 licenses. She earned a BS in Entrepreneurial Studies with a minor in Digital Product Design from Lynn University in South Florida and an MBA from the University of Florida, Gainesville.