Our Team


Wes Barnett, CRPC®, AAMS®

Wealth Manager

(281) 599-1114

(281) 829-0995

wbarnett@thebluemaple.com

I was born and raised in Texas, growing up near Jersey Village. After graduating from Jersey Village High School in 1989, I earned my BBA in Finance from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1994...

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James Preece, CFP®

Wealth Manager

281-599-1114

281-829-0995

jpreece@thebluemaple.com

James is a Wealth Manager at Blue Maple Financial, founded and wholly owned by Wes Barnett in Houston, TX. He has been a Certified Financial Planner® professional since 2012 and holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 credentials. James has...

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Sam Valerio, CRPC®

Wealth Manager

281-599-1114

281-829-0995

svalerio@thebluemaple.com

I am a native Houstonian living in the greater Sugar Land area since 2010. I graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in finance. I joined Blue Maple Financial to help clients through emotional times by...

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Victor Mendoza, CRPC®

Wealth Manager

281-599-1114

281-829-0995

vmendoza@thebluemaple.com

I am a native Houstonian, graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics. I joined Blue Maple Financial in 2021 to fulfill my passion of becoming a financial...

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Austin Muehlenbrock, CRPC®

Wealth Manager

281-599-1114

281-829-0995

amuehlenbrock@thebluemaple.com

A Houstonian by heart, I traveled an hour north for school, graduating from Sam Houston State University with a B.B.A. in Finance and a minor in Marketing.  As a member of Blue Maple Financial, I'm working on adding value to the...

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Angie Barnett

Office Manager

281-599-1114

281-829-0995

abarnett@thebluemaple.com

I am originally from Pennsylvania, but moved to Houston when I was 13 and consider myself a Texan.  I graduated from Cy-Fair High School in 1992 and proceeded to obtain a BA in Sociology from Texas Christian University in 1996...

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Kelly Horsley

Assistant and Scheduler

(281) 599-1114

(281) 829-0995

khorsley@thebluemaple.com

I am a non-licensed assistant and scheduler here at Blue Maple Financial.  I joined the Blue Maple team in 2021 after being a client for several years.  I am a native Houstonian and mom of three teenage boys.  I am...

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