Natalie C. Atabek
Director of Client Integration
natalie.atabek@hubinternational.com
Growing up watching this firm develop into and become the company it is today has been influential to my career. I was an intern at AFS every summer from 2009-13 as I completed my undergraduate studies at Davidson College, and after earning my B.A. in May 2013, I joined the AFS team as an Operations Assistant providing internal support to multiple advisers and the principals of our sister entity, AFS 401(k) Retirement Services.
In 2014, I began my graduate studies at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, where I graduated with an M.S. in Supply Chain Management with a Finance focus in May 2015. I worked as an Assistant Manager for lululemon athletica, specializing in business development in the D.C. area, before re-joining AFS as the Director of Communications in October 2016. Today, I am the firm's Director of Client Integration, leading communications to clients and prospective clients. I am the main point of contact for new client relationships and spearhead the client onboarding process through collaboration with our Client Service Team and Investments Team. I also collaborate with our Wealth Management and Retirement Plan advisors on various business development initiatives.
I live in Columbia, Maryland, with my husband, Brian, and our little Chihuahua-Yorkshire-Terrier mix, Winston. I was a Division I distance runner for the Women’s Cross Country and Track teams at Davidson College, and I continue to be an avid runner. I have completed countless half marathons and six marathons, including the Boston Marathon twice, which to date have been my most memorable race experiences.
I love the outdoors and traveling and have visited 37 states and fourteen countries with Banff, Alberta – where I fell in love with the natural, awe-inspiring beauty of the Canadian Rockies – being my favorite destination. In addition to running and traveling, I enjoy reading, writing, and spending time with my family at our house in St. Michaels, MD.