BBMP Team

Michael Bellotti has been a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual since 2007. His mission is to develop enduring relationships with clients by providing expert guidance for a lifetime of financial security. He has helped many achieve a more secure future for themselves, their families, and businesses by providing a wide range of planning ideas and services to address personal needs and goals. Before building BBMP, Mike held leadership roles for over 10 years with Northwestern Mutual.

Mike, his wife Rachel, their sons Cole and Hunter enjoy the outdoors of Northern California and Northern Nevada. Mike is originally from the small town of Sutter Creek located about one-hour south-east of Sacramento. Growing up in small town Mike is very passionate about his family and is dedicated to spending as much quality time with them as possible. They are a priority in his life and that is reflected in how he works and communicates with his clients and their families.

Chris Bodney has been a Wealth Management Advisor with Northwestern Mutual since 2007. He specializes in retirement income financial planning and advanced financial planning for individuals, professionals and small business owners. As your Wealth Management advisor, Chris will educate and work with you to take greater control over your financial future. He will listen, clarify, and help you prioritize goals and aspirations to develop a financial strategy designed to help you achieve your vision for the future. Before building BBMP, Chris held leadership roles for over 10 years with Northwestern Mutual.

Chris has lived in Northern and Central California his entire life and returned to his hometown of Chico after graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 2008 with a degree in Business Economics. It was at UCSB where Chris met his lovely wife, Mallory. Chris and Mallory have three young children - Julia, Dominic, and Charlotte. In his spare time, Chris coaches youth soccer and baseball and loves hiking, snowboarding and golf.

Scott has been with Northwestern Mutual since 1995. His extensive experience and education enable him to provide his clients the ability to successfully and comprehensively plan, build and achieve financial security.  Scott has helped hundreds of clients achieve their financial security goals.  Working primarily with business owners, Scott has successfully helped hundreds of clients that frequently fall victim to piecemeal planning enjoy the efficiencies that come with coordinating their business and personal financial lives.  Estate and business succession planning, as well as executive benefit plans and wealth management are among Scott’s areas of expertise.

The most common barrier to clients living their most fulfilling lives is a misunderstanding of their financial capacity. Scott has dedicated his career to helping clients achieve clarity regarding financial security. Complex financial topics can be overwhelming and confusing, and Scott helps in making it simple and easy to understand to achieve the ultimate peace of mind that comes with grasping how their plan will work.

Scott graduated from U.C. Berkeley and completed two years at McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific) in Sacramento.  He holds Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses as well as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Certified Long-Term Care Specialist (CLTC) designations.

Scott has enjoyed being married to Dina for 30 years.  They have two children and live in Acampo on the Mokelumne River surrounded by the beautiful vineyards of the Lodi appellation.  They enjoy travel, live entertainment, food/wine and outdoor activities.  Family unity and faith are most important, and they take pride in both.

Matt Patterson has been a Wealth Management Advisor with Northwestern Mutual since 1993. He provides customized recommendations to help plan for your financial future. More specifically, Matt will help you adequately prepare for retirement. His plan will assess your current financial situation, help determine your retirement lifestyle, and make recommendations to help ensure you achieve your retirement goals.

Matt graduated from California State University Sacramento and holds a Bachelor of science degree in business. He holds his CLU* and CFP* designations and has a Master of science degree in financial services.

Matt and his wife Chris live in Granite Bay with their son and daughter. He enjoys family trips, golf, and bicycling.

When I turned 13 and was looking at the generous gifts I had received from my Bar Mitzvah, I was already deciding (in my head) what I wanted to spend the money on – a new snowboard.  After putting that money aside, my parents immediately took me to the bank to deposit the rest of the money into a savings account and told me I was not allowed to touch any of it.  I had already been earning money long before then by working in my dad’s dental offices (cleaning instruments and filing) and at the family ice cream store bussing tables.  But my parents had let me spend that money without demanding I save most of it.  I learned a very valuable lesson from age 13 on…the incredible value of a consistent savings strategy, and paying myself first – “save first, spend second.”  From that point on, in every job thereafter, I always paid myself first in the form of saving money.  I guess one could say that is when my career in financial planning really began. 

After watching my father suffer permanent nerve damage from a scuba diving accident when I was 15 that forced him to into retirement at age 52 (in the prime of his career), I witnessed first-hand how the proper planning he had done up unto that point was able to help him get through the next 30 years of his life (financially speaking) without going broke.  Even though he could no longer work, he was able to maintain our primary residence along with our family home in Lake Tahoe, assist my sister and I in attending college, and retire comfortably.  The ONLY reason this happened was because not only was he properly insured with great disability insurance, but he also saved in a variety of ways that paved the way for long-term financial success.  This all had a deep impact on me and how I view my own planning, but also now plays such a huge role in how I approach my career in financial planning.

My role as a Financial Advisor began in 2008, a very rough time financially for so many people in our country.  But I have learned there will always be barriers to financial planning.  Thus, it is my mission to develop enduring relationships with my clients by listening to their personal, professional, and financial goals and in turn develop a customized plan that will help them achieve a lifetime of financial security.  The expert guidance that my team and I strive to provide combines both wealth management and insurance expertise ensuring a well-balanced plan.  We assist our clients by providing both personal and business financial strategies throughout implementation of the planning process. 

My fiancé Nicole and our 5 children reside in Sacramento, CA.  I was born and raised in Sacramento, and after graduating from UC Berkeley, living briefly in Newport Beach and Chicago, I moved back to Sacramento in 2003.  When I’m not spending time with my family, I can be found enjoying all aspects of fitness (especially running and cycling), enjoying time in Lake Tahoe, live music, time with friends, and being part of the wonderful Sacramento community.  Additionally, I am an active board member with the Triumph Cancer Foundation. 

Devin Tarr is an Associate Wealth Management Advisor and has been with Northwestern Mutual since 2016. He works directly with clients to build and develop integrated financial plans. Devin specializes in investment and insurance planning for families, professionals, and those nearing or in retirement.

Devin grew up in Los Angeles, but relocated to attend CSU, Chico in 2005. He graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in History (with honors) and returned to earn an M.A. in Teaching International Languages (with distinction) in 2012. While pursuing his graduate degree, Devin met and married his wife. Devin and his wife have four children. On the weekends, Devin enjoys reading, spending time with his family, and swimming.

Alec Garofalo has been a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual since 2017. Alec’s mission is to partner with his clients to help them achieve their financial goals. Alec takes a holistic financial planning approach to provide insurance and wealth management solutions to align clients’ goals and objectives with suitable recommendations. Alec works with individuals, families, and small businesses with an emphasis in tax efficient retirement planning. 

Alec was born and raised in Roseville, California and attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael. Alec was recruited to continue his football career as an offensive lineman at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. In 2017, Alec earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics as well as a minor in History from Occidental College.

In his spare time, Alec enjoys spending time with his family & friends, cooking & grilling, remaining active, traveling, boating, golfing, attending country music concerts and watching his Pittsburgh Steelers & Sacramento Kings. Alec volunteers as a current board member for the Active 20-30 Club #1 in Sacramento raising money for underprivileged youth in the community.

Alex began working at Northwestern Mutual in 2014 as a technology consultant supporting various practices throughout the country. In that role he worked to ensure clients received comprehensive financial plans, had easy access to their accounts online, and increased the overall client experience at Northwestern Mutual.  In 2018 he was recognized as a Northwestern Mutual Certified Master Trainer and began training other consultants. Alex joined BBMP in 2021 to further enhance the experience our clients receive and ensure we are giving them our very best.

As a Sacramento native, Alex can be found around town on his motorcycle travelling to local breweries and exploring new restaurants.

Betsy Burman is a graduate of Oral Roberts University and joined Northwestern Mutual in 2003. She is Series 6 and 63 registered and life/health insurance licensed. She and her husband Jim live in Granite Bay. They have 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren. She loves traveling and spending time with friends and family, especially her grandkids.

How can Betsy help you?

• Personal Financial Plans
• New Account Opening
• General Questions and Inquiries

Sarah joined Northwestern Mutual in 2014 and works as our Director of Insurance Operations. In her role, she collaborates with our clients and the team of advisors to make sure communication is consistent and that our that our clients have a seamlessly experience working with our team. Prior to joining NM, Sarah worked as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo. Sarah graduated from California State University, Sacramento where she met her husband Ross. In her spare time, Sarah and Ross enjoy spending time with their dog, Ruby, going to San Francisco Giants games and taking weekend trips to visit family and friends all over the West Coast.

How can Sarah help you?

• General Questions and Inquiries
• New Account Opening
• New Insurance Applications and Underwriting Process
• Status of Application
• Insurance Service Requests
• Investment Account Service

Morgan joined Northwestern Mutual in 2017 and works as our Director of Client Services. In her role, she collaborates with our clients to help ensure they have a seamlessly experience working with our team. In her spare time, Morgan loves hunting and fishing and spending time with her husband Dakota.

How can Morgan help you?

• General Questions and Inquiries
• New Account Opening
• New Insurance Applications and Underwriting Process
• Status of Application
• Insurance Service Requests
• Investment Account Service

Shae joined Northwestern Mutual in 2017 and works as a financial planning associate. She collaborates with both clients and our underwriters to ensure applications are efficiently processed. Shae is a Chico native, and she is excited to see herself build her career, here, in her hometown. In Shae's free time you would probably find her at the barn getting in some horseback riding and enjoying time with family and friends.

How can Shae help you?

• General Questions and Inquiries
• New Account Opening
• New Insurance Applications and Underwriting Process
• Status of Application
• Insurance Service Requests
• Scheduling Appointments

Gabby joined Northwestern Mutual in 2020. She is a financial planning assistant who works closely with our advisors, underwriters, and Home Office representatives to ensure that our policy and account opening process runs smoothly. Gabby really enjoys the team here at BBMP and feels so grateful to be working with such a caring group of people. When she’s not in the office, you can find her spending as much time as possible with her loved ones.

How can Gabby help you?

• General Questions and Inquiries
• New Account Opening
• New Insurance Applications and Underwriting
• Status of Application
• Insurance Service Requests
• Investment Account Service
• Scheduling Appointments