Ehlert Financial Group of Lincolnshire, Ill., has promoted Marilyn Zilka to senior wealth manager. Previously a financial planner at Ehlert, Zilka's experience includes more than 30 years at Wall Street firms, including PaineWebber/UBS and Bank of America Securities as an institutional equity salesperson. She is also a licensed advocate of Protected Tomorrows, an organization that creates future-care plans for people with special needs. Zilka assists families with special needs in the life-planning process, focusing on retirement, insurance, estate planning and college funding.