Paige Fraga has joined Focused Wealth Advisors, a financial advisory firm in Rochester, N.Y., and Kalamazoo, Mich., as president and chief advocacy officer, Focused announced Tuesday.

Fraga will supervise the operations and lead the firm’s advisor development functions. Focused Wealth Advisors is a network of 18 independent financial services professionals. Fraga was previously with Verlin Multi-Advisor Program, a network of independent advisors based in Kalamazoo, Mich.