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Nadav David, AFC® works as a financial coach supporting families living in subsidized housing programs to build assets, further personal finance knowledge, and reach their financial goals and dreams. Nadav: My work focuses on racial and economic equity through providing coaching that centers dignity within a system that often extracts...

August 27, 2019

Theresa Stevens, AFC® is a financial coach for recent college grads and young professionals who want to start adulthood off on the right financial track and build money skills for life. Theresa: When I say "for life," I mean helping them not just to get through a crisis or specific...

August 26, 2019

Axton Betz-Hamilton, AFC® is an Assistant Professor of Consumer Affairs at South Dakota State University. She is also the author of the forthcoming book, “The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets and Stolen Identity,” in which shares her personal experience with familial identity theft. AFCPE:...

August 16, 2019

Adrienne Taylor, AFC® is a Personal Financial Manager (PFM) at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, FL. She helps people understand the basics of finances and teaches them how to build wealth and not be in debt. AFCPE: What inspired you, or led you to, this career path? Adrienne: My family...

August 02, 2019

James Shiver, MBA, AFC® oversees Career Planning and Workforce Strategies for an online university with a population of over 30K students and alumni, 75% of whom are service members, veterans, or their families. He previously served for 20 years in the United States Army.AFCPE: After transitioning from the military, what...

July 26, 2019

 Karen Lynn Poff, MPA, AFC® has served as a Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension since 1987. Following the economic downturn in 2008, she launched the Northern Shenandoah Valley Financial Education Program to help individuals and families learn to manage their finances effectively. Since then, she...

July 19, 2019

Victoria Lowell is a financial coach, which – in her words – is much like a life coach, a pitching coach, or swim coach. She is also an AFCPE® Member and AFC® candidate who is passionate about empowering women with the knowledge and skills to take a leading role in...

July 12, 2019

 Shay James is a CPA who specializes in helping people save money, save their business, or save their relationships. She does this through a variety of strategies, most recently adding the AFC® certification to her professional arsenal of resources.AFCPE: What led you to a career in personal finance?Shay: My journey...

June 28, 2019

 Dionne Blanks, AFC® specializes in helping her clients crush debt, increase savings, and build wealth through good management skills and an effective money mindset. She accomplishes this by working with her clients to establish customized cash flow plans for their household.AFCPE: What inspired you to pursue a career in personal...

June 21, 2019

Katherine Sauer, PhD is Vice President, Research and Programs for National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). She oversees educational programs, as well as research and strategic impact at a national nonprofit devoted to financial capability. In addition to financial health, she is also passionate about mental and physical health. Learn...

June 14, 2019

 Todd Christensen, AFC® is a financial educator and counselor who works with students and clients of all ages to manage their money on a day-to-day basis. Todd helps people use financial tools for building their financial hopes and dreams, while also guiding them along their path to financial stability, security,...

June 07, 2019

 Ambus Hunter IV is a personal finance educator who helps people understand their relationship with money and how finances intersect with the other essential elements of well-being: physical, career, social, and community. Ambus is passionate about helping people find balance in life, and money plays a large role in that....

May 24, 2019