Please help NGPF congratulate the FIRST cohort of participants for ASU’s Risk Management for Educators graduate course!  After having already completed NGPF’s Credit and Insurance certification courses, these participants were awarded NGPF scholarships to be able to take the graduate course with Arizona State University because of their dedication to personal finance education. 

This fall, the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business partnered with NGPF to create a personal finance certificate program for K-12 teachers, allowing them to earn college credit for professional development. 

The program consists of two online courses: Investment Management for Educators (3 credits), which focuses on a framework for planning and implementing investment strategies, and Risk Management for Educators (3 credits), which focuses on identifying, measuring, and mitigating sources of risk. 

See who completed the first cohort of the ASU Investment Management for Educators Course.

 Here is what some participants had to say about their experience:

Are you interested in participating in this program? 

In part because of their efforts and the successful completion of the pilot course from 108 participants, NGPF is happy to announce the continuation of the program.  

If you are interested in participating, be sure to have the prerequisite NGPF certification courses completed by mid-April 2024 to be eligible for ASU’s Summer 2024 cohort. 

Sign up now for your next NGPF Certification course.  

• ASU’s Investment Management for Educators
  • Prerequisites: NGPF’s Investing and Advanced Investing Certification course
• ASU’s Risk Management for Educators
  • Prerequisites: NGPF’s Insurance and Credit Certification courses

**All eligible educators who have met the prerequisite requirements automatically receive an email from NGPF with more information closer to paperwork deadlines.

Congrats to the 108 educators who completed the course! 

Aimee Kerr in CA

Alice Stocks in VA

Ambassador Mitchell in MO

Amy Amber in IL

Amy Strosnider in VA

Amy Sullivan in PA

Angie Newton in KS

Ann Hamil in KS

Ann-Marie Linz in NJ

Autumn Sprys in PA

Bonita Manson in SC

Brandi Wriedt in MO

Brenda Clarke Crosetto in PA

Brent Bernier in SC

Carolyn Cooper in CA

Carrie Forsythe in CA

Charisse Woodward in VA

Christopher Storm in PA

Christy Johnson in MO

Claudia Villarreal in TX

Courtney Poquette in VT

Cyndee Barkley in PA

Daria Hall in NC

Dawn Kosko in NJ

Deborah Savino in WA

Deborah Tyner-Tribbett in DE

Diane Mondoro in NJ

Diane Richards in CT

Emily Brill in PA

Emily Larson in MN

Heidi Bonfante in AZ

Ingrid Lu in CA

Ivonne Perez De la Rosa in NM

Jacqueline Gronwald in NC

James Meadows in VA

Janine Hendershot in MI

Jason Gervais in CA

Jean Smith in MN

Jeff Watkins in CA

Jennifer Murphy in NY

Jennifer Sharp in FL

Jennifer Zutterling in OH

Jenny Trieu in MA

Jessica Morey in FL

Joey Running in OR

Josue Banda in TX

Juana Andrade Batalla in ID

Julia Wright in AZ

Julie Barker in TX

Karin McDonough-DeFilippo in MA

KathyThompson in MO

Kayla Kennedy in WY

Kimberly Barnhart in VT

Kimberly LaDuke in CT

Kimberly Simington in PA

Kris Weidner in WY

Krista Matyska in WI

Kristen Hermida in NC

Kristy Eidson in MO

Larry Ambriz in CA

Larry Parker in VA

Laura Cummins in MA

Laura DePue in NY

Lindsay Vanoli in VT

Loraine Fredericks-Thompson in MD

Maeve Miller in NY

Marcia Latta in OR

Margaret Robles in CA

Mary Beth Tomlinson in PA

Mary Cousins in RI

Marylou Johnson in MA

Matthew Falbo in FL

Melissa Gordon in MI

Melissa Williams in SC

Merl Corpuz in CA

Michelle Charnick in ME

Michelle Rodriguez in PA

Moe Tinsley in VA

Nancy Koczera in RI

Patricia Butcher in NJ

Paul Bastedo in CA

Phoebe Swank in KY

Raquel Moreno in VT

Rebecca Morlan in CO

Richard Reichart in PA

Robbin Faulkner in NC

Rose Gieseke in PA

Ryan Wood in NY

Selinda Neal in CA

Shannon Kenagy in MS

Shawn Brigham in TX

Shaye Matthews in MA

Sheila Miller in NH

Sheila Salehian in NV

Shera-Louise Ollano in CA

Soni Midha in NY

Susan Comparato in MA

Susan Lamoreau in ME

Susan Owens in SC

Tammi Campbell in SC

Tammy Andrew in CT

Tammy Ravel in IL

Theodore Frank in WI

Tracy Laird in AR

Valerie Silver in FL

Varun Gupta in TX

Vicki Smallwood in WV

Walter Petig in NH 

About the Authors

Chris Salm

Chris (ella/she/her) joined NGPF full-time as a project manager and Spanish translator after 13 years as an educator in NY. She is a graduate of St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain with a degree in International Business. She has a Masters in Teaching from Pace University in New York and a certification in translation from NYU. She brings organizational skills to the team at NGPF, helping to ensure every high school student graduates financially literate. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and going back home to Spain with her husband and two children. She also enjoys running with her dog and exploring nature.

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Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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