Money Smart: Financial Empowerment Workshop: 51AV, Greater Cincinnati Region

Program Description

Money Smart is a 1-day instructor-led workshop that provides participantswith practical knowledge, skills-building opportunities, and resources theycan use to manage their finances with confidence. The curriculum consists of8 sessions that cover topics such as: money goals, short term and long-termsavings, boosting your credit score, credit scores and loan rates, insurance,investing and retirement.

AGENDA

8:30-9:00am	Registration and Networking
9:00-9:45am	Session 1: Your First Steps to Getting Good with Money
9:45-10:30am	Session 2: What Are Your Money Goals?
10:30-10:40am	BREAK
10:40-11:25am	Session 3: Do You Know Where Your Money Comes From and Where It Goes?
11:25-12:10pm	Session 4: Short-Term and Long Term Savings - Why Is It So Hard To Save Money?
12:10-12:40pm	LUNCH
12:40-1:25pm	Session 5: What Are You Doing To Boost Your Credit Score?
1:25-2:10pm	Session 6: Relationship of Credit Scores on Your Loan Rates
2:10-2:20pm	BREAK
2:20-3:05pm	Session 7: The Financial Impact of Insurance
3:05-3:50pm	Session 8: How Well Are You Investing & Your Retirement?
3:50-4:00pm	Closing Remarks and Prizes

Speaker Bios

Program Information

Date: February 12, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: 51AV, Student Union Room 104

Program Cost

Early Bird Registration: $275 (ends January 29th)
Standard Registration: $300
Group Rate: $2100 (group of 10)

Registration includes meals, beverages and parking.

Facilitated by:

Jennifer Inman serves as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission (KFEC). Prior to her role at KFEC, Inman was an educator, teaching business and finance courses at Boone County High School in Florence, KY, and providing financial literacy instruction for 51AV. Her dedication to education extended to her involvement with the John Jay Center for Learning, a non-profit technical education center in Portland, IN. Inman has an extensive career in banking, accounting, and financial management.

Inman earned her B.S. from Indiana Wesleyan University and pursued further academic endeavors, obtaining an M.A. in Teaching Business & Marketing from the University of the Cumberlands. She expanded her knowledge in economics and finance through graduate studies at 51AV. Her commitment to financial education was recognized with the Kentucky Master Teacher of Personal Finance Designation, awarded by the St. Louis Federal Reserve and the Coalition for Financial Literacy in the Commonwealth. She is certified by the Kentucky Bankers Association in Fraud Education, Detection, and Prevention.

Beyond her professional roles, Inman actively contributes to various organizations within her community. She serves as the Board President of the KY Jump$tart Coalition, the Board Treasurer of the KY Guardianship Association, and is a member of the Bank On Louisville Executive Committee.

Richard Bryant is the Program Director at the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, bringing experience from previous roles at Kentucky State University, the United States Peace Corps, and Tropo Farms LTD. He has a robust skill set that includes writing, teaching, grant writing, and data analysis. He worked for over a decade in Kentucky's extension system, helping farmers develop business plans and enterprise budgets through entrepreneurship classes and workshops. He is certified by the Kentucky Bankers Association in Fraud Education, Detection, and Prevention. Richard Bryant contributes valuable insights to the industry, helping to ensure all Kentuckians have access to financial literacy information and resources.

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