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Laura Barger
Chief Marketing Officer
Laura Barger is the Financial Health Network’s Chief Marketing Officer. Under her leadership, the marketing and communications team executes...
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Turiya Gray
Chief People Officer
Turiya is Chief People Officer at the Financial Health Network, and believes that leadership matters. She is responsible for...
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Kelly Emery
Chief Operating Officer
Kelly is the Chief Operating Officer at the Financial Health Network and is responsible for leading the organization’s Finance...
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Jennifer Tescher
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Tescher is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Health Network (formerly the Center for Financial...
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Sarah Gordon
Chief Market Development Officer
As Chief Market Development Officer, Sarah Gordon leads the development and ongoing evolution of the Financial Health Network’s organizational...
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John Thompson
Chief Program Officer
As Chief Program Officer, John is responsible for leading all of the Financial Health Network’s programmatic activity, including its...
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Staff

Uzma Amin
Associate
Uzma is an Associate on the Program team and comes to the Financial Health Network with a passion for...
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Stephen Arves
Manager
A Manager on the Program team, Steve is passionate about research and improving the financial health of others. He...
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Sarah Austrin-Willis
Senior Director
As Senior Director for the Financial Solutions Lab, Sarah is responsible for the strategic alignment, planning, and execution of...
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Mesha Bailey
Senior Associate
As as a Senior Associate on the events team, Mesha Bailey is responsible for helping with the planning, logistics...
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Matt Bahl
Vice President, Market Lead Workplace
Matt Bahl is Vice President and Head of Workplace Financial Health. In this role Matt leads market development and...
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Fawziah Bajwa
Senior Director
The Financial Health Network’s mission of improving the financial health of Americans requires collaboration and partnership with many diverse...
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Andy Bandyopadhyay
Head of Product
As Head of Product, Andy oversees the building of tools to make it easier for organizations to measure and...
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Claire Barner
Director
Claire is the Director of Operations in the Shared Services Department. She is responsible for technology strategy, legal and...
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Mia Barricini
Director
As the Financial Health Network’s Director, Development, Mia is responsible for the strategy and execution of the organization’s fundraising...
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Naomi Adams Bata
Vice President
72% of people living in America are not financially healthy. For Naomi Adams Bata, Vice President of Communications, being...
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Stephanie Blackwell
Executive Assistant
Stephanie currently provides executive support to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer. With over twenty years...
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Greg Blosser
Manager
As Digital Marketing Manager, Greg leads all digital campaign strategy for the Financial Health Network. He brings nearly two...
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Beth Brockland
Senior Director
As a Senior Director, Beth partners with the Workplace Market Lead to develop and execute the Financial Health Network’s...
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Jessica Brown
Manager
As Manager, Membership Marketing, Jessica supports Members by delivering value through strategic solutions and meaningful communication. Her career has...
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Hannah Calhoon
Vice President, Innovation
As the Financial Health Network’s Vice President for Innovation, Hannah Calhoon is responsible for the strategic direction of our...
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Nancy Castillo
Vice President
As the Vice President of Operations, Nancy facilitates organization-wide collaboration and accountability to run a financially and operationally healthy...
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Necati Celik
Associate
As an Associate on the Program team, Necati Celik dreams of an economy no one is excluded from and...
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Laura Cummings
Director
Laura is a Director on the Program Team. She works with financial service providers to develop products and services...
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Warren Dailey
Staff Accountant
As a Staff Accountant, Warren handles accounts payable, billing, reimbursement, credit cards reconciliations and assisting with month-end close, and is grounded...
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Andrew Dunn
Manager
As a Manager on the Program Team, Andrew Dunn applies a data-centric lens to all aspects of his work....
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Mark Feldman
Director
As a Director on the Program Team, Mark Feldman leverages his background in consulting and financial services to help...
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Lindsay Ferguson
Manager
As a Manager of Member Support, Lindsay ensures that our Members are best utilizing their Member benefits and find...
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Jose Galindo
Director
Jose is a Director on the Program Team focusing on the Financial Solutions Lab, a joint effort between JPMorgan...
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Andrea Galvez
Senior Director
Andrea is Senior Director, Membership & Marketing, leading the strategic direction of all member experience efforts at the Financial...
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Thea Garon
Senior Director
Thea Garon leads the U.S. Financial Health Pulse, a groundbreaking research initiative designed to monitor and track the financial...
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Hannah Gdalman
Associate
As an Associate on the Program Team, Hannah supports the Financial Health Network’s consulting and research efforts. She believes...
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Elaine Golden
Associate
As a member of the program team, Elaine conducts research and provides advisory services to help improve the financial...
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Meghan Greene
Director
Meghan Greene is a Director on the Financial Health Network’s program team, where she manages research, consulting, and innovation...
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Adam Hartmann
Director
As a Director on the Program Team, Adam is responsible for the Financial Solutions Lab Accelerator. His remit includes...
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Ashley Hannon
Manager
As a Manager on the Member Support team, Ashley builds relationships with our members and ensure that members are...
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Stacy Huston
Director
As the Director, Digital at the Financial Health Network, Stacy is responsible for digital platforms, environments, and marketing. She...
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Naishia Jackson
Associate
As a New York City native, Naishia Jackson has always been driven to promote the personal growth and advancement...
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Anthony Jean
Associate
As an Associate of the Program team, AJ Jean applies his research and team management skills to help Members...
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Heidi Johnson
Director
Heidi believes that a deep understanding of consumers’ motivations and preferences can illuminate a path for innovation that supports...
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Amelia Josephson
Manager
Amelia brings a deep commitment to promoting financial health through cross-sector collaborations to her role as a Manager on...
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Mimi Joy
Director
Mimi is the Head of Partnerships at the Financial Health Network. She manages Membership expansion, focusing on delivering value...
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Arjun Kaushal
Associate
Arjun believes that financial empowerment is a key accelerator to helping underserved communities realize their full potential. As a...
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Devina Khanna
Manager
Devina is passionate about financial health and the role of technology in expanding access to quality financial products. She’s...
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Hannah Kramer
Manager
Hannah is an Manager on the Program Team at the Financial Health Network and applies her background in communications,...
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Kelsey Kruslak
Manager
As a Manager on the Marketing and Communications team, Kelsey supports and manages digital marketing efforts for the Financial...
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Tanya Ladha
Senior Director
Tanya is a Senior Director working with a wide variety of financial services providers to identify, integrate and distribute...
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Maria Lajewski
Director
Maria enjoys working at the intersection of technology and behavior change, and is passionate about products and programs that...
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Rob Levy
Vice President
Rob Levy is Vice President, Research and Measurement at the Financial Health Network where he leads the research and...
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Farah Manjiyani
Manager
Farah is motivated to enhance the lives of the most vulnerable through improved financial health. As a Program Manager,...
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Julie McCullough
Manager
As the Financial Health Network’s Events Manager, Julie leads the production of all event-related logistics and operational support for...
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Jess McKay
Associate
As an Associate of Data, Analysis, and Reporting, Jess uses her background in quantitative social policy research to support...
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Stephanie McKeiver
Executive Assistant
Stephanie currently provides executive support to the Chief Program Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Market Development Officer, and the...
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Dan Miller
Manager
Dan believes companies should make financial health a strategic focus for how they do business. As a Manager on...
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Amrit Minhas
Associate
Amrit Minhas is the Associate HR Generalist on the talent team. In this role Amrit is responsible for employee...
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Dan Murphy
Manager
As a Manager on the Program Team in the Financial Health Network’s Washington DC office, Dan focuses on policy...
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Chandni Ohri
Director
Chandni believes that financial health is critical to leading a happy and fulfilled life. She works to improve the...
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Sarah Parker
Senior Director
Sarah Parker is a Senior Director on the Program Team, working on various research and consulting projects, including several...
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Brenton Peck
Director
Brenton Peck is a Director on the Program team at the Financial Health Network. Leveraging his previous roles at...
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Jacquelyn Reineke
Manager
Jacquelyn is a Manager on the Communications team at Financial Health Network. In this role, she supports content development,...
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Maurice Richardson
Vice President
Maurice is the Vice President of Finance. He is responsible for managing the accounting and finance functions of the...
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Helen Robb
Senior Manager
Helen is a Senior Manager on the Program team. She focuses on building data tools to help projects leverage...
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Alejandra Ruales
Senior Manager
Alejandra is passionate about economic development and believes the power of technology as a key tool to building a...
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Michael Salmassian
Director
Michael believes that fintech innovations can improve the lives of the 70% of Americans who are not financially healthy...
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Corey Stone
Entrepreneur in Residence
Corey has had a long association with the Financial Health Network, first advising on its inception, then leading one...
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Rhonda Turner-Pettis
Manager
Rhonda is passionate about improving financial health and fighting predatory financial practices. As Manager of Member Support, she helps...
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Allegra Twichell
Associate
Allegra is an Operations Associate at the Financial Health Network. She helps with facility operations, HR and recruitment, and...
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Nadia van de Walle
Director
As a Director and Head of Impact on the Programs Team, Nadia leads impact strategy and measurement work for...
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Chris Vo
Manager
As the Brand Manager at the Financial Health Network, Chris is responsible for overseeing the high volume of design...
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Marisa Walster
Senior Director
Financial Health can impact you everyday, across all aspects of your life. Marisa is motivated to use her expertise...
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Trey Waters
Manager
A Manager on the Program Team, Trey is passionate about developing innovative products that can improve financial health and...
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Adrienne White-Faines
Vice President, Market Lead Healthcare
With her background in healthcare strategy, and constant commitment to improve health status of populations across the globe, White-Faines...
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Rachel Yamron
Senior Associate
As the Senior Associate on the Digital team, Rachel is responsible for executing across the Financial Health Network’s social...
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Board of Directors

Bei Ling
Managing Director and Global Head of Talent, Development, and Total Rewards, JPMorgan Chase
Bei Ling is a Managing Director and Global Head of Talent, Development, and Total Rewards for JPMorgan Chase. In...
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Mark Ernst, Board Chair
Managing Partner, Bellevue Capital
Mark is the Managing Partner of Bellevue Capital, a private investment firm specializing in early-stage venture capital and mezzanine financing. Investments...
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Adrienne Harris
Former Chief Business Development Officer/General Counsel, States Title, Inc.
On Leave from the Board of Directors through early 2021. Adrienne is the former Chief Business Development Officer and...
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Gina Harman
CEO, Accion, The U.S. Network
Gina Harman is the CEO of Accion’s U.S. Network, the only nationwide nonprofit microfinance and small-business lending network in...
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Brett King
Founder, Moven
Brett King is the founder of Moven, the first app and debit card to provide real-time behavioral feedback to...
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Roderick King, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Roderick King is the CEO of the Florida Institute for Health Innovation, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and...
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Len Laufer
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Technology Solutions, LLC
Len is the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Technology Solutions, LLC, which is the Firm’s operating...
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Ben Mangan
Executive Director, BerkeleyHaas Center for Social Sector Leadership
Ben Mangan has used the past 25 years to spark prosperity and possibility in new ways. Early in his...
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Judith Samuelson
Founder/Executive Director, Business and Society Program, Aspen Institute
Judith Samuelson is founder and Executive Director of the Business and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, driving the...
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Jennifer Tescher
President & Chief Executive Officer, Financial Health Network
Jennifer Tescher is President & CEO of the Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on consumer financial health. Tescher...
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Ellen Seidman, Member Emerita
Urban Institute, Senior Fellow
Ellen Seidman is a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, focusing on housing finance and community development. She is...
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Senior Advisors

Arjan Schütte
Core Innovation Capital, Founder Managing Partner
Arjan Schütte is the founder and a managing partner of Core Innovation Capital, a leading venture capital fund investing...
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Rachel Schneider
Omidyar Network Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Rachel Schneider is currently the Omidyar Network Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), and co-author of...
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Funders and Supporters

The Financial Health Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are grateful for the support that the following organizations and individuals provide to further our mission.

How We Work with Philanthropic Organizations and Partners

Since our founding, the Financial Health Network has worked with a long list of philanthropic organizations and funders committed to improving financial services for all Americans.

Philanthropies, organizations, and individuals committed to social change play a critical role in the Financial Health Network’s mission to improve financial health. From financial support to strategic guidance, deep funder relationships make possible a wide variety of in-depth consumer research and programs that test innovative ideas, inform high-quality product design, and scale solutions that promote consumer success.

Because of strong support from nationally-recognized organizations committed to social change, we conduct key research to improve people’s lives, including the U.S. Financial Diaries project, annual Financially Underserved Market Sizing Papers, the 2014 Financial Health Consumer Study, and more.

We Welcome Cy Pres Awards

The Financial Health Network welcomes “cy pres” awards to support our work to improve the financial health of consumers, especially the underserved. Cy pres awards allow unclaimed settlement funds from class action lawsuits to be distributed to organizations that further the interests of the underlying class members. Class counsel often has the ability to nominate charitable organizations like the Financial Health Network to receive these funds.

The Financial Health Network has been a recipient of cy pres awards in the past in cases involving credit practices and consumer protection. If you have any questions about whether the Financial Health Network might be appropriate for cy pres in a particular case, please contact Mia Barricini at mbarricini@finhealthnetwork.org.