Are you looking to try something new? Would you like to see different, diverse faces in your audience? Participating in Money Smart Week and/or using the revised All My Money curriculum might be a good fit for you! Money Smart Week (www.moneysmartweek.org) is a national campaign to increase awareness of financial education and has proven to be an excellent way for Extension personnel to create new partnerships with financial institutions and social service agencies. All My Money’s (http://web.extension.illinois.edu/allmymoney/) philosophy of hands-on learning activities engages audiences and makes money management accessible and relevant, especially to limited-resource audiences. Join us for a conversation on these two opportunities.
Presenter: Kathy Sweedler, Consumer Economics Educator, University of Illinois Extension
Kathy Sweedler provides leadership in consumer economics programming in a four-county area of central Illinois for individuals and families, with an emphasis in the area of financial management.
Sweedler graduated from the University of California at Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics as well as a teaching credential. At the University of Arizona, she earned a Master of Science degree in family and consumer resources with an emphasis in consumer education.
As an Extension Educator, Sweedler focuses on providing individuals with research-based information and strategies to help them make positive changes in their financial behaviors. She is interested in reaching new audiences through creative methods such as the Financial Wellness for College Students program which uses peer educators to deliver financial education for college students, and by reaching young adults through social media such as the Plan Well, Retire Well blog and with her Twitter account @morethancoupons. In addition, she co-created and is an instructor for Financial Planning for Young Adults, a Coursera course. Another recent accomplishment is the revision and publication of All My Money: Change for the Better, a money management curriculum for limited-resource audiences produced by University of Illinois Extension's consume economics educators. While Sweedler provides programming in many financial management areas, she is passionate about helping people plan for financial security in later life.
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