{"id":20914,"date":"2022-03-01T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?p=20914"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T19:01:31","slug":"real-money-real-experts-andia-dinesen-afc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/real-money-real-experts-andia-dinesen-afc\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Money, Real Experts: Andia Dinesen, AFC\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Episode 47: Military, Banks, and Nonprofits: Career Talk with Andia Dinesen, AFC\u00ae<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Watch on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/avkYRE5gwoY\">Youtube!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, we are joined by Andia Dinesen, Executive Vice President for Communications and Operations for the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA). As a military spouse, Andia shares her journey to AFC\u00ae certification through the FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program. She touches on the importance of perseverance and offers great advice for AFCs interested in working on a military installation or for a bank or credit union. She also shares why having trusted partners in financial services is critical to our work as financial professionals.<\/p>\n<p>As a bonus, Andia catches us up on the great resources that AMBA provides \u2013 from their Veterans Banking Benefits Program (VBBP), to their collaboration with AFCPE which provides free financial counseling to Veterans, to the financial preparedness kit available to servicemembers (MilDocs) \u2013 there are lots of great resources for you to better support the military and Veteran community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10142219\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1090013\/10142219.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10142219&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p><b>Show Notes:<br \/>\n<\/b>02:23 How she got started, and how she found the AFC\u00ae<br \/>\n04:44 The funny backstory behind her being a military spouse<br \/>\n06:21 Advice to all aspiring Military Spouse Fellows and applicants<br \/>\n08:07 Tips for those interested in working at a banker credit union<br \/>\n10:04 Who else hires AFCs?<br \/>\n15:46 How being an AFCPE member has furthered her career<br \/>\n20:09 All about MILDOCS<br \/>\n22:09 Andia&#8217;s final 2 cents<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Note Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andia-dinesen-afc%C2%AE-93060721\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andia\u2019s LinkedIn page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/finra-foundation-military-spouse-fellowship\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/veteransbenefitsbanking.org\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veterans Benefits Banking Program<\/a><br \/>\nPro Bono Financial Counseling:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/findanafc.org\/home\/pro-bono\/veterans\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For Veterans<\/a> or for <a href=\"https:\/\/findanafc.org\/home\/pro-bono\/covid19\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Public<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ambahq.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMBA &#8211; Association of Military Banks of America<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mildocs.org%20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MILDOCS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 47: Military, Banks, and Nonprofits: Career Talk with Andia Dinesen, AFC\u00ae Watch on Youtube! This week, we are joined by Andia Dinesen, Executive Vice President for Communications and Operations for the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA). As a military spouse, Andia shares her journey to AFC\u00ae certification through the FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program. 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