{"id":3016,"date":"2018-04-16T11:57:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2019-04-23T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:44:05","slug":"financial-literacy-month-spotlight-get-to-know-some-of-your-afcpe-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/financial-literacy-month-spotlight-get-to-know-some-of-your-afcpe-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Literacy Month Spotlight: Get to Know Some of Your AFCPE\u00ae Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3016\" class=\"elementor elementor-3016 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c358887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"30702\" data-id=\"2c358887\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c89b224\" data-eae-slider=\"4425\" data-id=\"3c89b224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4714d38d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"8924\" data-id=\"4714d38d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8b464\" data-eae-slider=\"53978\" data-id=\"7ac8b464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e7d9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"76e7d9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3016 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Meredith-Lozar-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eec8a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eec8a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Meredith M. Lozar, AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, AFCPE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Member<\/strong><\/h3><p>Director of Community Solutions, Blue Star Families<\/p><p><strong>My Work:\u00a0<\/strong>Non-Profit Military affairs, informing policy, supporting military families\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>My Roots:\u00a0<\/strong>My professional roots are in Non-Profit Management and leadership<\/p><p><strong>My Passion:\u00a0<\/strong>Supporting military families in their quest for\u00a0financial\u00a0fitness\u00a0and readiness so that we maintain the strong all-volunteer military force that keeps us safe and protects our freedom<\/p><p><strong>My Hero:\u00a0<\/strong>My Father-he overcame a severe learning disability to bravely serve his\u00a0country as a B-52 pilot and went on to serve as the Chief Pilot for Procter and Gamble.<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>You don\u2019t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you\u2019re holding. -Cheryl Strayed<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Personal Finance Tool\/Resource: I<\/strong>\u00a0love lots of finance tools and resources! I pick a new favorite often, but my tried and true is probably Mint. I also love the nonprofit WIFE.<\/p><p><strong>My Advice To Someone Going Through the AFC Program:<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t give up! Completing your certification and the practicum hours will open incredible new doors for your career and can change your life. For our military spouse fellows it can be the difference between a wonderfully successful, portable career and what sometimes feels like professional despair.<\/p><p><strong>My Advice To Someone Beginning the Journey of Financial Education\/Wellness:\u00a0<\/strong>Remember that it truly is a journey. There will be ups and downs and we all make\u00a0\u201cmoney mistakes\u201d\u00a0along the way.\u00a0Learn\u00a0from your mistakes and press on-it\u2019ll all be worth it in the end.<br \/><br \/><strong>My way of\u00a0&#8220;Meeting People Where They Are&#8221;:\u00a0<\/strong>I get to know my clients and establish a baseline. Everyone starts from a different point and that\u2019s ok! 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Law, AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, AFCPE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Member<\/strong><\/h3><p>Director, Utah Valley University Money Management Resource Center<\/p><p><strong>My Roots:\u00a0<\/strong>B.S. Family Finance Utah State University; M.S. Personal Financial Planning Texas Tech University.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>My Passion:<\/strong>\u00a0My family<\/p><p><strong>My Hero:\u00a0<\/strong>Carl Richards<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Quote:<\/strong>\u00a0Albert Einstein: I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Personal Finance Tool\/Resource:<\/strong>\u00a0You Need a Budget (YNAB) and PowerPay<\/p><p><strong>My Advice to Someone Considering Becoming a Financial Counselor\/Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0This amazing industry will change you in ways you can\u2019t even imagine right now. You will be helping people take steps towards financial well-being, and you will see hope enter their eyes, sometimes for the first time. My initial piece of advice is to get involved in the profession &#8211; start attending the AFCPE annual symposium and prepare to become an Accredited Financial Counselor.<\/p><p><strong>My Way of \u201cMeeting People Where They Are\u201d:\u00a0<\/strong>I believe that the first two traits a financial counselor needs to develop and practice are empathy and being non-judgmental. People need to know that they can come to you for help and that you understand what they are going through and that you are not judging them.<\/p><p><strong>Follow me at:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanhlaw.com\/\">www.ryanhlaw.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c56512 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c56512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4051f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"4051f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3016 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lacey-Langford-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f325e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9f325e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Lacey Langford, AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, AFCPE member<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>My Work:\u00a0<\/strong>Helping Service member, veterans, and their families to stop being fearful of money and instead have control and confidence with it.<\/p><p><strong>My Roots:\u00a0<\/strong>Military<\/p><p><strong>My Passion:\u00a0<\/strong>Helping the military community take charge of their financial future<\/p><p><strong>My Hero:<\/strong>\u00a0My Parents<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Begin with the end in mind.&#8221; Dr. Stephen R. Covey\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>My Favorite Personal Finance Tool\/Resource:<\/strong>\u00a0Digit- It helps people who think they can&#8217;t save money, save money.<\/p><p><strong>My Advice To\u00a0Someone Considering Becoming a Financial Counselor\/Coach:<\/strong>\u00a0Follow your passion. If you want to help people change their financial life, then do it! Do your\u00a0research. Think about an\u00a0area within financial counseling\/coaching where you want to practice. Find out what education and training you need, then make your decision.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>My Way of\u00a0&#8220;Meeting People Where They Are&#8221;:\u00a0<\/strong>Ask and listen. Listening helps me understand their\u00a0current situation and needs before I give advice.<\/p><p><strong>Follow me at:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laceylangford.com\/\">https:\/\/laceylangford.com<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Twitter: @FinanceLacey Instagram: laceylangford\u00a0<br \/>Facebook: @TheMilitaryMoneyExpert<\/p><p><strong>My Question For Colleagues\/Peers: If you could start your career over, what would you do differently?<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Respond to Lacey&#8217;s\u00a0question in the comments section below and\u00a0follow AFCPE on social media to engage with our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/news-and-publications\/blog\/get-to-know-the-afcpe-community-financial-literacy-month-spotlights\">#FinLitMonth spotlight<\/a>\u00a0questions, tips and fun facts\u00a0throughout the month of April.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cae2ce4\" data-eae-slider=\"23726\" data-id=\"2cae2ce4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b7f5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b7f5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">April 16, 2018<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meredith M. 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