Leadership & Staff
Everyone at CFP Board works tirelessly to uphold CFP® certification as the standard for financial planning. Meet the people responsible for setting the course.
Executive Leadership
Directors and managers
College & University Relations
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Melissa Murphy
Manager, College and University Relations
Corporate Relations
![Daniela Belloni](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/daniela-belloli.png?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=99A6D564C3075794BEF3CE8C643547CF)
Daniela Belloli, CFP®
Account Director, Corporate Relations
![Michael Donnelly](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/michael-donnelly.png?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=901983A4FA8F91AB5885BC76F8DF2341)
Michael Donnelly, CFP®
Account Director, Corporate Relations
![Abenaa Ampratwum](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/abenaa-ampratwum.jpg?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=666BA81E605518D92B0734F5874FA19B)
Abenaa Ampratwum
Manager, Corporate Relations
![Beau Barnett](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/beau-barnett/beau-barnett-2024.png?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=6165DBCDE1E0CA640BA50742097F2157)
Beau Barnett
Senior Account Manager, Corporate Relations
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Nicholas Tarsa
Senior Manager, Firm Programs
Diversity & Inclusion
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Dawn Harris, MBA
Director, Diversity & Inclusion
Fundraising & Development
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Peter Borgstrom
Manager, Development Operations
Project Management
![Eddy Demirovic](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/eddy-demirovic.jpg?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=5FEB7C1FC20C5B834B91382AB41A9C89)
Eddy Demirovic, MBA, PMP
Director, Project Management
Workforce
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Emily Dean
Manager, Talent Pipeline
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Kasey Kobs
Senior Manager, Student Engagement
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Erika Matthews
Manager, Student Engagement
Events & Meetings
![Morgan Bowles](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/morgan-bowles.jpg?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=722C2681C254D68F99B92C95E949B8BD)
Morgan Bowles
Manager, Meetings
Research
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Sebastian Belloni
Manager, Research and Analysis
Finance
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Christine Rizk, CPA, MBA
Director, Finance
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Caren J. Mintz, CPA
Manager, Accounting
information technology
![Tom Bell Tom Bell](/-/media/images/cfp-board/profile-images/staff/directors-and-managers/tom-bell.png?h=150&la=en&w=150&hash=9F6A63A81DE404D1C3A74FA2FE960F40)
Thomas Bell
Director, IT
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Zach Gelnett, M.S., MCSE
Manager, Data and Analytics
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Kate Evans Pollin
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Information Technology
Human Resources
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Meg Riley-Jamison, SHRM-SCP
Director, Human Resources
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Olivia Carter
Manager, Human Resources
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Aneka Deloach
Manager, Workplace Learning & Performance
Professional Practice
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Johel Brown-Grant, Ph.D.
Director, Education
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Ibidun Layi-Ojo, M.S., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, ICE-CCP, CAE
Director, Examinations
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Kia Reid, M.A.
Director, Continuing Education
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Eric Nepomuceno
Senior Manager, Examinations Program
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James Taylor
Manager, Examinations
Contact Center
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Rodney C. Brown
Manager, Contact Center
Professional Standards & Legal
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Jonathan Black II
Assistant General Counsel
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Sara Cortes
Assistant General Counsel
Enforcement
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Erik N. Frias, JD
Director, Detection
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Andrew Friedman
Senior Enforcement Counsel
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Matt Foster, JD
Senior Enforcement Counsel
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Radiah Rondon
Senior Enforcement Counsel
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Lane Thurgood, JD, CRCP®
Senior Enforcement Counsel
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Joel Vengrin, JD
Senior Enforcement Counsel
Marketing & Communications
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Joseph Feese
Director, Public Relations
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Cheryl Haas
Director, Marketing
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Lori Loker
Director, Advertising and Public Awareness Campaign
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Lynn McNutt
Director, Executive Communications
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Tim Stifel, M.A.
Director, Stakeholder Communications
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Mary Ellen Dingley
Manager, Communications
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JulieAnne Fried
Manager, Web Communications
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Miranda Savage
Manager, Marketing
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Elizabeth Vasilogambros
Manager, Social Media
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Amanda Zapata
Senior Manager, Acquisition Marketing
Pro Bono
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Moley Evans, M.Ed.
Manager, Pro Bono