About Us

Mission Statement

“To transform the financial landscape for students by equipping them with the tools to thrive both during and long after their college journey.”

Goals

Through financial guidance, support, and coaching, the center will help students who are:

1
Dealing with significant personal financial burdens or complex student loan debt.
2
Experiencing high levels of anxiety due to personal financial burdens.
3
Lacking the ability or confidence to manage their money on their own.

Peer Mentors

Join office hours with current students to receive private and personalized financial assistance.

Portrait of Manasa AlurManasa Alur
Email: malur@terpmail.umd.edu
Office hours: Mon. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Portrait of Gage HamiltonGage Hamilton
Email: ghamil27@terpmail.umd.edu
Office hours: Thu. 3 to 5 p.m.

Portrait of Ian NjengaIan Njenga
Email: injenga@terpmail.umd.edu
Office hours: Mon. & Wed. 2 to 4 p.m.

Portrait of Carter SaundersCarter Saunders
Email: cjsaund@terpmail.umd.edu
Office hours: Thu. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Portrait of Mckinley WashingtonMckinley Washington
Email: mwashin5@terpmail.umd.edu
Office hours: Tue. & Thu. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Advisory Committee

Portrait of Joseph Bailey Joseph Bailey
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
Smith School
Email: jpbailey@umd.edu
Office hours

Portrait of Sam Handwerger Sam Handwerger, CPA
Founder of TerpTax and Justice for Fraud Victims
Lecturer, Accounting & Information Assurance
Smith School
Email: shandwer@umd.edu

Portrait of Michael McMillan Michael McMillan, CFA, CPA
Certified Educator in Personal Finance
Associate Clinical Professor of Accounting & Information Assurance
Smith School
Email: mikegm@umd.edu

Portrait of Lakeyla Whitaker Lakeyla Whitaker
Financial Wellness Coordinator
Email: lwhitak5@umd.edu
Office hours

Contact Us

Michael McMillan, CFA, CPA
Certified Educator in Personal Finance
Associate Clinical Professor of Accounting & Information Assurance
Smith School
Email: mikegm@umd.edu

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