Marlene Kroeker, Goshen College student Morgan Baker, Aphaphanh Nussbaum, Goshen College student Fernando Daza, Christina Zayas and Kevin Gil.
Two Pennsylvania-based Everence® Federal Credit Union employees visited Goshen College in March to present a financial wellness course with students.
Kevin Gil, Financial Wellness Manager at the EFCU branch in Philadelphia, and Christina Zayas, EFCU Accounting Manager based out of Lancaster, shared their knowledge of budgeting, credit, debt management and the importance of saving for retirement early.
Marlene Kroeker, a Stewardship Consultant serving Michiana, and Aphaphanh Nussbaum, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, invited Kevin and Christina to host the workshop in conjunction with the Peer Financial Coach Internship program Everence has developed in partnership with Goshen College.
As young adults, both Christina and Kevin taught themselves financial wellness. Now, as finance professionals, they’re able to pair their lived experience with their field experience to help educate students.
“We’re not giving financial advice,” Kevin said of the workshops. “It’s more so educating individuals on what’s out there and what’s good financial practice.”
Kevin said the workshop, which took place March 26, was a success with the students.
“It was really well received by a group of young people whose eyes widened with some of the things we shared,” he added. “It was also encouraging to see some of the creativity that already existed in them when solving some budget issues in one of our group activities.”