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As a student, faculty, or staff member at Liberty, you have the opportunity to meet with a trained financial coach at no cost to you! Offered by the Center for Financial Literacy, you’ll be able to discuss budgeting, investing, saving, taxes, student debt, and more — all from a biblical perspective.

Coaches

Alec Terry (Coach in Training)

Hometown: Moneta, VA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy camping, swimming, going to concerts, and playing board games with friends. I am passionate about helping people create budgets that allow them to be responsible with their money while also leaving room for the fun stuff.

Aidan Hertzog

Hometown: Glenside, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing golf and volleyball, watching movies, listening to podcasts, and hanging out with friends. I am passionate about helping people make sense of their finances and establishing goals, while being an encouraging light to them on their journey.

Aiden Johnson

Hometown: Northborough, MA

Hobbies: I enjoy being out in God’s creation, whether it be hunting, fishing, camping, or even a round of disc golf. I am dedicated to helping others create and exceed their financial goals through the application of biblical financial wisdom.

Avery Nash

Hometown: Banner Elk, NC

Interests/Hobbies: I love studying foreign languages (particularly Italian, French, and German), playing pickleball, hiking, reading, and spending time with friends and family! I am passionate about helping my peers reach their goals and reduce their stress through budgeting and debt management, as well as helping them recognize the Lord’s provision even in financial uncertainty.

Bethany Bangs

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Hobbies: I enjoy running, camping, and coffee! I am passionate about the joy in giving and creating plans for clients to achieve their goals.

Bradley Helms

Hometown: Cartersville, GA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy food, programming, and learning about various things. I am passionate about investments and saving, and I enjoy sharing about the intersection of these topics and faith.

Bradley Sabo

Hometown: Waxhaw, NC

Hobbies: I enjoy traveling and most things outdoors. I am passionate about how investments can help others reach their financial goals.

Caleb Armstrong

Hometown: Statesville, NC

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing pick-up games, watching a good movie, laughing, and hitting the gym. I am passionate about helping people find contentment in a world that constantly wants more by using sound biblical financial principles.

Caleb Banik

Hometown: Leesburg, VA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy any social activity with friends, lifting, road trips, powersports, podcasts, music, and time spent outside. I am passionate about strategizing financial plans, investing, and seeking to honor God with what He has given us.

Connor Diem

Hometown: Fairport, NY

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, as well as playing hockey and golf. I am passionate about helping others live out their faith through their finances and to set themselves up for success.

Claudia Eardley

Hometown: Douglassville, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I have a strong passion for teaching others in a way that will guide them not only financially but also spiritually through life. A few things I love to do in my free time include being outdoors, reading, and spending time with friends!

David Kpadehyea

Hometown: Manassas Park, VA

Interests/Hobbies: Hey, my name is David Kpadehyea, and I am a Financial Peer Coach here at Liberty University. I love health, fitness, and sports. You can find me in my free time at Lahaye playing a sport or lifting weights. I also enjoy eating, reading, and hanging out with family and friends. My passion is to equip students with the resources, tools, grace, and support they need to make beneficial choices in their financial present and future.

Eli Malek

Hometown: Grand Haven, MI

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy going to the gym, freestyle skiing, and playing pickleball. I am passionate about helping others learn how to use their finances to glorify God.

Eliza Reinmund

Hometown: Trumbull, CT

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, and playing pickleball. I am passionate about bringing faith into finance and helping others to budget and save for their goals.

Ella Anderson

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy being active and spending time with those I love, whether playing pickleball, soccer, or having a conversation over coffee. I am passionate about using social media to educate others on how to live and manage their money in a way that is honoring to God.

George Hall (Coach in Training)

Hometown: Morrow, Ohio

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. I love the outdoors and enjoy hunting, woodworking, playing my guitar, hiking, reading, and going to the gym. I have a service mentality, I am passionate about helping everyone I meet in any way I can, and sharing the gospel with others.

Grace Shipman

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Interests/Hobbies: I love traveling, a good cup of coffee, and reading a great book. I enjoy learning about how the Lord has gifted and equipped students to reach the world. I’m ready to help break down complex money matters, build clarity and confidence, and celebrate every win – big or small – in your sweet time at Liberty University.

Jacob Cockerham

Hometown: Burlington, NC

Interests/Hobbies: I love playing and watching just about every sport, and I enjoy spending time with friends. I’m passionate about helping people take control of their finances—whether that’s through budgeting, investing, or anything in between. My goal is to help others achieve their financial goals while learning how to honor God in the process.

Jacob Gwinn

Hometown: Lewisburg, WV

Interests/Hobbies: I love golf, playing guitar, watching football, working out, and spending time in the mountains. I am passionate about helping people create and maintain a budget that works for their lifestyle, develop strategies to save for financial goals, and become good stewards of their finances.

Jacob Neiswender

Hometown: Reading, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing sports of all kinds, hunting, traveling, and hanging out with friends. I am passionate about talking to people about investments and helping them build budgets to achieve financial freedom.

Jeremiah Barthelmess

Hometown: New Ipswich, NH

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy creating things with my hands, hanging out with friends, and participating in outdoor activities. I am passionate about showing clients the integration of faith in our finances as well as enabling others to experience the power and joy of giving.

Jenny Xie

Hometown: Xiamen, China

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, hanging out with friends, being outdoors, golfing, watching race cars, and attending music performances. I am passionate about getting to know client and helping them along their financial journey.

Jose Orendain (Coach in Training)

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy soccer and baseball, watching movies, and staying active by going to the gym. I am excited to help remove financial uncertainty and bring clarity to your goals and aspirations from a biblical perspective.

Joseph Faucette

Hometown: Sellersville, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I love listening to music/podcasts 24/7, playing Volleyball, and spending quality time with close friends. I want others to be seen, heard, and understood through conversations about personal finance. My passion is to live a life rooted in generosity and guide others to the peace and freedom of Jesus Christ.

Kellie Van Vessen

Hometown: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Interests/Hobbies: I love being outdoors and enjoying God’s creation, whether it’s hiking with friends, going to the beach, or simply watching a sunset or sunrise. I also enjoy meaningful conversations, and I’m passionate about helping people by sharing biblical financial wisdom to help them navigate their financial lives with purpose through budgeting and goal-setting strategies.

Levi Scott

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing tennis, golf, and pickleball, or pretty much anything that gets me outdoors. Spending quality time with family and friends is really important to me, and I enjoy encouraging others in their walk with Jesus. I’m passionate about integrating faith and finance, equipping others with biblical financial wisdom to help them budget, save, and achieve their goals.

Lexi Wojciechowski

Hometown: Uxbridge, MA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, game nights, and being in God’s creation. I am passionate about helping others find confidence and peace in their finances through giving and budgeting.

Lucas Viana

Hometown: Lexington, MA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing sports, working out, listening to podcasts, and hiking. I am super passionate about helping people understand personal finance better and how they can apply biblical principles to their finances.

Makyiah Sendelbach

Hometown: Evansville, WI

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy being active and doing anything outdoors, along with spending quality time with others, and serving those around me! I am passionate about integrating Biblical wisdom into finances and coming alongside clients to help them achieve their goals.

Manuel Perez

Hometown: Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy watching and playing sports of all kinds, hanging out with my family and friends, reading the Holy Bible and other books, and watching documentaries. I am passionate about giving and saving, talking with people about their financial goals in budgeting for them, helping others get out of financial trouble, and glorifying God with money.

Mark Roylance

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy everything outdoors. From farming, construction, camping, playing sports, and hiking, I love spending time in God’s creation. I believe everything we have is a gift from the Lord, making us stewards of His gifts. I am passionate about giving and stewarding wealth with an eternal perspective.

Nathan Erikson

Hometown: Hershey, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy being outside in God’s creation, specifically hiking, pickleball, and disc golf. Additionally, I love getting to spend time with my family and hanging out with my friends. I am passionate about teaching others how to manage money well and be a good steward of the resources God has blessed us with.

Nicholas Lano (Coach in Training)

Hometown: Greenville, SC

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy spending time outdoors, playing volleyball, spending time with friends, playing video games, and traveling on day trips. I am passionate about getting people on top of their finances so they can focus on what matters to them and not have their finances limit them.

Noah Blondo

Hometown: Monroe, NJ

Interests/Hobbies: I love saltwater fishing, going to baseball games, and playing sports such as baseball/softball, golf, pickleball, and spikeball. I am passionate about helping others in their financial journey and achieving their financial goals, whether through budgeting or investments.

Noah Collazo

Hometown: Safety Harbor, FL

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy hiking, swimming, running, and driving my Jeep. I am passionate about helping others steward their resources for God’s glory.

Owen Gillette

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy disc golf, pickleball, tabletop games, and watching movies. I’m passionate about helping people set and reach their financial goals while encouraging a Christ-centered approach. I am here to support you in making confident and value-driven financial decisions!

Paul McNally

Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, golf, pickleball, and volleyball. I am most passionate about helping others see the value in growing what they have and how that growth can be used to further God’s kingdom.

Philip Zettlemoyer

Hometown: Allentown, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, hiking, going to concerts, playing the guitar, working out, and watching football. I am passionate about helping people achieve their goals by aligning their finances with what matters most to them.

Robert Barrick

Hometown: Harrisburg, PA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy outdoor sports and recreation, including SCUBA diving, and spending time exploring any opportunity that presents itself. I am passionate about recognizing the emotional side of financial decisions and how to make wise judgments with a sound mind.

Sam Petersen (Coach in Training)

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy tossing a football, hitting the gym, and being active in general. I like to learn from podcasts and books about psychology, Christianity, finances, and everything in between. I have a heart to serve people, especially in matters of finances, according to God’s purpose for our lives.

Sarah Lindsay

Hometown: Mattituck, NY

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy hanging out with friends, playing tennis, and baking. I am passionate about helping people achieve their financial goals while aligning them with God’s word.

Seth Lochmann

Hometown: Anchorage, AK

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy spending time outdoors, doing physical activities, and spending time with my friends and family. I am passionate about using the money and resources that God has graciously given us in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

Sterling Barrett

Hometown: Boone, NC

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy any opportunity to spend some time outdoors. Whether it’s climbing, hiking, camping, or playing a sport, I am in! Furthermore, I am passionate about working together with people to reach their goals and equipping them to feel confident about their finances.

Travis Schmidt

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

Tyler May

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy being active. I enjoy most sports, with basketball and ultimate frisbee as my favorites. I am passionate about finance and ministry, so I love financial advising because it gives me a platform to combine the two and point others to Christ through the stewardship of money!

Victor Abel Ogando

Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Interests/Hobbies: I enjoy playing and watching sports, especially soccer, and I also like traveling and keeping up with the stock market. I am passionate about helping people learn more about investing, budgeting, and how to be confident with their money.