Rutgers professor and
financial expert Dr. Barbara O’Neill will offer free Financial Workshops at
Project Self-Sufficiency, Thursday, April 11th, 1:00 p.m., and Tuesday,
April 23rd, 6:00 p.m. Participants
will learn how to plan and execute financial goals, discuss savings plans,
checking accounts, college planning and other topics. The seminars are free and open to the public,
but registration is required. Project
Self-Sufficiency is located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.
Dr. Barbara O'Neill holds the rank of Distinguished Professor in
the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, and is
Rutgers Cooperative Extension's Extension Specialist in Financial Resource
Management. Previously, she was Family and Consumer Sciences Educator in Sussex
County and has taught over 1,100 classes to over 24,000 adult learners. She also provides national leadership for the
Cooperative Extension financial programs, Investing for Your Future and Small Steps
to Health and Wealth and directed the five-year MONEY 2000™ savings
and debt reduction campaign in the 1990s that resulted in over $7 million of
economic impact in New Jersey and almost $20 million nationwide.
Dr. O'Neill has written over 1,700 consumer newspaper articles and
over 160 articles for academic journals, conference proceedings, and other
professional publications. She is a certified financial planner (CFP®),
chartered retirement planning counselor (CRPC®), accredited financial counselor
(AFC), certified housing counselor (CHC), certified financial educator (CFEd),
and certified in family and consumer sciences (CFCS). Dr. O'Neill has also held
various leadership roles in state and national professional associations and
served as president of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning
Education (AFCPE) in 2003.
To register for one of the free Financial Workshops, call Project
Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500. Additional information is available at www.projectselfsufficiency.org.
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