Staff

Get to know the Powercat Financial staff and schedule an appointment to meet with a peer financial counselor today.


Leadership

Jodi Kaus

Jodi Kaus, JD, CTFA

Director

jkaus@k-state.edu

Glenda Eichman

Glenda Eichman

Program Coordinator

geichman@k-state.edu


Peer Financial Counselors: Meritrust Credit Union Scholars

Student may schedule a free session via Navigate with any of our peer financial counselors.

Peer counselors are assigned as a liaison to an academic college to support the financial well-being of all students in that college by networking with faculty and staff to connect our services to their students, hosting resource tablings and providing peer-led financial education opportunities for student organizations in their liaison college.

Want to get involved? Apply to be a peer financial counselor.

College of Agriculture

Cristian Pena

Cristian Peña

Senior, Agribusiness | Colorado Springs, CO

 

College of Architecture, Planning & Design

Keaton Verdict

Keaton Verdict

Junior, Finance; minors in Personal Financial Planning and Entrepreneurship | Shawnee, KS

Quin Vlach

Quin Vlach

Junior, Personal Financial Planning | Bonner Springs, KS

College of Arts & Sciences

Chip Sekabanja Chipo Sekabanja

Sophomore, Economics and Computer Science | Kampala, Uganda

Liaison college: Arts and Sciences, social sciences

Jackson HarveyJackson Harvey

Junior, Personal Financial Planning | Manhattan, KS

Liaison college: Arts and Sciences, social sciences

Jackson RohnJackson Rohn

Junior, Personal Financial Planning | Topeka, KS

Liaison college: Arts and Sciences, natural sciences

Kirsten OuelletteKirsten Ouellette

Junior, Personal Financial Planning; minor in Graphic Design | Washington, KS

Liaison college: Arts and Sciences, arts and humanities

College of Business

Abram MuglerAbram Mugler

Graduate Student, MAcc | Manhattan, KS

Jonathan OuryJonathan Oury

Senior, Personal Financial Planning | Hartland, WI

College of Education

Daniel HensarlingDaniel Hensarling

Senior, Finance; minor in Investment Management | Olathe, KS

College of Engineering

Brenton WildenBrenton Wilden

Junior, Accounting and Finance | Gardner, KS

Katelyn SilcoxKatelyn Silcox

Junior, Personal Financial Planning | Derby, KS

College of Health & Human Sciences

RJ SalmenRJ Salmen (he/they)

Senior, Personal Financial Planning; minors in Leadership Studies and Queer Studies | Olathe, KS

College of Veterinary Medicine and Graduate School

Halle SchindlerHalle Schindler

Graduate Student, MBA | Paola, KS

Global Campus

Michael PumphreyMichael Pumphrey, AFC®

Graduate Student, Personal Financial Planning; certificate in Financial Therapy | Houston, TX

 

Meritrust Credit Union

Meritrust logoThe Meritrust Credit Union scholars program engages students in a premier service-learning opportunity as a peer financial counselor supporting their success as future financial professionals. Meritrust Credit Union Scholars participate in professional development and enrichment opportunities to prepare them as future leaders in financial services.

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Meet previous peer counselors