L to R, top row first: Dr. Melissa Weathersby, President and CEO of 5-Star Empowerment; Marlon Green, Founder of Prosperous Athletes Financial Education
Gerardo King, Investment Banker, Member of the Board of Directors of Peak 10 Energy; Vince Shorb, Founder and CEO of the National Financial Educators Council; Sharita Humphrey, Certified Financial Education Instructor and Small Business Advisor; and Paul Goebel, Founder and Director of UNT's Student Money Management Center
As part of a nationwide effort, the NFEC chose Texas as one of its initial launch states because of the demonstrated need for greater economic empowerment among Texans.