Full Name
Chris Wolgamott
Job Title
Director of Financial Wellbeing
Speaker Bio
Financial Wellness Executive Committee:
CHRIS WOLGAMOTT, Committee Chair, Director of Financial Well-Being, Meritrust Credit Union, Kansas.
Chris has been in the credit union industry for 26 years and leads the financial coaching team at Meritrust, working with organizations and schools to provide financial education training. A national speaker with America’s Credit Unions, he has also helped author several training books. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Marketing from Wichita State University and a Masters of Adult Education from Kansas State University. He has been recognized as a Wichita 40 under 40 recipient, A Credit Union Times Trailblazer under 40 and has had the opportunity to testify on behalf of the credit union industry to a House of Representatives subcommittee and a Kansas Senate hearing.
COLTEN HIBBS, Financial Health Coordinator, Education Credit Union, Texas.
Colton presents and teaches financial literacy curriculum and training across the Texas panhandle and is responsible for Education Credit Union’s Financial Counseling program. He also leads ECU’s involvement with the VITA program sponsored by the IRS to provide free tax preparation services in the communities they serve.
ANDRES ACOSTA, - Business Development Coordinator, TruService Community Federal Credit Union, Arkansas.
Andres applies his expertise as a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC) to enhance economic outcomes for community members and has pioneered a targeted initiative for the underserved and underbanked Hispanic community in Central Arkansas. Andres brings expertise in nonprofit grant management, finance, and business development. He is the architect of Emprende, a City of Little Rock entrepreneur cohort designed for Hispanic business owners, and Emprendiendo, an initiative at El Centro Hispano in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in international business from Arkansas State University, is proficient in QuickBooks, and holds the IRS’s Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) certification.
JENNIFER WEBB, Vice President and Community Development Officer, UP Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Arkansas
With over 16 years of experience, Jenniver is a passionate financial literacy advocate and actively fosters partnerships with local schools and organizes community events to empower individuals with essential financial knowledge. As a Certified Financial Counselor, Jennifer mentors aspiring counselors, and spearheads Financial Wellness Initiatives within her credit union, and is deeply committed to community development and effecting positive change.
KRIS KELLER , Director of Relationship Development, Multipli Credit Union, Missouri
Kris is an expert communicator and relationship builder. He uses financial wellbeing as a path for business development in a market overly saturated with financial institutions. Kris He builds and strengthens relationships between Multipli Credit Union, employer partners, non-profit community organizations, and Multipli team members through financial education and coaching, making connections, and building solutions to match our community’s needs.
JAMES MERRIMAN, Member Experience Leader, Mazuma Credit Union, Missouri.
James leads a team that is tasked with community development and workplace banking. He focuses on finding ways to deepen the credit union's connection with the Kansas City metro community through financial well-being education and believes that relationships are the key to success in business and in life. James serves as chair for the board of EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS INC., a non-profit organization whose passion is empowering people of all ages to take control of their financial futures and achieve their dreams.
CHRIS WOLGAMOTT, Committee Chair, Director of Financial Well-Being, Meritrust Credit Union, Kansas.
Chris has been in the credit union industry for 26 years and leads the financial coaching team at Meritrust, working with organizations and schools to provide financial education training. A national speaker with America’s Credit Unions, he has also helped author several training books. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Marketing from Wichita State University and a Masters of Adult Education from Kansas State University. He has been recognized as a Wichita 40 under 40 recipient, A Credit Union Times Trailblazer under 40 and has had the opportunity to testify on behalf of the credit union industry to a House of Representatives subcommittee and a Kansas Senate hearing.
COLTEN HIBBS, Financial Health Coordinator, Education Credit Union, Texas.
Colton presents and teaches financial literacy curriculum and training across the Texas panhandle and is responsible for Education Credit Union’s Financial Counseling program. He also leads ECU’s involvement with the VITA program sponsored by the IRS to provide free tax preparation services in the communities they serve.
ANDRES ACOSTA, - Business Development Coordinator, TruService Community Federal Credit Union, Arkansas.
Andres applies his expertise as a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC) to enhance economic outcomes for community members and has pioneered a targeted initiative for the underserved and underbanked Hispanic community in Central Arkansas. Andres brings expertise in nonprofit grant management, finance, and business development. He is the architect of Emprende, a City of Little Rock entrepreneur cohort designed for Hispanic business owners, and Emprendiendo, an initiative at El Centro Hispano in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in international business from Arkansas State University, is proficient in QuickBooks, and holds the IRS’s Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) certification.
JENNIFER WEBB, Vice President and Community Development Officer, UP Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Arkansas
With over 16 years of experience, Jenniver is a passionate financial literacy advocate and actively fosters partnerships with local schools and organizes community events to empower individuals with essential financial knowledge. As a Certified Financial Counselor, Jennifer mentors aspiring counselors, and spearheads Financial Wellness Initiatives within her credit union, and is deeply committed to community development and effecting positive change.
KRIS KELLER , Director of Relationship Development, Multipli Credit Union, Missouri
Kris is an expert communicator and relationship builder. He uses financial wellbeing as a path for business development in a market overly saturated with financial institutions. Kris He builds and strengthens relationships between Multipli Credit Union, employer partners, non-profit community organizations, and Multipli team members through financial education and coaching, making connections, and building solutions to match our community’s needs.
JAMES MERRIMAN, Member Experience Leader, Mazuma Credit Union, Missouri.
James leads a team that is tasked with community development and workplace banking. He focuses on finding ways to deepen the credit union's connection with the Kansas City metro community through financial well-being education and believes that relationships are the key to success in business and in life. James serves as chair for the board of EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS INC., a non-profit organization whose passion is empowering people of all ages to take control of their financial futures and achieve their dreams.
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