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FINANCIAL LITERACY COUNCIL TO CONVENE SIXTH MEETING IN
MIAMI ON WEDNESDAY
In an ongoing effort to increase financial literacy and help Floridians make
better financial decisions, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink
announced that the Financial Literacy Council will convene its sixth meeting
in Miami. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 14, 2007, at the United Way of Miami-Dade in the Ansin Building.
At Wednesday’s meeting, the council will discuss the content of the annual
report due to the Governor and Florida Legislature on January 1, 2008, as
well as hear presentations from the following groups; Acción USA Florida,
CompuCredit Corporation, Miami Saves, and the Human Services Coalition.
The sixth meeting of the Financial Literacy Council will be as follows:
DATE: Wednesday,
November 14, 2007
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
– 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: United Way of Miami-Dade
The Ansin Building
3250 SW 3rd Ave
Miami, FL 33129
The council, authorized in 2006 by House Bill 825, was created to study the
financial problems that affect consumers, particularly young persons,
seniors, working adults and small business owners, which arise from a lack
of basic knowledge of financial issues. The council will also develop
recommendations to aid the Department of Financial Services in developing
programs and resources aimed at increasing financial literacy among
Floridians.
The following are the Financial Literacy Council members: Paul Auslander,
CFP, President, American Financial Advisors; Liana Fernandez Fox, Ph.D.,
Professor, Hillsborough Community College; Richard George, President, Junior
Achievement of West Central Florida; Cassandra J. Grayson, Sr. Vice
President, Administration, Florida Credit Union League; Doug Heinlen, Member
of Florida Executive Council, American Association of Retired Persons;
Deidre Newton, President and CEO, Community Real Estate Services, Inc.;
Chair Obdulio Piedra, Miami-Dade Market President, Great Florida Bank; Dulce
M. Suarez-Resnick, Senior Account Manager, HBA Insurance Group.
For more information regarding the Financial Literacy Council please visit
www.myfloridamoney.com.
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