Scheduled Speakers

Dr. Richmond-Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Pope is a nationally recognized expert in risk, forensic accounting, and white-collar crime research, and an award-winning educator, researcher, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Pope teaches managerial and forensic accounting both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Read a full bio.

George Kamel is a national bestselling author of Breaking Free From Broke and a personal finance expert. Since 2013, he has served on the Ramsey team, speaking across the country, co-hosting top-ranked network podcasts, like Smart Money Happy Hour and The Ramsey Show. George has been featured on Fox News, Fox Business, and more. His goal is to help people spend less, save more, and avoid money traps. Follow George on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X, or online at georgekamel.com.  

David H. Lillard, Jr. has served as Tennessee State Treasurer since his election by the Tennessee General Assembly in January 2009. Treasurer Lillard has extensive professional experience in public and private corporate finance transactions, municipal finance, governmental budgeting, and related fields. Read a full bio.

NBEA 2024-2025 President, Dr. Lori Hauf has taught in the Business and Management Department as well as the Math and Computer Science Department at Dickinson State University since 2001, first as an adjunct lecturer of Business  and then a full time lecturer.  In addition to on-campus course teaching, she has developed and taught online courses, and numerous continuing education workshops for the community.

With more than 30 years of teaching experience, Richard Bliss is a full professor of accounting at Babson College in Massachusets. A member of the College Board Business Principles Advisory Board, Dr. Bliss will demonstrate a strikingly simple way to teach the accounting equation that makes learning easy.

Yvonne Hinson is the CEO of the American Accounting Association. Prior to assuming this role in September 2020, she served as the Academic in Residence for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

She began her accounting career with Arthur Andersen in Charlotte, North Carolina. After returning to the University of Tennessee to pursue her PhD, Hinson accepted a position with Wake Forest University. 

Sean Crevier is an entrepreneur and educator, spending 23 years teaching high school business and coaching. His passion for teaching financial education & personal growth has served students and adults since 1999. Sean serves on the ACTE Board of Directors and is the founder & owner of Crev Ed Design, working with corporations, state organizations, and other educational institutions. Sean is the author of “GetUp Living”, and is a keynote & TED Talk speaker. 

James Redelsheimer is the Curriculum Development Officer at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), bringing over 20 years of AP Economics teaching experience from Armstrong High School, Plymouth, Minnesota He co-authored Barron’s AP Economics, aiding students in AP exam preparation James holds a bachelor’s degree from St Olaf College and a master’s degree from the University of St Thomas He has received the 3M Economics Educator Excellence Award and the other prestigous awards.

Jackie Morgan and Princeton Williams are both Senior Advisors of Outreach at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.  The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors, make up the Federal Reserve System.  

Joey Running is a veteran high school business educator and has been recognized as the 2021 Oregon Council on Economics Education Educator of the Year, 2019 Oregon Business Education and Next Gen Personal Finance Summer Institute Fellow since 2017 and was recognized in Teacher Spotlights for Jump$tart, Take Charge Today, and Practical Money Skills Association’s Secondary Teacher of the Year, and the 2017 Financial Beginnings Oregon Local Impact Educator Award. 

Tim has 31 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and coach, including 24 years teaching financial literacy. He has worked on state standards, curriculum development, school improvement, and social studies assessments for five state exams. Tim's teaching awards include Sallie Mae Top 100 First-Year Teachers in America, Michigan Social Studies Teacher of the Year, and Michigan Economics Teacher of the Year. He is the Director of Ed. at Budget Challenge and teaches at Alma College.

 A nationally recognized expert in financial education, Hilary has over two decades of experience in curriculum development, teacher training, and financial education policy.   Hilary has focused on developing white-labeled financial education resources for corporate and non-profit clients.

Alyse Pflanz is a business and technology educator and is currently the Business Teacher Education coordinator at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She also promotes economic and financial literacy through her role of directing the UNK Center for Economic Education and provides financial planning to clients as a part-time Financial Advisor for WealthPlan Partners.