Nikole Clayton
Director of Education
Banzai

Nikole Clayton serves as the Director of Education at Banzai where she oversees curriculum solutions aimed at instilling financial and life literacy skills in students across the US. Nikole’s role extends beyond curriculum design as she collaborates closely with educators to promote integration into classroom environments and meet the needs of teachers. Passionate about advocating for financial literacy in schools, Nikole promotes the importance of financial education at local, state, and national levels.

Rod Griffin
Senior Director of Consumer Education and Advocacy
Experian

Rod Griffin is Senior Director of Consumer Education and Advocacy for Experian, where he manages the award-winning national consumer education and advocacy program in North America. With more than 25 years of experience in the credit reporting and information services industry, he is an expert on consumer issues, particularly credit reporting, credit scoring and identity theft. He frequently appears in national television, print, radio and online media and presents regularly at regional and national financial literacy events. In his role, Griffin supports a number of national financial literacy and financial inclusion partnerships and conducts training programs for clients, Experian employees and consumer organizations across the United States. Griffin is an active advocate for financial education and financial inclusion. He currently represents Experian on the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy Board of Directors, serving as Secretary and Treasurer, and previously served on the LifeSmarts Corporate Advisory Board, which he chaired in 2016. In addition, he was named one of BadCredit.org’s 10 Most Influential Credit Score Experts for 2024.

Tim Ranzetta
Founder
Next Gen Personal Finance

Tim’s saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance. NGPF aims to equip students with essential financial literacy skills by providing free curriculum and training for teachers, advocating for legislative changes, and supporting the integration of financial education in schools.

Attys. Brian Linares, Katie Taylor 
Bureau of Securities Regulation

Brian Van Dyke
Members First Credit Union

An informed consumer is the best defense against fraud. Consumer and investor education with financial literacy give consumers the tools to protect themselves. This session will be presented by local NH experts with information and tools to share with your students.

Jeffrey Trudel
Sales Manager
CMG Home Loans

Jeffrey Trudel  is a residential lending professional with over 20 years experience. He uses an educational approach to lending guiding borrowers from beginning to end.  And he’s the Chairman of NH Jump$tart!