HOW WE HELP
The Center for Financial Wellness provides education, resources, and personalized support to help students and alumni make informed financial decisions. We aim to empower the university community to build strong money management skills, navigate loans and payments, and establish long-term financial stability.
Supporting the Volunteer Experience
We offer workshops, presentations, interactive tools, and one-on-one coaching— both in-person and virtual— to help students budget, save, understand credit, and manage loan repayment. These services reduce financial stress and give Volunteers the confidence to fully engage in academics, leadership, and service. By strengthening financial habits, we support student success, persistence, and academic progress.
Our Vision
To enable students to lead, serve, and act locally, nationally, and internationally based on their values and goals, we aim to shape confident, responsible, and well-rounded financial decision-makers.
Meet Our Staff
Philippa Satterwhite
CliftonStrengths®: Context, Input, Learner, Ideation, Intellection
As the Associate Director of the Center for Financial Wellness, Philippa is here to help Vols explore who they are and how their finances can align with their goals, values, and passions.
John Long
CliftonStrengths®: Developer, Communication, Consistency, Empathy, Strategic
As a Financial Wellness Coach, John is here to support Vols in building confidence with their personal finances and developing strategies that ease financial stress and support their long-term goals.
Student Workers
Our student workers support everything from one-on-one appointments and educational programming to daily operations, digital projects, and recruitment efforts. Together with our full-time staff, student workers help deliver timely, relevant financial education and create meaningful touchpoints that promote confidence, persistence, and long-term financial success.
Meet Our Student Workers
Student Engagement & Project Interns
Dorcas Kwaw-Mensah (CliftonStrengths®: Achiever, Adaptability, Competition, Deliberative, Focus)
Trinity McClain (CliftonStrengths®: Harmony, Consistency, Deliberative, Intellection, Analytical)
Student Support Assistants
Gifty Kwaw-Mensah (CliftonStrengths®: Futuristic, Developer, Positivity, Empathy, Communication)
Kat Garabedian (CliftonStrengths®: Responsibility, Achiever, Developer, Discipline, Learner)
Riley Brenczewski (CliftonStrengths®: Empathy, Input, Developer, Activator, Communication)
Angie Rexford (CliftonStrengths®: Developer, Empathy, Intellection, Responsibility, Consistency)
Financial Wellness Peer Guides
A`lana Boyce (CliftonStrengths®: Individualization, Strategic, Activator, Command, Communication)
Alan Gonzalez (CliftonStrengths®: Adaptability, Connectedness, Analytical, Relator, Individualization)
Michael Gouveia (CliftonStrengths®: Restorative, Achiever, Strategic, Individualization, Connectedness)
DJ Campos (CliftonStrengths®: Communication, Arranger, Developer, Input, Adaptability)
Anna Gibson (CliftonStrengths®: Relator, Learner, Intellection, Connectedness, Arranger)
Financial Wellness Ambassador
Winnie Ansell (CliftonStrengths®: Empathy, Positivity, Developer, Achiever, Learner)
Schedule an Appointment
The Center for Financial Wellness offers free, confidential appointments to help Volunteers navigate their financial lives with confidence. Whether you’re building your first budget or preparing for graduation, we’re here to support you.
Visit
Hodges Library, Ground Floor
1015 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996
Hours:
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.