Faculty

Faculty at the College are not only experts in their respective areas of financial planning - be it investments, retirement planning, or tax planning - they are also active in the development, administration, and delivery of the College's programs. They will guide you in the successful completion of your various courses, helping to expand your horizons through each class you take.

Click each professor’s bio to view a short introduction video on YouTube. Feel free to e-mail our professors any topic or specific course-related questions you might have.

Dr. Jesse B. Arman

Dr. Jesse B. Arman

Vice President, Academic Affairs | Associate Professor

Ph.D. - Touro University International
MA - Webster University
ChFC - American College
BA - Franklin & Marshall

Jesse.Arman@cffp.edu | Message from the Vice President

Meet our Faculty:

Michael B. Cates

Michael B. Cates, MS, CFP®

Sr. Director of Certification Programs | Associate Professor

MS, ATP - College for Financial Planning
BS - Regis University

Responsible For: CFPE 503, PFP 513

Michael.Cates@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Jim Pasztor, CFP

Jim Pasztor, MS, MSF, CFP®

Chair, Graduate Degree Program | Associate Professor

MSF - College for Financial Planning
MS - College for Financial Planning
BM - Catholic University of America

Responsible For: CFPE 502, PFP 512, PFP 550

James.Pasztor@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Donald Johnson, CFP

Donald Johnson, MBA, CFP®

Professor

MBA - University of Missouri
BS - University of Illinois

Responsible For: APMA, AAMS, AWMA, CMFC, CFPE 502

Donald.Johnson@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Robert Pennington

Robert Pennington, JD, LLM

Professor

JD - University of Kentucky
LLM - University of Florida
BA - University of Virginia

Responsible For: CRPS, PFP 515, PFP 516, PFP 560, PFP 580

Robert.Pennington@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Gregg Parish

Gregg Parish, JD

Professor

JD – University of Colorado Law School
BA – Brown University

Responsible For: ADPA, CFPE 505, PFP 581

Gregg.Parish@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Sam Van Why

Sam Van Why, ChFC, CLU

Professor

ChFC, CLU - American College
MA - Colorado State University
BA - Colorado State University

Responsible For: PFP 510, PFP 511, PFP 514, PFP 570, PFP 572, PFP 650

Sam.VanWhy@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Dr. Satya Dutta

Dr. Satya Dutta

Professor

PhD - Clark University
MA - Clark University
MA - Dhaka University
BA - Dhaka University

Responsible For: ECO 550, ECO 510, ECO 550, ECO 551, FIN 511, FIN 560, FIN 600, FIN 650, FIN 651, MAT 550

Satya.Dutta@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Rich Stebbins

Rich Stebbins, JD, MS

Associate Professor

JD – Texas Tech University
MS – Texas Tech University
BS – West Texas A&M University

Responsible For: CFPE 504, CRPC

Richard.Stebbins@cffp.edu | Meet your professor

Steve Syrmopolous

Steven T. Syrmopoulos, MIM, ChFC, CFP®

Assistant Professor

MIM - Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management
BS - Winona State University
ChFC - American College

Responsible For: CFPE 501, RP, PFP 552

Steven.Syrmopoulos@cffp.edu | Meet your professor


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