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Faculty
Faculty at the College are not only experts in their respective areas of financial planning - they are also active in the development, administration, and delivery of the College's programs.
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.
In addition to our resident professors, the College is also home to more than 40 industry expert adjunct professors.
Dr. Jesse B. Arman
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | Associate Professor
Ph.D. - Touro University International
MA - Webster University
ChFC - American College
BA - Franklin & Marshall
Jim Pasztor, MPASSM, MSF, CFP®
Vice President, Academic Affairs | Associate Professor
MSF - College for Financial Planning
MS - College for Financial Planning
BM - Catholic University of America
Responsible For: APMA, PFP 512, PFP 550
Meet our Faculty:
Steven T. Syrmopoulos, MIM, ChFC, CFP®
Chair, Graduate Studies Program | Associate Professor
MIM - Thunderbird Graduate School of Global Management
BS - Winona State University
ChFC - American College
Responsible For: CFPE 501, RP, PFP 552
Michael B. Cates, MPASSM, CFP®
Sr. Director of Certification Programs | Associate Professor
MS, ATP - College for Financial Planning
BS - Regis University
Responsible For: CFPE 503, PFP 513
Donald Johnson, MBA, CFP®
Professor
MBA - University of Missouri
BS - University of Illinois
Responsible For: CFPE 502, AAMS, AWMA, CMFC
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
Gregg Parish, JD
Professor
JD – University of Colorado Law School
BA – Brown University
Responsible For: ADPA, CFPE 505, PFP 581
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
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
Rich Stebbins, JD, MS, CFP®
Associate Professor
JD – Texas Tech University
MS – Texas Tech University
BS – West Texas A&M University
Responsible For: CFPE 504, CRPC
Carol S. Craigie, MA, ChFC, CFP®
Assistant Professor
ChFC - American College
MA - Governs State University
BA - Illinois State University
Responsible For: CFPE 506
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