Community Champion: Sarah Brady
Sarah Brady’s passion for spreading the financial wellness message extends beyond her professional endeavors – it shows in her personal life, too. Well-versed in a broad range of personal and business finance subject areas, Sarah advocates for financial wellness by speaking in California communities and publishing blog posts on her company platform.
Brady has proven herself a community champion throughout her career and volunteer service. She demonstrates a commitment to empowering children, youth, and families with essential financial wellness education and providing ongoing support to make that education sustainable. Sarah’s talents for teaching, speaking, and writing for financial publications, financial institutions and credit counseling agencies. These have included Experian, Forbes Advisor, Investopedia, the NFCC and more.
Personal Statement
I’ve been passionate about education for as long as I can remember. In my twenties, I volunteered as a tutor and went on to direct two after-school programs in a neighborhood of highly-concentrated poverty. I loved working with children and training tutors, but over time I began searching for more ways I could provide long-lasting support and empowerment to the students and their families. I just wasn’t sure what that would look like yet.
Fortunately, I had a dear friend who was a Credit Counselor, and he insisted I would love working with him. It seemed like a complete mismatch at first. After all, I didn’t know the first thing about money or credit, despite having earned a Master’s degree. How could I possibly help people navigate their finances?
As it turns out, my friend was right! In 2013, I became an NFCC-certified credit counselor and HUD-certified housing counselor, and I discovered a passion for working with consumers and breaking down financial concepts. Within a year, I was facilitating financial wellness workshops around the San Francisco Bay Area, leading department-wide trainings for my peers and helping onboard new counselors.
Since then, I’ve constantly looked for ways to make financial education more accessible to the public. I’ve worked as an educator and coach for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and the SF LGBT Center, and I’ve written about money and credit for dozens of national publications and brands, including Experian, Investopedia, Forbes Advisor, and more.
Now, as I join the NFEC in their mission of financial empowerment, I see my work coming full circle. My experience has taught me that financial education can completely change a person’s quality of life, and the younger that education begins, the better. The NFEC is transforming access to financial education, and I’m proud to contribute to that effort.
Community Champion: Sarah Brady
Having spent more than a decade educating California children and families in financial wellness, today Sarah Brady expands upon that impact as a participating member of the California Financial Educators Council Advisory Board. Her energy and dynamism are much appreciated.
As an accomplished presenter and content creator, Sarah has established a recognizable, influential voice in support of the financial wellness movement. In collaboration, we plan to amplify that voice to reach even more California families with financial wellness education that makes a difference. On behalf of the California Council, we thank Sarah Brady for her inspiration, insight, and passion.
