Elise Towner – Financial Educator & Financial Literacy Advocate

Personal Notes

My passion for financial education is rooted from a deep concern for youth aging-out of foster care and their caregivers who haven’t had a formal education on money management. As a former foster child, I know first-hand how devastating the lack of financial education and resources can have on a child who already has one strike against them- being uprooted from biological parents due to abuse and/or neglect. So, I have dedicated my life to raising awareness and educating parents, teachers and youth about the importance of having a sound understanding of the basics of personal finance to achieve success.

Bio

Elise Towner is the Founder of ENTowner Build a Legacy, Inc. a non-profit organization devoted to youth empowerment through financial education and literacy. Her aim is to bring awareness to the plight of youth aging-out of foster care and providing step by step solutions through training programs that help with increasing self-esteem through personal development, embracing traditional values from a millennial perspective, and increasing financial literacy to share with future generations. Elise has worked in corporate America’s financial industry for over fifteen years assisting customers with their banking needs. She earned her MBA with a concentration in Accounting and Finance in 2008, just when the housing market came crumbling down, and understands the psychological and emotional aspects involved when people make financial decisions.

The ENTowner Build a Legacy, Inc., team collaborates with other non-profits, schools, religious and financial organizations who wish to provide personal finance education and outreach to advocate for strong financial literacy. Elise’s long-term vision is to provide scholarships to youth and their care-takers to reduce the need for personal loans for secondary education, thereby reducing personal debt. A transitional housing facility for youth aging out of foster care between the ages of 18 years to 24 years; that introduces the necessary tools to help break the cycle of poverty by transforming their personal relationship with money, a legacy that can be passed on for generations to come.