Keir Staff
President
Henrietta Nye CFP®, CLU\ChFC, CPCU
Henrietta Nye, President, CFP®, CLU\ChFC, CPCU, has been with the company since 1983. She oversees the marketing and production sides of the business. Her claim to fame has been hiring the great people that produce the products or communicate with the... more »
Editor-in-Chief
John Keir J.D.
John Keir, Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-Chief, received a B.A from Williams College and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. He practiced law in Philadelphia, including a federal court clerkship and public service in the District Attorney's... more »
Director of Operations
Deb Klamo
Deb Klamo, Director of Operations started with Keir Educational Resources in 1992 as Assistant to the President. She has taken on full responsibility for the production of all manuscripts, coordination of online or computerized study products, communication... more »
Editor/Course Instructor
Debra Sawyer CFP®, CPA, ChFC®, CLU®
Debra Sawyer CFP®, CPA Editor, and Lead Live and Online Review Course Instructor for CFP® Certification Examination, started writing and teaching for the company as a consultant in 1999 and joined us full time in 2002. Debra brings incredible energy and... more »
Director of Sales and Marketing
Shannon Bryant
Shannon Bryant has been with Keir for over thirteen years. For the first ten years, she worked as a sales representative responsible for the Keir endeavors in our professional designation programs. For the past three years, her role is Director of Sales and... more »
Program Coordinator
Mary Grace Caudill
Mary Grace Caudill, Program Coordinator , is passionate about our Keir clients. She always goes above and beyond the call of duty to be certain that our clients have everything they need for their studies. She especially loves working with Program Directors... more »
Sales Team
Matt Killinen
Matt Killinen, Account Manager , joined Keir in 2007 as a member of our sales team. Matt has had previous experience in the insurance industry as a representative working with Western Southern Life Insurance Company. Matt brings to the table industry... more »
Nona Hillsberg CFP®, ChFC® CASL®
Nona Hillsberg, Account Manager, spent over 25 years working in the financial services industry and another 7 years in financial services education at The American College. Her areas of expertise are strategic planning,. marketing and sales. She enjoys... more »
Ryan Bird
Ryan Bird, Account Manager, is the newest addition to Keir Educational Resources. Ryan comes to Keir with an extensive background in sales and building relationships. Ryan’s greatest assets are his Golden rule philosophy toward life, dependability, superior... more »
Financial Training Specialist
Jennifer Chasse
Jennifer started her career at the first CFP® Board registered program in Rhode Island and managed it for over 10 years. She is also past President of Rhode Island's Women in Higher Education. She was named the "2009 Women to Watch" by the Providence... more »
Keir Instructors
CFP®, CLU\ChFC Instructors
Neil Brown CPA, CFP®
Neil received a Masters of Accountancy, magna cum laude, from The University of South Carolina in 1993 and Bachelors in Business, magna cum laude, from The University of South Carolina in 1992. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified... more »
Mary L. Cardello CPA, CFP®
Mary L. Cardello, CPA, CFP® teaches courses to financial professionals who are preparing to take the CFP® Certification Examination. Her teaching style emphasizes practical on-the-job training designed to assist the CFP® Certificant in developing... more »
David Hultstrom CFP®, ChFC®, CFA®
David Hultstrom is president of Financial Architects, LLC which specializes in providing financial planning and wealth management to high-net-worth clients. He has also spent the last decade teaching and training financial advisors and serving as an industry... more »
Emily Johnson CFP®
Emily Johnson is a practicing CFP® in Hilton Head, SC. She used the Keir materials and live review course (Martine Weinhold, instructor) to pass the CFP exam and is excited to be part of the Keir team of instructors. Emily is a member of a three person... more »
James M. Knaus CFP®
James M. Knaus, CFP® is a practitioner in Troy, Michigan, specializing in comprehensive financial planning on a fee basis. With over 39 years of experience, Jim has amassed unique breadth and depth in the financial arena.
Mr. Knaus is also the... more »
Jeff Rattiner CFP®, CPA
Mr. Rattiner has authored a book for Bloomberg Press entitled, "Getting Started as a Financial Planner", has co-authored a financial planning textbook published by Mittra and Associates entitled "Practicing Financial Planning", has authored a text for the... more »
James Tissot CFP®
James Tissot is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) and Founder of Prism Planning, Inc. located in Midtown Manhattan and The Hudson Valley. In addition, Mr. Tissot has successfully completed his Series 7, Series 63 examinations and has obtained his NYS... more »
Martine Weinhold CPA, CFP®
Martine Weinhold is the Director of Operations for Harris SBSB, a business unit of the Harris Private Bank that provides financial planning, investment advisory and tax services to affluent individuals. Ms. Weinhold works with the President/CEO to oversee all... more »
Sherri Donaldson CFP®, ChFC®, MSFS, CASL
Sherri Donaldson is a CFP® professional with M&T Securities, a subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation. Mrs. Donaldson is a Senior Training Specialist and Assistant Vice President within the M&T Investment Group. She administers and instructs undergraduate... more »
FINRA Instructors
Cal Plummer
Cal has been a professional in the adult learning arena for about 25 years. He has provided thousands of hours of classroom training in both the military and in the corporate world, specifically in the financial services industry. He has extensive experience... more »
Richard J. Salvatore CLU/ChFC, MSFS, MSM
Richard J. Salvatore, CLU/ChFC, MSFS, MSM retired after 30 years as a registered rep (Series 7) field manager (Series 26) and training manager for a major insurance company. During that time he was on the external faculty of the American College teaching many... more »
Stephen Fineman CLU, ChFC, LUTCF
Stephen M. Fineman, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF is a registeredinvestment advisor and has worked in the financial services field for the past 31 years. He currently holds the following licences, Life and health, Property and Casualty, Series 6, Series 63, Series 7 and... more »