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"MoneySKILL was a comprehensive
program that gave us a solid foundation
to build off of," says Trankle, research as-
sociate at Axiom Strategies in Annapolis,
Maryland. "Having that foundation has
helped me attain a reasonably sound finan-
cial situation at 26. I am constantly calling
upon my financial knowledge and building
on it by reading financial news and advice."
This year, the national MoneySKILL
program launched a Spanish version and
is fast approaching its 1 millionth stu-
dent. In Western New York, the School
of Management's undergraduate honors
students team up annually on projects to
spread awareness for the program and the
importance of financial literacy.
"I use MoneySKILL because the pro-
gram is very user-friendly and incorpo-
rates a wide variety of financial terms and
scenarios for students to learn from," says
Barbara Trietley, a business teacher at
Leonardo da Vinci High School in Buffalo
who has used the curriculum for the past
10 years. "It is so important for teenagers to
at least have a basic understanding of per-
sonal finance so they can begin their adult
lives heading in the right direction without
struggling to fill their financial needs." x
— Matthew Biddle
Now a PwC senior associate, Kelly Marco helped lead
her MoneySKILL team to victory in 2009.
Before graduating from the
School of Management and
launching a career in politics,
Jerome Trankle was an individu-
al and team MoneySKILL Mania
winner in 2010.
" MoneySKILL definitely made me aware of a lot of
aspects of personal finance that I wouldn't have
otherwise been exposed to."
Kelly Marco
" MoneySKILL was a comprehensive program that gave us a solid foundation
to build off of. Having that foundation has helped me attain a reasonably
sound financial situation at 26."
Jerome Trankle, BS '14
