Dara Duguay is the former Director of Citi's Office of Financial Education where she oversaw Citi's global, company-wide financial education efforts, including a $200 million 10-year commitment to support initiatives in over 50 countries. Ms. Duguay also served as the Executive Director of the non-profit Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth, and prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making. Previously, she was the Director of Education for the Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Los Angeles and a professor at the University of Phoenix and California State University. Dara is the author of three critically acclaimed personal finance books: The Citi Commonsense Money Guide for Real People; Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own; and Don't Spend Your Raise: And 59 Other Money Rules You Can't Afford to Break. Ms. Duguay is considered a national expert on personal finance, with over 20 years of active involvement in a wide range of financial education issues. A frequent resource of information to the media, Dara has appeared on ABC World News, CNN and on international outlets. Ms. Duguay currently records a monthly segment called "Financial Fitness" for Clear Channel. She also is a featured columnist in Military Money, a magazine distributed to the U.S. Military.An accomplished public speaker, Ms. Duguay has spoken in front of audiences at hundreds of major conferences, including: the G8 Summit in Moscow on financial literacy; the European Commission's Summit on financial capacity; the OECD annual meeting; the National Association of State Treasurers; the Society of American Business Editors and Writers; and the American Bankers Association. Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Duguay has received the Medal of Merit from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Savings Bond Volunteer Committee), and was appointed to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Economics Steering Committee.Ms. Duguay earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from Schiller University in Paris, France and participated in "Semester at Sea" a global study abroad experience. Duguay received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dara currently resides in Washington, DC.For more information on Dara, please visit www.DaraDollarSmart.com