People in the Plutus Community

Writer

Crystal Stemberger

Crystal Stemberger is named in Plutus Awards source records.

Grant recipient

Daniel Ruggiero

Daniel Ruggiero is Assistant Director of Homes on the Hill, where he helped create its Spanish-language homebuyer education program. His experience spans mortgage lending, financial education, and community development, including eight years at Huntington National Bank and teaching at The Ohio State University.

Speaker

Daniella Flores

Daniella Flores is a software engineer and founder of I Like to Dabble, which she started alongside her full-time job in 2017. Her work has been featured in outlets including Business Insider, CNBC, Refinery29, and USA Today.

Speaker · Grant recipient · Podcaster

Danielle Desir Corbett

Danielle Desir hosts The Thought Card, a podcast about affordable travel and personal finance. She also founded Women of Color Podcasters, a community supporting women of color in podcasting and audio creation. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, CNBC, and Forbes.

Speaker · Educator · Writer

Darla Bishop

Dr. Darla Bishop is a speaker, health policy professor, and author focused on financial wellness. Through keynotes and workshops, she teaches students, faculty, and staff practical approaches to money, career readiness, and wealth building.

Educator · Writer · Speaker

Dasha Kennedy

Dasha Kennedy is a financial educator, author, speaker, and founder of The Broke Black Girl. Her work addresses budgeting, debt, family finances, and the racial and gender wealth gap through articles, newsletters, programs, and social publishing.

Writer · Podcaster

David Auten-Schneider

Writer · Speaker

David Bach

David Bach has reached over 100 million people through books, a podcast, seminars, a newsletter, media appearances, and radio. He appeared on NBC’s Today Show over 100 times and The Oprah Winfrey Show six times, and produced and hosted two public television specials. His work…

Writer

David Chilton

David Chilton is credited as an author of a book recognized in the 3rd Annual Plutus Awards (2012).

Writer

Deacon Hayes

Deacon Hayes is named in Plutus Awards source records.

Grant recipient

Debbie Todd

Debbie Todd is a licensed CPA and certified financial education instructor. She teaches young people and adults about family finances, drawing on more than 20 years of financial literacy instruction. Her teaching uses interactive activities, games, and workbooks.

Speaker

Dee McLaughlin

Dee McLaughlin is a marketing leader with experience in financial services, fashion, entertainment, and brand strategy.

Educator · Writer · Podcaster · Speaker

Delyanne Barros

Delyanne Barros is an investing educator, former employment attorney, and host of the Diversifying podcast. She teaches long-term investing and financial independence through audio, video, newsletters, courses, and social publishing.

Writer

Derek Olson

Derek Olson is named in Plutus Awards source records.

Writer

Diania Merriam

Diania Merriam was recognized as a winner or finalist in the 14th Annual Plutus Awards.

Educator

Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman was recognized in the 11th Annual Plutus Awards.

Speaker

Dorethia Kelly

Grant recipient

Dr. Artika R. Tyner

Dr. Artika R. Tyner is an educator, author, speaker, and racial justice advocate. Her work connects leadership, entrepreneurship, literacy, and justice, drawing on her upbringing in Rondo and legal experience. She writes multicultural books, including Justice Makes a Difference, and advocates for diverse books and…

Speaker

Dr. Derricka Harwell

Speaker

Earl Cox

Writer

Ella Gupta

Ella Gupta is named in the 13th Annual Plutus Awards source records.

Grant recipient

Ellie Kay

Ellie Kay is the founder and CEO of Heroes at Home, a nonprofit providing financial literacy education to military members. An author of 15 books, speaker, corporate educator, and mother of seven, she teaches practical money habits informed by her own experience managing financial challenges.

Educator · Writer

Ellyce Fulmore

Ellyce Fulmore is a financial educator, author, and founder of Queerd Co. Her work examines how identity and lived experience shape personal finance. A queer and neurodivergent creator, she wrote Keeping Finance Personal to help readers reconsider money expectations and shame.

Speaker

Elyssa Kirkham

Elyssa Kirkham is a personal finance writer covering budgeting, debt, and saving. She founded Brave Saver in 2019 to explore the behavioral, mental, and emotional sides of managing money.