MEET THE AUTHORS
Maria Pippidis, MS, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension – pippidis@udel.edu
Maria Pippidis has worked for the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension since 1992 and developed resources, evaluated and conducted workshops on Financial Management, Health Insurance Literacy, Food Safety and Personal Development. More recently she has worked on initiatives focused on Farm and Farm Family Resilience and Farm Stress. She is an Accredited Financial Counselor® and Financial Fitness Coach®. She led the New Technologies in Agriculture Education Project year 2 and is a member of the Northeast Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.
Bonnie Braun, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland School of Public Health, Department of Family Science and University of Maryland Extension – bbraun@umd.edu
Bonnie Braun is co-leader of the New Technologies in Agriculture Education project year 2. She provides stress and resilience guidance for the University of Maryland Extension’s SARE grant targeting agriculture services providers. She led the Health Insurance Literacy Initiative. She has conducted research, written curriculum and provided professional development in family resource management, health, and resilience.
Jesse M Ketterman, Jr., PhD, AFC®, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension – jketterm@umd.edu
Jesse M. Ketterman teaches finance and health insurance literacy to consumers. Working with farmers, farm families, and agriculture service providers, he teaches farm stress management, succession planning, retirement planning, and resiliency. He is an active member of the Health Insurance Literacy Initiative and author of health insurance and finance curricula and educational materials.
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