Kimberly Temple Schrant

Kimberly Temple Schrant Experience Kimberly has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. She has acquired a diverse background in the areas of corporate, individual, partnership and fiduciary income taxation and planning; estate taxation and planning, and financial and retirement planning. She currently is focused on personal finance, financial coaching and writing and speaking in the area of personal finance. Work experience Before forming Kansas Money Coach LLC, Kimberly worked as a managing director with Grant Thornton LLP, and prior to that, Kennedy and Coe LLC (now, KCoe Isom LLP). She also works with various other companies as a writer on finance topics, teaches financial education, provides one‐on‐one coaching plus tax consulting and compliance services. Professional qualifications and memberships Kimberly holds CPA licenses in both Kansas and Colorado. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Community involvement Kimberly is board chair of Harper Hospital, Harper, Kansas. She is also vice‐chair of Harper Hospital District #6, which is currently planning for the new Patterson Health Center, to be opened in the Spring of 2019. Kimberly serves on the Scholarship Committee for the Wichita Chapter of Executive Women International. She serves as an advisory board member for Junior Achievement of Wichita and on the corporate board for Junior Achievement of Kansas. She donates time to the Harper Mission Mart, a non‐ profit organization serving the underprivileged and is the chair of the organizing committee for 2 Harper County Bullseye BBQ, a Kansas City Barbeque Association‐sanctioned contest. Presentations and publications Kimberly has presented on relevant personal finance topics including, “Personal Finance: Simple but Necessarily Easy!”, “Personal Finance Horror Stories and What You Can Learn from Them,” and “Why It is So Important to Get Out of Debt.” In addition, she has authored, and published articles entitled:  "5 Reasons Roth IRAs are Still a Good Bet After Tax Reform" for the Motley Fool, www.fool.com, April 2018  “Paying Off Debt: Don’t Let Your Brain Talk Your Body Out of Doing This!!” on www.KansasMoneyCoach.com, October 2017  “Why Start Out with Only a Small Emergency Fund” on www.KansasMoneyCoach.com, April 2017  “Around the Edges of Form 990 – Other Filings Impacting Tax‐Exempt Organizations” in Taxation of Exempts, May/June 2012  “Religious Organizations: Staying Pure in the Eyes of IRS” in Taxation of Exempts, November/December 2012 Education Kimberly earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Personal Kimberly enjoys playing golf with her husband, Patrick, and spending time with their son, Sydney. She is an enthusiastic world traveler, having been on several remarkable adventures. These include trekking to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and Everest Base Camp in Nepal and visiting the Taj Mahal in India, to name a few. Kimberly is also an active member of the competition barbeque community and is the organizer of three Kansas City Barbeque Society‐sanctioned competitions. These events attract to South Central Kansas the top barbeque teams in the nation every spring and fall. Contact details M:- E:-www.KansasMoneyCoach.com Facebook: @KansasMoneyCoach Twitter: @KSMoneyCoach Google+: Kansas Money Coach