Meet the Mentors

At MyMoney Moves, our financial mentors are experienced and accredited coaches passionate about empowering young adults to achieve their financial goals. Whether you’re looking to build savings, manage debt, open a bank account, or apply for loans, our mentors are here to guide you every step of the way.

Each mentor brings a wealth of knowledge and a personalized approach, ensuring you receive the support and tools you need to create lasting financial success.

Meet the team below and learn more about their expertise:

Wasim Ismail Born in London, Wasim's financial journey began at 14, inspired by his entrepreneurial parents. With over 16 years of experience spanning law, finance, insurance, and technology, he brings a unique global perspective from living across Europe, Asia, and America. In the tech-driven Bay Area, he honed skills that now drive his work at Financial Capability Investment, supporting underserved foster youth, college students, and vulnerable communities. Fluent in Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, and Punjabi, Wasim connects deeply with diverse backgrounds. His empathetic approach offers judgment-free financial guidance, helping clients eliminate debt, build credit, and achieve lasting financial freedom through personalized coaching. Marcela Ticas Marcela Ticas is a seasoned Financial Mentor with over 14 years of dedicated experience in the non-profit, financial capability sector. Her professional journey began with a focus on debt consolidation, where she honed her skills behind the scenes before transitioning into a pivotal role of empowering low-income families and individuals throughout Orange County, providing tailored solutions while guiding them towards financial stability. Her progression into program management and development led to her successful tenure in implementing growth-oriented strategies that have significantly impacted the communities she serves. Marcela's extensive knowledge of financial empowerment paired with her keen insight into program implementation equips her with a unique skill set to mentor young adults, guiding them on the path to a prosperous financial future. Dr. Dominique Reese Dr. Dominique' has served over 500 private clients since 2016 and celebrates 20 years in financial services, serving as a financial practitioner, working 1:1 with clients. Although, she works with clients along the financial continuum of care, she specializes in serving the underserved and overlooked communities, including youth (14-24 y/o), BIPOC, under/unemployed, at-risk homeless, veterans, low income and low asset, and re-entry. She has provided financial mentoring to foster youth and transition age foster youth in the BEEM guaranteed income project. Janessa Siegel Janessa Siegel is an entrepreneur, author, financial counselor, and financial healer. While working in higher education, Janessa focused on educating individuals on financial wellness and reducing financial stress through education, counseling, and support. To coincide with teaching students about financial wellness, Janessa also became the Director of Sponsorships of the Higher Education Financial Wellness Alliance, building partnerships with institutions and financial education companies across the nation. Seeing a need for affordable and accessible financial wellness support, Janessa decided to establish her own business, My Wealthy Wellness LLC, in 2019, focusing on providing financial education to the community.
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MyMoney Moves is a financial mentoring program for Black young adults ages 18-26 who live in certain areas of San Francisco and Oakland.

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