Financial Literacy Coordinator, Prince George's County Public Schools
Bio
Susan D. Bistransin, is the Financial Education and Empowerment Coordinator for Prince George's County, MD who holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. A veteran of 35 years of teaching, she has taught Financial Literacy for 25 years and considers it one of the most important courses taken by students. She has been a Teacher Ambassador for the EverFi Financial Scholars program, a National Master Educator for the TCT Curriculum and utilizes the expertise of Maryland Council on Economic Education in many of her classroom activities. She was named the Greater Washington Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year for 2013. She was awarded Maryland Outstanding High School Financial Educator by MSDE and the MD Cash Campaign in 2015.
Susan co-wrote the first Financial Literacy for Teens curriculum for Prince George’s County Family and Consumer Sciences in 2014. She is updating this curriculum to reflect today’s financial issues. She is also a member of the writing team for the online Financial Literacy course which is available to all students in the state of Maryland as a one-credit high school course. Susan served as a teacher advisor for the new FDIC Money Smart curriculum, published in 2015. In addition to working with the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development to promote financial education throughout the country, she has served as a panelist for the CFPB, SFEPD, and NGPF for their podcasts and webinars.