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Ron is a Boston-based College Funding Coach. He entered the world of financial planning in 1994 and spent four years studying for and earning a CFP designation. Ron practiced traditional financial planning (investment management, retirement planning and saving for college) for several years, and realized that paying for college was overwhelming all other aspects of financial planning for many families.
After learning more about college financial aid and the financial aid formula, Ron made the transition to helping families with their college planning in 2005. Ron’s focus is on getting families through the college years with the least amount of wealth erosion possible.
Ron currently serves on the Board of Directors of the MetroWest YMCA Family Outdoor Center; Secretary, Treasurer and Director of the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce; Chapter Success coach with BNI Massachusetts; Leadership Team of the BNI Pacesetters of Hopkinton; and Faith Group Leader at Faith Community Church of Hopkinton.
Ron is married to Barb, and has two children, Ryan (a 2014 Syracuse University graduate), and Jaclyn (a 2016 Tufts University graduate). Barb is a Cornell University Grad, and Ron Graduated from the University of Michigan, and did his graduate studies at the University of Detroit.