Tiye Kurtz-Miott | Financial Literacy Educator.

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Financial coaching professional with 1.7+ years coordinating multi-stakeholder youth and community programs, delivering one-on-one money management counseling, and managing outreach partnerships end-to-end. Built a financial coaching program from concept through delivery, including workshops on banking, credit, budgeting, taxes, and investments. Strong track record of process documentation, cross-department communication, and reliable execution. Currently developing SQL and Python skills to bring data-driven reporting into program work.

Experience

Program Coordinator · Dream Youth Clinic

2025 — Present
  • Designed Financial Freedom, a financial literacy and coaching program for transitional-aged youth, including workshops, 1-on-1 coaching, and a digital learning platform.
  • Provide one-on-one money management coaching to transitional-aged youth, building personalized action plans.
  • Coordinate youth programming for ages 13–25 across reproductive justice, wellness, and education, managing multiple concurrent tracks.
  • Onboard and supervise youth interns, building workflows and tracking engagement and outcomes.
  • Lead outreach and partnership engagement, organizing events connecting youth and families to health and social services.

Financial Coaching Fellow · My Path Wealth RYTS Fellowship

Feb 2026 — October 2026
  • Completed an 8-month fellowship training nonprofit professionals in financial coaching for youth; earned a Money Management proficiency badge.

Mixologist · Tap Haus

2024 — 2025
  • Delivered fast, accurate customer service in a high-volume, time-pressured environment, processing 100+ transactions per shift with full accountability for cash and card handling.
  • De-escalated customer concerns in real time using active listening and calm judgment, maintaining service quality under pressure.
  • Handled recurring cash-handling and reconciliation responsibilities each shift, reflecting the same accuracy now applied in financial coaching contexts.

After School Math Instructor · Sylvan Learning

2024 — 2025
  • Applied structured analytical methods to assess student performance and customize individualized learning plans.
  • Adapted lesson delivery based on ongoing performance data to support continuous student improvement.
  • Documented and communicated student progress and areas for improvement to families and staff.

Data Analysis Intern · Utilities & Sustainability Department, UC San Diego

2022 — 2023
  • Managed data collection processes across departments to support energy analysis lab reporting.
  • Cleaned, processed, and modeled datasets using Python and Building Automation Systems data, building visualizations to identify key sustainability trends.
  • Developed documentation and reproducible workflows to improve modeling efficiency for future staff.

Education

University of California, San Diego B.S. in Cognitive Science, Minor in Data Science; Machine Learning & Neural Computation Specialization, 2020–2024

Certifications

Money Management Essentials 2nd ed AFCPE, 2026
Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) In progress; 100+ hours of financial counseling experience toward certification, 2026

Skills

Financial educationPublic speakingWeb developmentContent strategyCustomer serviceCash & transaction handlingProgram & operations coordinationProcess documentationData collection & reportingMicrosoft & G Suite proficiency

Work

A selection of professional projects. See also my writing or passion projects.