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Community Impact

health and wellness and to connect communities. Based on his of New York and makes presentations on empowering minority
belief that everyone should have access to regional and nation- women through different organizations like the Association of
al trails and parks, he recently worked with local, county, state, Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America.
and federal agencies to implement the Quakertown Active
Transportation Plan, which includes a $1.5 million rail-with- David Pickler
trail partnership with Southeastern Transportation Authority Pickler Wealth Advisors CEO David Pickler
(SEPTA). One of his roles is to lead his township and county serves as executive director of the American
park boards in planning the Pennsylvania Highland Trail in Public Education Foundation (APEF), is
partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club in order past president of the National School Boards
to build parks and trails to help residents get out and stay Association and helped form the West Tennessee Workforce
healthy. In his 15 years of service to the community, he has Collaborative. Under his leadership over the past year alone,
helped build new parks and trails that have become a model APEF published “The Nation’s Report Card on Financial
for other communities. Literacy,” a 50-state review that highlights the current failure
to prepare and educate K-12 students in personal finance and
Syed Nishat decision-making. It also opened the digital Financial Literacy
Wall Street Alliance Group’s Syed Nishat — a Resource Library, which is available at no cost to teachers,
native of Bangladesh — specializes in work- students and parents nationwide.
ing with immigrants and first-generation
Americans, many of whom have been largely Danielle Robinson
ignored and underserved by financial advisers. He says his Danielle Robinson is assistant vice president
focus is on bringing the next generation of adults into the of corporate philanthropy for Jackson Life
financial services industry by speaking with them about being Insurance and executive director of the Jackson
a fiduciary for clients. In addition, he leads pro bono financial Charitable Foundation, which aims to advance
planning seminars to those living in more underdeveloped areas financial education in the United States. Jackson’s community

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