Lyssa L. Thaden Email & Phone Number

AccessLex is developing a comprehensive bar prep program - continuing our mission-driven research and collaboration-based approach to product development - to deliver a superior program at a fraction of the price charged by for-profit companies.

The AccessLex Center for Education and Financial Capability® offers on-campus and online personal finance programming and resources to help students and graduates confidently manage their finances on their way to achieving personal and professional success. We also provide professional development opportunities and guidance for school administrators working to improve financial education at their institutions.

Develop and deliver an engaging suite of financial education products and services. Lead the Access Group Financial Education Advisory Committee and work with school personnel, students and others to produce research-based best practices in financial education.

Cheney, Wa

Teach courses in the Sociology Department and for Eastern Online. Full development of online curriculum, including video, lecture capture, discussion boards, assignments, exams, activities and resources.

Provide curriculum design, content analysis, creation and editing (print or web), survey administration, data analysis and signature created-just-for-you workshops, key note addresses, and student/staff development sessions.

Responsible for the entire range of financial education, student success, and client engagement materials and offerings for product users (including curriculum, instructor’s guide and presentations); faculty/staff trainings (in person and online); conference sessions (proposal development, creation and delivery); and national client event series (from conception through execution). Lead education team, maintain client portfolio and assist the sales team as the educational expert on staff.

Create and oversee development of financial education content for the web-based curriculum, in-person presentations, and companion print pieces. Provide consultations with schools to help form personalized campus financial literacy and student success plans.

Develop the consultation platform and all related consultation materials for ASA’s new financial education product. Conduct initial pilot consults and activities with new clients to build best practices for our team. Conduct in-person student, staff and faculty trainings, as well as conference sessions.

Responsible for all fundraising activities for the institution, including annual giving, special events, endowment and planned giving. Oversee the institution’s marketing and public relations efforts. Provide administrative team leadership for the institution.• Increased parent and faculty/staff participation rates by 50%.• Established permanent endowed funding for 2 priority funds (student scholarship, faculty development).

Hybrid role that included responsibility for student loan guarantee business development, client training, student workshops, product development, policy research and advising, and portfolio management ($300M).• Exceeded personal revenue goals by 33% by maintaining client satisfaction. • Created enhancements to web-based business products, resulting in increased company-wide client satisfaction and positive brand recognition.

Unique grant-funded position requiring creation of a new financial literacy program. Designed and administered a longitudinal financial literacy assessment survey, analyzed financial literacy and student loan data, and developed and implemented in-person, workshop-style and curriculum-style financial literacy training.• Determined predictors of student loan default resulting in targeted loan default prevention measures. • Disseminated research to both academic and professional audiences through invited presentations.

Spokane, Washington Area

Billings, Montana Area

Billings, Montana Area

Phd, Sociology

Dissertation: "An integrated approach to capital effects: Analysis of college going for the class of 2004" DeMartini Excellence.

Ma, Organizational Leadership

Bs, Computer Science, Math Education

President’s Award Computer Science Department Award Who’s Who of American College and University Students