DOGWOOD FINANCIAL PLANNING - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Principal
• Member of the Garrett Planning Network

Celia Brugge, principal of Dogwood Financial Planning, is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional. Celia earned a B.S. with high honors and an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to founding Dogwood Financial Planning, Celia worked as a management analyst and nutrition professional. She completed the financial planning certification program at Christian Brothers University in 2007 and passed the two-day CFP® exam in March 2008. Celia's own life experiences inspired her to pursue a career of helping others gain financial independence. Her parents worked very hard to put their children through college and to prepare for retirement. However, her father's unexpected passing left her mother in poor financial shape. This could have been prevented with timely financial planning. Celia was determined to learn from this experience and not let it happen to others. She knows what it's like to raise children, to care for elderly parents, face unemployment and layoffs, and sell a home in a difficult market. To enhance her financial planning practice, Celia is a member of the Garrett Planning Network, an international affiliation of over 300 independent financial advisers and planners dedicated to offering independent, as-needed financial planning and advice to people from all walks of life.