CFP Board Announces New Board of Governors Members.

DENVER -- Three new members will join the Board of Governors of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. as of January 1, 2006. The freshman class includes members who have served on a board for professional trade associations, the CEO of a nonprofit membership association, and the manager of a private equity firm.

Virginia M.K. Stanley, a managing principal of the accounting firm REDW Business and Financial Resources, LLC, in Albuquerque, NM, has previously served a term on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Stanley is a licensed CPA, holds certifications as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) professional, a Personal Financial Specialist and as a Certified Valuation Analyst.

James A. Kaitz is president and CEO of Association of Financial Professionals, a trade organization with more than 14,000 treasury and finance industry members. Kaitz previously held senior positions with other professional associations for senior financial executives and with a healthcare company's Washington, D.C., office. He has served as legislative assistant to the Honorable James Shannon (D-MA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Winston J. Churchill, managing partner of SCP Private Equity Partners, currently serves as a board member or trustee for a number of public, private and educational institutions, including Fordham University and Georgetown University. Churchill, who obtained a master's degree in economics following his studies as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, also was graduated from Yale Law School.

"We are extremely pleased with the three individuals who have been selected for the Board of Governors," said Barton C. Francis, 2006 chair-elect. "Each new member brings experiences and strengths that will complement our already existing Board of Governors."

Karen P. Schaeffer, a CFP(R) certificant from Rockville, MD, was announced as the chair-elect for 2006 when Francis assumes his duties as chair.

The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to help people benefit from competent, professional and ethical financial planning. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP(R) and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 49,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States.