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Neale Sheila Godfrey (born March 4, 1951) is an American author and creator of the topic of kids and money in the United States, with over 26 books on financial literacy, intended for both children and adults .〔(WorldCat Identities )〕 Her work has received numerous literary awards. Her most noted works are "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children",〔New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 978-0-671-79805-5 (WorldCat )〕 a New York Times #1 Best Seller, and "Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book",〔Godfrey, Neale S. Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. ISBN 978-0-689-81717-5 (WorldCat )〕 Godfrey, Neale S., and Carolina Edwards. Each held in over 1000 WorldCat libraries.〔 The later has been translated also into Chinese as '', 不長在樹上 : 如何使你的孩子學會理財 (Qian, bu zhang zai shu shang : ru he shi ni de hai zi xue hui li cai)'';〔(WorldCat )〕 this title has also been translated into Japanese, and Korean. Four of her other books have been translated into Chinese as well,〔(worldCaty )〕 and two into German.〔(WorldCat )〕 Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children’s finances who has been in the financial field for more than 30 years. Early in her career, Neale became one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. Later, she became the president of The First Women’s Bank and founder of The First Children’s Bank. In 1989, Neale formed her own company, (Children’s Financial Network, Inc. ), whose mission is to educate children and their parents about money. Neale is the author of 17 books that deal with money, life skills, and value issues, and has been honored with a #1 New York Times Best Seller, Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children. Neale was the first to develop money curriculum for children, entitled The One and Only Common Sense/Cents Series and a CD-ROM called Money Town, both created for children Pre-K through High School. As a former Nationally Syndicated Columnist for the Associated Press, Neale has published countless articles in newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Neale’s current program, LIFE, INC: The Ultimate Career Guide for Young People, includes a Teacher’s Guide, Student Journal, and a web site, all sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation. This program serves over one million middle and high school students. The LIFE, Inc. video and program recently received the Mercury© Communications Award. Her latest work, (ECO-Effect®: The Greening of Money ), combines ECOnomics and ECOlogy to show adults and children how they can save money while also saving the environment. The program consists of a book, web site, blog, lessons for school, lessons for home, games and activities to link parents, children, businesses, schools, communities . . . and the world so that together we can raise our consciousness and change habits. She has served as a National Spokesperson for such companies as: Aetna, Microsoft, CocaCola, Fidelity, Quaker Oats, Nuveen and AOL-Time Warner. She is a professional speaker for both domestic and international audiences. Neale has often appeared as a financial expert on programs like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNBC, CNN, etc. She also starred in the PBS special Your Money, Your Children, Your Life. Neale is currently Nickelodeon’s Financial Expert on NickJr.com. Neale has been honored with awards such as “Woman of the Year”, “Banker of the Year”, “Child Advocate of the Year”, and the Femme Award from the United Nations. Most recently, Neale was recognized as one of New Jersey’s “50 Best Women in Business”, and she was National Winner of w2wlink’s Ascendancy Awards for Business Women. Despite these achievements, what her kids really think is cool is that she was a question on Jeopardy!and an answer in The New York Times crossword puzzle! Neale has served on White House and Governor’s Task Forces, as well as on the Board of Directors of The New York Board of Trade, UNICEF, University of Charleston, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and YPO. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of U.S. National Committee for UN Women. She also serves on New Jersey’s Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education. Neale represents North America on a YPO Global Taskforce called RISE, which is creating an international ecological movement, and serves on the Advisory Board for an environmental sustainability outreach movement to “Green” Fayetteville, Arkansas, called Eco-Logical Communities, Applied Sustainability Center at the Sam M. Walton School of Business, University of Arkansas. She is also a faculty member of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), which offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their service to our country. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neale Godfrey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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