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Karen Elise Kilbride, CFP®, CPA
Principal
 
Karen Elise is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner, and Certified Public Accountant.  Karen Elise has been a part of the financial services industry since 1984. Prior to establishing her own planning practice, Karen Elise worked for a fee-only wealth management firm that provided comprehensive financial planning and investment advice to high net worth individuals. Before that, she practiced as a public accountant for both an international accounting firm (Coopers & Lybrand LLP) and a large regional CPA firm in Portland, ME. Karen Elise’s financial services industry experience also includes eleven years in the property/casualty insurance business working for a number of Fortune 500 companies in New York and Maine.
 
Karen Elise is a contributor to the Portland Press Herald, where she writes educational based personal finance articles to benefit the general public.
 
Karen Elise holds a Certificate in Financial Planning from Merrimack College and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting. Karen Elise earned the right to call herself a CFP® practitioner from the CFP Board of Standards in 2003. She is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
 
                                                                                        




Michael G. Donahoe, CFP®, MBA
Principal
 
Michael is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner.  He is a seasoned business professional and investor with over 20 years of corporate business experience.  He transitioned from a successful corporate career to become an independent, fee-only financial advisor in 2005.  In 2007, he joined On Course Financial Group, LLC as a principal of the firm.   
 
Michael Donahoe has appeared in national and local consumer and trade publications citing his client advice, perspective on the profession, and personal life experience. He contributes educational columns on topics relating to retirement, which have been featured in the Portland Press Herald.
 
Michael completed his studies in Personal Financial Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with distinction.  He holds an MBA Degree from The George Washington University, and a BA Degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland.  He is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). 
 
 
            
                                                        
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