Red to Black Leadership Team

Meet our Staff

Catherine Komen - Program Director

Catherine Komen is a PhD student in Personal Financial Planning. She earned her MBA in Finance from the University of Central Missouri and her MA in Human Resource Development from Webster University. She holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Business Administration & Management dual major from Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya. She has over two decades of experience in the financial industry, with the last decade dedicated to training corporations in the importance of professionals’ understanding and mastering their personal finances.

In her free time, Catherine enjoys cooking, traveling to new destinations, and, most of all, spending time with her family.

Carena Fay - Graduate Assistant

Carena Fay is an MBA student in the Rawls College of Business and is set to graduate in May 2025. She has received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Personal Financial Planning at Texas Tech. She is originally from Plano, Texas. 

Carena likes to spend her free time reading, traveling, and spending time with friends.  

 

Riley Beal -Graduate Assistant

Riley Beal is a graduate student in Personal Financial Planning. He is originally from Rochester, Illinois. He plans to graduate in May 2025.

Riley likes to spend his free time hanging out with friends, watching sports, fishing, and anything outdoors.

Arianna Melgar - Student Assistant 

Arianna Melgar is an undergraduate student in Personal Financial Planning. She is originally from Conroe, Texas. Arianna is currently working on her bachelor’s and plans to graduate May 2026.

Arianna likes to spend her free time baking, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.

Ingrid Gonzalez  - Student Assistant 

Ingrid Gonzalez is an undergraduate student in Personal Financial Planning and is set to graduate in May 2026. She is originally from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Ingrid enjoys watching movies with her family and spending time with her friends.

 

 

Prince Bosompim  - Graduate Research Assistant

Prince Bosompim is a doctorate student in the School of Financial Planning. He is a Chartered Accountant (FCCA®-UK), earned a Master in Financial Economics from Youngstown State University and Master of Accountancy from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He aspires to be an educator and a researcher. Aside from his professional endeavors, Prince is a soccer enthusiast, and a Bible student.