Rosemary Nixon

Rosemary believes in our ability to create whatever we want in our lives but sometimes people need help in doing that. She coaches people in creating their best retirement, a new life journey, by examining where they are now with regard to factors for successful retirement and helping them develop a Personal Retirement Mission Statement and Plan to make the most of the coming years.

Having spent 37 years helping people plan the future for their organizations, their businesses, and their retirements, Rosemary’s first career was as a Community Development Planner with the City of Middle town, Conn. Thirty-seven years ago she founded the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Hartford, Conn. and with AARP presented pre-retirement planning workshops for corporations. She then spent 10 years as Executive Director of two non-profit organizations in Connecticut creating new programs to serve the community, 10 years as a banker lending to businesses as well as teaching courses on planning and financing new businesses, and 10 years as a financial advisor for American Express Financial Advisors helping people plan financially for retirement. Personally, she has been successful in creating five careers for herself, including retiring twice to create new ventures.  She is also the Founder of Encore Palm Beach County, a nonprofit focused on connecting people over 50 with new work and volunteer opportunities.

Along with the practical experience of creating new careers, her educational background includes a BA from Northeastern University in Political Science, a National Science Foundation Fellowship for graduate work in Political Science & Public Administration with an MA from Northeastern University, and an MBA in Finance & Organizational Behavior from the University of Hartford, Hartford, Conn. She is also a graduate of programs such as Technologies in Creating at MITand the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, N.C. As a volunteer, she has been a lobbyist in the Massachusetts legislature for a non-profit organization, a trustee of a private university, a candidate for public office, and board member of an organization developing affordable housing in the Hartford area.

AFFILIATIONS

Rosemary is a Certified Retirement Coach with Retirement Options, the leader in Retirement Assessment, Life Planning and Training founded in 1989 for the practice of non-financial preparation for retirement. Dr. Richard Johnson, the founder, is a nationally-recognized spokesperson in the field of retirement and adult development, the former President of the American Association for Adult Development and Aging, and the creator of the Retirement Success Profile, the Life Options Profile and Retirement Options Program. Retirement Options is a subsidiary of Career Partners International, a global career management consultant.  She is also a Certified Toastmaster with Toastmasters of America.