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Paul Byron Hill, CFP® LinkedIn link for Paul Byron Hill

Paul Byron Hill, MBA, MFP, MSFS, ChFC™, WMCP™, CFP®, is a Certified Financial Planner® professional and Wealth Management Certified Professional™.

Paul started Professional Financial Strategies, Inc. in 1993 as one of the first fiduciary financial planning firms. Today, the firm focuses on retirement and wealth planning for affluent families. Paul and his team put their clients’ interests first in planning and investing. He uses a professional management process and works with specialists to help clients make informed choices about investing, taxes, asset protection, and preserving wealth for the people, causes, and communities that matter most to them.

Mr. Hill earned his BA with distinction from the University of Rochester, followed by an MBA in finance from the Simon School of Business at the same university. He also holds an MS in financial services from The American College, where he earned his Chartered Financial Consultant and Wealth Management Certified Professional designations. He also completed an MS in financial planning from the College for Financial Planning, which is now part of the University of Phoenix.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • MBA University of Rochester – Simon Graduate School of Business (1989)
  • MS Financial Services, The American College (1988)
  • MS Financial Planning, College for Financial Planning (1997)
  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), College for Financial Planning (1983)
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC™), The American College (1983)
  • Retirement Income Certified Professional™, The American College (2020)
  • Wealth Management Certified Professional™, The American College (2019)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

  • Financial Planning Association (since 1982)
  • National Society of Accountants
  • Former adjunct faculty member, College for Financial Planning
 

Kam-Lin “Katherine” Hill, CFP®

Kam-Lin K. Hill, CGMA®, ChFC®, CFP® is Executive Vice President, and a Certified Financial Planner® professional. Kam-Lin oversees the Firm’s organizational and financial operations.

Kam-Lin Hill’s professional background, along with her global perspective and years of experience, help her create personalized wealth management strategies for clients, and she works closely with women managing their own finances, as well as retirees, widows, and their families. Kam-Lin guides clients through a structured planning process, helping them make informed decisions about investing, taxes, asset protection, and preserving wealth for the people and communities they care about.

Before joining Professional Financial, Kam-Lin was the financial controller for Dindings Consolidated Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. Over 12 years, she advanced from management roles to senior manager, then director and financial controller for the group. She managed group operations across finance, treasury, accounting, taxation, and property development.

Kam-Lin, who goes by Katherine, speaks four languages and dialects: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay. She has lived in Rochester, NY, since 2001 and is a U.S. naturalized citizen.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • MBA University of Hull, United Kingdom (2000)
  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), College for Financial Planning (2005)
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®), The American College (2004)
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA®) (1997)
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) (2001)

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Kam-Lin and her husband support Bibles for the World (BFTW) and other Christian charities. BFTW helps families in northern India and nearby countries by providing Christian education, medical services through a hospital, and distributing Bibles in native languages. Kam-Lin also supports about 100 poor and orphaned Christian Hmar children from grade school through college. Another 100 or so have already completed high school or college with her help, along with many who were helped in their schooling for a few years.

 
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Peter C. Van Der Voorn, CFP®

Peter C. Van Der Voorn is a Relationship Manager for Professional Financial Strategies, employed since 2000.

Dr. Van Der Voorn is a Certified Financial Planner® (since 2001), and is admitted to the Registry of CFP Licensed Practitioners. He holds a BA from Wichita State University (1961) and a PhD from The University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (1964). He has practiced financial planning since 2000.