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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 leader in financial planning, holding both Certified Financial Planner®  and Wealth Management Certified Professional™ designations.

Paul founded Professional Financial Strategies, Inc. in 1993, among the first fiduciary financial planning firms. The firm now specializes in retirement and wealth planning for affluent families. Paul and his team prioritize clients’ interests in every aspect of planning and investing. He follows a professional management process and collaborates with specialists to guide clients’ decisions on investing, taxes, longevity, and wealth preservation for their chosen people, causes, and communities.

Mr. Hill earned a BA with distinction and an MBA in finance from the University of Rochester. He also holds an MS in financial services from The American College, where he earned Chartered Financial Consultant and Wealth Management Certified Professional designations. He completed an MS in financial planning from the College for Financial Planning, 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.

With a global perspective and decades of experience, Kam-Lin Hill crafts tailored wealth management strategies, collaborating with women, widows, retirees, and their families to address their unique financial needs and the people and communities they deeply care about.

Prior to her work at Professional Financial, Kam-Lin demonstrated dynamic leadership in Malaysia. As the financial controller for Dindings Consolidated Sdn Bhd, she impressively advanced from management to senior manager, then to director, and finally to financial controller over 12 years. During her tenure, she skillfully oversaw group operations across finance, treasury, accounting, taxation, and property development.

In addition to her professional achievements, Kam-Lin, who goes by Katherine, is multilingual in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay. She has called Rochester, NY, home 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)
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) (2001)
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA®) 2023)

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Together with her husband, Kam-Lin passionately supports Bibles for the World (BFTW) and other Christian charities. BFTW brings hope to families in northern India and neighboring countries by offering Christian education, providing healthcare through hospitals, and distributing Bibles in local languages. Kam-Lin personally empowers about 100 poor and orphaned Christian Hmar children, guiding them from grade school through college. Another 100 have already graduated with her help, along with many others over the years who have benefited from her generosity. The Hills are underwriting a Christian building project to double the size of, and fully equip, the largest hospital in the Sielmat metropolitan region in association with the Partnership Foundation and BFTW.

 
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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.