D. Clint Burnett is the owner, president, and chief financial advisor of Shepherd’s Financial LLC. He has obtained his Certified Financial Planner (CFP©) certification from the Certified Financial Planning Board and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) certification from The American College of Financial Services (King of Prussia, PA) as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in New Testament from Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA), a Master of Sacred Theology (STM) from Boston University (Boston, MA), and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Harding School of Theology (Memphis, TN). In addition, Clint is an ordained priest in the Anglican Church in North America and serves his local parish, Old North Abbey (Knoxville, TN). When Clint isn’t serving his clients and church, he enjoys spending time with his family and researching, writing, publishing, and teaching about the apostle Paul (for a list of his publications, see his academic website here).

Emerson Hale is a senior at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance and a collateral in Marketing. Once Emerson graduates, she is seeking to be a financial planner. She is a proud Mainer and owner of a cat. 

Michelle Webb graduated Maryville High School as well as Maryville College with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Adminstration. Since then she has held positions in retail management, banking as well as several financial positions with a large manufactured housing entity. She came to Church of the Cove back in 2003 and immediately began serving on the Stewardship Team and in the Cove Kids ministry. She was offered a staff position and has ministered through the church office as the Administrator since 2013. She enjoys living in Townsend next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which provides her many opportunities for outdoor experiences like hiking, biking, swimming, or just cruising while taking in all of God’s creation. She is also an avid UT Fan (#GoVols).