{"id":154426,"date":"2026-07-29T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//?p=154426"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:59:04","slug":"new-ucf-grad-spreads-the-value-of-financial-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//new-ucf-grad-spreads-the-value-of-financial-literacy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//","title":{"rendered":"New UCF Grad Spreads the Value of Financial Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p><strong>Natalie Otero /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201926</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//strong> may have missed her graduation ceremony this spring, but she had a good excuse. She/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019d just landed in Japan for a long-awaited vacation that was three years in the making. She says the trip /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2014 where she discovered new interests (sword-making), traversed a mountain and bonded with friends /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2014 symbolized her UCF experience.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cBuilding knowledge and strengthening friendships,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d Otero says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThat/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s my story at UCF./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Those relationships led her to pivot from <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//biomedical-sciences-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//pre-medical-track/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">pre-med</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//a> to <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//accounting-bsba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">accounting</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//a> and opened her up to learn new skills like coding. Friends fueled her drive, brought her joy and encouraged internships, all of which she credits for her induction into the Order of Pegasus, the highest honor for UCF students.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cWhen I started at UCF, I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019t know anyone,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d says the Jacksonville, Florida, native. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cEverything changed quickly./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"attachment_154432/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright (left) and Provost John Buckwalter (right) recognize Natalie Otero &#8217;26 during an Order of Pegasus ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Otero)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<h2>Discovering Her Own Calling</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Otero didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019t really want to be a doctor. She just heard she was <em>supposed</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//em> to be a doctor.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cWhen you do well in high school, people say, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2018Oh, be a doctor and cure cancer./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019 That/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s where my mind was when I arrived as a freshman,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d says Otero, who began her UCF journey studying biomedical sciences.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Then an elective class, <em>Principles of Financial Accounting</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//em>, intervened.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThe professor, <strong>Jeff Reinking /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201913PhD</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//strong>, broke the mold of what it means to be an accountant,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThe concepts made such perfect sense that I switched my major to accounting and saw a clear path ahead. 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//Natalie-hacking-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//Natalie-hacking.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">Natalie Otero (right) found a community at UCF when she joined the student organization KnightHacks. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Otero)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>That same year, Otero/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s friends introduced her to <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//knight-hacks-hack-days-and-hackathons/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">KnightHacks</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//a>, a student organization that hosts UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s biggest software-building marathon annually for hundreds of students from throughout the nation.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cI said I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019d go for fun. Only one girl in our group was a <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//computer-science-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">computer science</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//a> major, but we were able to use basic coding theories to build a program from scratch in 36 hours,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cWe didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019t need to win. Learning and becoming closer, those were our awards./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<h2>A Powerful Cycle for Success</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Otero needed no push but says her friends at UCF became like iron sharpening iron. They/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019d talk about work experiences, which made Otero feel as if she needed to catch up. As a sophomore, she applied for the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//career.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//resources/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//lockheed-martin-work-experience-program/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/">Lockheed Martin College Work Experience Program</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//a> (CWEP), a year-long paid opportunity that enables undergraduate and graduate students to gain real-world work skills and abilities relevant to their academic and career goals.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cI guess they sensed something genuine because they offered the position to me,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<figure 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graduating, Otero completed an internship with one of the big four accounting firms, Deloitte. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Otero)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>A few months later, she was chosen for another internship, this one with Deloitte. By the time she started her junior year, she had experience with two corporations, had become a hackathon regular and developed a hunger for accounting coursework.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cIt all comes full circle. The instructors bring business experiences to the lessons, and we take lessons into businesses,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019d leave [Associate Professor] Sean Dennis/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s class and think auditing must be the most exciting subject ever. All along, my friends and I kept encouraging each other./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<h2>Her True Inspiration</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Word about Otero/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s accounting skills spread until people began asking her to help with their taxes. She routinely gives her time and skillset to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, where she serves people limited by income, language and disabilities.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cMy dad walked me through financial knowledge, and with VITA I have the privilege of doing the same for others,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Otero has drawn more than financial knowledge from her family. Her paternal grandparents came to the U.S. from Cuba at young ages as part of Opera/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u00e7ion Pedro Pan, an agreement of cooperation between the U.S. State Department and Catholic Charities of Miami in the 1960s that saw more than 14,000 unaccompanied children sent by their parents to Miami, away from the growing communist regime in Cuba.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThis has been so much better than I imagined when I came to UCF and didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019t know anyone./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2014 <strong>Natalie Otero &#8217;26</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cIt was hard, but my grandparents talk about how happy they were to be in the U.S., even with limited resources and not knowing when they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019d see their parents again,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d Otero says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThey/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019ve always been optimistic because they know the value of opportunities and they worked hard to make the most of them./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>Otero/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s own optimism engages friends, and her work ethic has led to the Order of Pegasus award, another internship with Deloitte this summer and graduate school in the fall at UNC Chapel Hill.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019s hard to believe,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201d Otero says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u201cThis has been so much better than I imagined when I came to UCF and didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154426/u2019t know anyone. 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