Education
Epperson graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1986 and was inducted into their alumni hall of fame in 2011.
Epperson graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1986 and was inducted into their alumni hall of fame in 2011.
She also appears on National Broadcasting Company News shows, Today and National Broadcasting Company Nightly News. Epperson holds a bachelor"s degree in sociology and government from Harvard University and a master"s degree in international affairs from Columbia University. She has been an adjunct instructor of international affairs at Columbia University"s School of International Public Affairs since 2000.
She served a summer internship at the age of 18 in the Pittsburgh Press library department.
She is currently stationed at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) covering the energy markets on a daily basis. Epperson, the daughter of David East. Epperson and Ceceila T. Epperson, a retired schoolteacher in the Pittsburgh Public School System, last teaching at Lincoln Elementary School in Pittsburgh.
Her father formerly served as the Dean of The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Epperson often covers personal finance in a column for United States of America Weekend magazine and her writing has also appeared in Essence magazine, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Self magazine.
She also authored the The Big Payoff: 8 Steps Couples Can Take to Make the Most of Their Money and Live Richly Ever After.