About
Jesse Deason, CFP®, CDFA®, EA
Jesse founded Serene Divorce Planning to bring professional divorce financial consulting services to Everett, Washington. In addition to Serene Divorce Planning, Jesse owns a boutique financial planning firm that caters to individuals who are new to managing their finances.
Before beginning her career in personal finance, Jesse spent ten years in public and private industry working in the environmental field. After completing graduate school at the University of Michigan, she was awarded a highly prestigious two-year fellowship in the Presidential Management Fellows Program, the federal government’s premier leadership development program. When her fellowship concluded, Jesse went to work for an international environmental consulting firm. She has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and during her time at the consulting firm, Jesse founded the hydropower industry’s first women's industry group.
Jesse lives with her family in Everett. When she’s not working with clients, she enjoys taking her black lab on walks around the neighborhood and working with her husband to restore their 1928 fixer upper. You can find her out and about at some of the area’s best-loved spots, including Narrative Coffee, the Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-Op, and Bluewater Organic Distilling.
Education
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional
Enrolled Agent (as recognized by the IRS)
Master in Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science, University of Delaware
Professional Affiliations
Association of Divorce Financial Planners
Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Collaborative Professionals of Washington
Cascadia Collaborative Alliance
Snohomish County Estate Planning Council
Volunteer
Collaborative Professionals of Washington Board of Directors (2024 to present)
Interfaith Family Shelter Board of Directors (2019 to present)
Interfaith Family Shelter Capital Campaign Co-chair (2022) (a success!)
Snohomish County Estate Planning Board of Directors (2020 to 2023)
Speaking Engagements
December 2023, How Using a Divorce Financial Analyst Gives You More Options, with Jesse Deason, Welcome to the Other Side Podcast
March 2022, Best Practices Panel Discussion, Collaborative Professionals of Washington Annual Conference
January 2022 (ongoing), Washington Divorce Workshop
November 2021, Understanding Unique Tax Considerations for Divorcing Clients, Seattle Women’s Tax Roundtable
September 2021, Tax Considerations for Divorcing and Divorced Clients, Snohomish County Estate Planning Council
Nicole Zitnik
Nicole supports Serene Divorce Planning in all areas administrative. Before coming to work for Serene Divorce Planning, Nicole spent four years working as a Marketing Coordinator for a local financial planning firm.
Nicole lives in Arlington with her husband and their three boys. They enjoy going on walks, playing outside with their two German Shepherds, and going camping all over Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.