▁Pl anning ▁Association ▁( F PA ), ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁I CF P ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁for ▁Fin an cial ▁Pl anning ▁( I AF P ). ▁ ▁Yes ke ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁F PA ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁chair ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁the ▁F PA ▁sp un ▁off ▁its ▁Bro ker - De aler ▁Division ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁focus ▁more ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁its ▁mission ▁to ▁" be ▁the ▁community ▁that ▁fost ers ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁financial ▁planning ▁and ▁adv ances ▁the ▁financial ▁planning ▁profession ." ▁ ▁Yes ke ▁also ▁focused ▁on ▁prom ul g ating ▁a ▁fid u ci ary ▁standard ▁for ▁financial ▁pl ann ers , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁his ▁speech ▁before ▁members ▁at ▁the ▁F PA ▁annual ▁conference ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁F PA ▁board , ▁Yes ke ▁served ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁F PA ' s ▁political ▁action ▁committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Yes ke ▁cha ired ▁the ▁F PA ▁Research ▁Center ▁Team ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁cha ired ▁F PA ' s ▁Academ ic ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1