The January 11th meeting of NYSFAAA Region VI was held at Marymount Manhattan and the following individuals were in attendance:
FirstName LastName Title Institution Rebecca Ali Financial Aid Counselor CUNY - Hunter College Christina Bennett Director of Financial Aid Marymount Manhattan College William Berrios Director of Financial Aid School of Visual Arts Toby Bolden Hudson Account Manager Sallie Mae Desiree Cilmi-Vitali Vice President Sallie Mae Christopher Constable Account Executive Edamerica Katrina Delgrosso Account Manager Chase Education Finance Ursula Duran Sales Manager Academic Finance Corporation Socorro Gago Loan Coordinator of Financial Aid CUNY - Queens College Mary Gambke Sr. Assistant Director - Financial Services Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus David Garelick Account Manager Citibank Student Loans Curtis Gaume Director of Financial Aid Canisius College Calvin Brian Ghanoo Regional Director NSLP - National Student Loan Program Eduardo Gonzalez Vice President / Region Executive USA Funds Services Bernadette Grant financial aid counselor Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus Lorrinza Grazette Jordan Assistant Director of Financial Aid Cooper Union Annette Hamilton Associate Director of Financial Aid Marymount Manhattan College Wayne Harewood III Director of Financial Aid CUNY - Kingsborough Community College Clair Jacobi Director of Financial Aid New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Adrienne King Assistant Director Bank Street College of Education Anna Kopit Financial Aid Director Aveda Institute New York Fred Lane Financial Aid Counselor CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Community College Beatrice Larue Director of Sales Sallie Mae Lileith Lynch Director of Financial Aid Sanford Brown Institute Jeanne McCarthy Vice President Sallie Mae Heather McDonnell Director of Financial Aid Sarah Lawrence College Darryl Menor Caliber Training Institute Robert Mirabal Student Financial Services Counselor Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus LaQuanda Murray Regional Account Executive Wachovia Corporation Anthony Pizzuti Vice President, Director of Regional Accounts Student Loan Xpress, Inc. Ambrose Price Account Executive Citizens Bank Shane Rauh Regional Account Executive TERI - The Educational Resources Institute Vinette Richards Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus Christina Rosado Financial Aid Counselor Marymount Manhattan College Jeffrey Sampson Director of Sales Sallie Mae Jason Santora Vice President Student Loan Xpress, Inc. Tessie Scroggins Manager, Campus Programs Sallie Mae Vera Senese Account Manager Chase Education Finance Steven Sweet Client Relations Manager NYS Higher Education Services Corp Jane Tartaro Financial Aid Counselor CUNY - Graduate School Mary Torres-Erickson Client Relationship Manager M&T Bank Jennifer Trauman Account Executive Access Group, The Michael Turner Client Relations Manager NYS Higher Education Services Corp Rafael Villalona Regional Account Executive Wachovia Corporation Rodney Walton Campus Relations Manager PNC Bank Shelley Worrell Federal Direct Loan Coordinator CUNY - Graduate School Erin Zagaski Account Executive Citizens Bank Tom Zarkos Manager Director Sales Sallie Mae
Brian Ghanoo greeted everyone and wished everyone a Happy New Year!
Chris Constable gave the Treasurer’s report - $15,847.14 balance with $5.39 interest.
The HECS update was given by Mike Turner. The following points were highlighted and the entire update is attached for your perusal.
-08/09 College Data Survey will be sent out by email. The TAP Certifying Officers will be able to update school information. st - If updates are not sent in by March 31 , they must be sent to [email protected] - TAP Earned Credit Reporting – HE8501 report – how many credits students getting TAP have earned. - Lenders can go onto the HESC website to see credit checks. Students can also call lenders and the lender can pull information for the student.
Jennifer Trauman presented strategies for helping undergraduates prepare for Graduate School. The presentation is attached.
Maria Deinnocentiis talked about the Next Generation Committee and how they were trying to reach out to new and old people for the purpose of getting involved with NYSFAAA. Volunteers are needed for various positions and committees.
Volunteers are especially needed for the Election Committee
The Legislative Workshop will take place on March 3rd or 4th.
A Support Staff Work Shop is coming up.
Donations can be given to the Development Fund – think of NYSFAAA as an organization to give to.
Heather McDonald and Curt Guame were special guests at the meeting.
The following points were mentioned:
- Heather congratulated Region VI members on a wonderful conference they hosted in October.
- First draft of Slate should be available by March 1st.
- Heather and Curt have the same vision for NYSFAAA and Slate and want to know what we need them to do for us.
- They both feel that Slate was written too quickly/language.
- NYSFAAA members will have to navigate a little differently and a lot of what’s going on is about perception
- CUNY & SUNY have been subjected already
- Training will take place once the Slate document is sent out
Upcoming Projects:
Novice – 1st full week of June in Suny Brockport. Lisa Simpson is the contact person for Novice.
Legislative Forum – postponed to March because of the primaries
Region 3 Syracuse hosting next year’s conference in Buffalo.
Next 10-15 years we’ll be spending a lot of time in Buffalo and NYC – hotels can’t accommodate us.
We need a great slate of individuals who will take this organization forward!
Brian Ghanoo presented How to Calculate the EFC – Expected Family Contribution
He walked attendees through several calculations
Mary V. Torres-Erickson made a brief presentation on College Goal Sunday. Requests were made for extra assistance for the Bronx to accommodate the 300+ students who are registered and also made a plug for Yonkers. A plea for Chinese speaking volunteers was made for our Flushing location.
Anna Kopit gave the closing remarks and asked everyone to save February 19th for the Tax Workshop by James Briggs at BMCC.