Education

• B.A., Public Administration, Rutgers University, 1981web hosting
• 28 credits towards a Master in Public Administration, Rutgers University

Experience

Kean University, Director of Financial Aid — March 2008 to January 2009

• Chief administrator responsible for all functions of the Financial Aid Office as well as the proper and effective distribution of federal, state, institutional and private financial aid resources.
• Design, develop and review policies and procedures which support the institution’s mission and are sensitive to the diverse student body (majority, minority, non-traditional).
• Insure that the Financial Aid Office is in compliance with all federal, state, and institutional regulations. Responsible for the review, interpretation and implementation of Federal Title IV financial aid regulations and current literature available to the office.
• Plan, implement, and monitor the counseling, evaluation, and awarding activities of the Financial Aid Office. This includes: counseling of parents and students, need analysis, aid packaging, loan processing and review of work flow procedures to insure student service while maintaining efficiency of the office operations. Training and monitoring of professional staff with direct responsibility for these programs.
• Developed financial aid strategies for the recruitment and retention of students.
• Implemented financial aid packaging strategies to meet enrollment management goals

Bloomfield College, Director of Financial Aid and Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management — June 2002 to March 2008

• Provided leadership and direction to the financial aid staff
• Developed and implement the college’s packaging / tuition discount strategies and its administration
• Worked with the Vice President of Enrollment Management in the planning and execution of campus-wide programs and initiatives pertaining to enrollment and retention
• Designed, developed and reviewed policies and procedures which support the institution’s mission and are sensitive to the diverse student body
• Developed financial aid strategies for the recruitment and retention of students
• Implemented financial aid packaging strategies to meet enrollment management goals
• Ensured that tuition discounting meets the college’s goal for recruitment, retention and revenue surplus
• Involved in the campus-wide efforts of the financial aid office as it relates to enrollment management, admissions and retention issues
• Researched, analyzed, and prepared annual institutional funding budget requests
• Responsible for the completion IPEDS and FISAP reports
• Ensured that the Financial Aid Office is in compliance with all federal, state, and institutional regulations
• Responsible for the review, interpretation and implementation of Federal Title IV financial aid regulations and current literature available to the office
• Planed, implemented, and monitored the counseling, evaluation, and awarding activities of the Financial Aid Office
• Responsible for the development and implementation of default prevention strategies
• Analysis, development, implementation, and refinement of the computerized financial aid information system
• Served on the Enrollment Management Committee for Recruitment and Retention, College Retention Task Force, and the Campus-Wide Colleague Users Group
• Responsible for the annual set up and day to day functionality of the financial aid module within the Datatel Management System

Rutgers University- Newark, Assistant Director of Financial Aid- 1992 – 2002 — September 1983 – June 2002

• Ongoing management of the office budget
• Management of the Direct Lending Program
• Quality control and Image Now programs
• Liaison with the Graduate School of Management and the Newark Law School.
• Accurate and timely processing of an estimated 1000 financial aid applications both undergraduate and graduate 

Rutgers University, Financial Aid Officer- 1983- 1992

• Responsible for the accurate and timely processing of approximately 2,000 aid applications both for undergraduate and graduate