Experience

Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY, 1975 to Present

• Thirty-four years of progressively responsible experience in Financial Aid, Admissions, and Recruitment and Graduate Placement.
• Financial Aid experience as Director for the last 32 years includes policy development, implementation of financial aid software, financial aid system administration, implementing academic standards that met federal and state regulation, staff training, student counseling and interface with state and federal agencies. During this period, we met all audit and Federal Program Review standards. Served as national beta test site for The College Board in the implementation of MicroFaids (now PowerFaids), a comprehensive PC based financial aid system.
• Admissions/Recruitment experience as Director of both Financial Aid and Admissions for 11 years. Responsible for all phases of admissions and recruitment. Initiated direct mail campaign, expanded recruiting, in partnership with publications revised all recruiting materials and redesigned the entry advisement and registration process. During tenure, FTE enrollment increased 30%.

Education

• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship
  Completed all coursework towards MA in Public Administration, lack thesis. GPA 3.65
• SUNY Cortland
  BS Sociology, 1973

Professional Activities

• Recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
  • New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA)
  • Served for twelve years in offices of Region Representative, Treasurer, Council Person
  • Committee Chair for Awards, State Conference, School Counselor Workshops and Support Staff Training Workshops
  • Statewide trainer for Professional Judgment and NASFAA Leadership
  • Recipient of NYSFAAA Service Award, 1988
  • Recipient of NYSFAAA Achievement Award, 2004
  • Presented at numerous NYSFAAA, SUNY and EASFAA conferences
• Member, New York State Higher Education Services Corporation TAP Redesign Committee
• Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA)
  • Treasurer 2005-2007
  • Past Treasurer 2007-2007
  • Served as EASFAA/NASFAA Trainer for New York for 2008
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
  • NASFAA Board of Directors, Representative at Large 2005-2008
  • Member of NASFAA Finance Committee 2006-2008
  • Member of NASFAA Executive Committee 2007-2008
• SUNYFAP Member and original member of Executive Council
• National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs Financial Aid Professionals Committee, 2 year appointment
• Education Loan Management Resources (ELM) Advisory Committee, 3 year appointment
• College Board Power-Faids Advisory Committee, 3 year appointment

Military

• US Army Veteran
  1970 to 1972
  Intelligence Specialist, Pentagon, Washington, DC