South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
2018 Annual Conference
FIND YOUR JOY
March 25-28, 2018 Hilton Head Island, SC
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WELCOME FROM YOUR SCASFAA PRESIDENTFIND YOUR JOY
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 52nd Annual Conference of the South Carolina Student Financial Aid Administrators in beautiful Hilton Head, SC! I am so very excited to share the next couple of days with you!
Elizabeth Milam and the conference committee have put together a great program full of timely sessions and fun activities and I look forward to this time together to recharge and Find my Joy! We have a number of special guests who will be joining us this week to provide informative sessions including Justin Draeger (President of NASFAA), Marian Dill (SASFAA Immediate Past-President), Biz Daniel (VASFAA President), and of course, our favorite friendly FED, David Bartnicki (Department of Education). The Global Issues committee, led by Gerrick Hampton, is presenting an interactive Poverty Simulation Monday afternoon, and I encourage everyone to participate in this special activity. Tuesday evening, Kevin Perry will host the SCASFAA version of Family Feud after dinner and everyone is invited to participate. We will have a great time finding out what the Survey Says! Wednesday morning we will celebrate Spirit Day, so make sure to represent your school colors!
We would not be able to have this time together to Find our Joy without the support of our Sponsors, new and old! Thank you to Melanie Gillespie, chair of the Sponsorship Committee for all of the hard work this year! We have 15 sponsors who will be attending the conference this year, including four brand new companies and one welcome-back company! Please take some time during the breaks to visit with our partners and get to know the representatives from each organization as well as the services they offer to our members. A big thank you to each sponsor for the support, guidance, and friendship that you bring to our association!
This year I selected Canine Angels Service Dogs as the conference charity. CASD, located in Little River, SC, rescues shelter animals from SC humane societies and trains them to be service animals for disabled veterans, injured first responders, and children with autism. They also have a therapy dog program that visits children, nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living centers. Please take some time to visit the charity table located outside the entrance to the ballrooms to familiarize yourself with the charitys mission as well as view the items up for bidding. If silent auctions are not your thing, you can buy 50/50 raffle tickets or make a monetary donation. Thank you for your support of our conference charity!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful few days together, celebrating our organization as well as the friendships that we have created over the years. SCASFAA truly is like a second family to so many and Im thankful for each and every member who makes our organization so strong.
With Joy,
Jennifer Williams2017-18 SCASFAA President
Please join me in supporting Canine Angels Service Dogs organization for our conference charity this year! Canine Angels is a little different from other service dog organizations because they rescue and train shelter dogs instead of breeding. As you all know, Im definitely a fan of rescuing dogs! Please check out the Canine Angels Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CAServiceDogs/.
At the conference, you will be able to bid on Silent Auction items as well as buy raffle tickets as we have done in the past. We will also have t-shirts you can purchase in support of this wonderful charity. For anyone who wants to contribute but is not attending the conference, you can donate through PayPal by clicking the Donate button online at https://www.scasfaa.org/2018-annual-charity.
Thank you, SCASFAA members for all of the support this year!
Jennifer Williams 2017-18 SCASFAA President
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Electronic Polls will close at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 27. All members should have received an email from Election Buddy with the electronic voting key. Questions about the voting process may be directed to Kevin Perry, SCASFAA Nominations and Elections Chair at [email protected].
You can find each candidates full statement of Candidacy, Picture, and Bio at our Election Page: https://www.scasfaa.org/Elections .
Please remember to vote for your Executive Board!
Election Information
PLEASE WELCOME OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
David Bartnicki, Federal Training Officer, U.S. Department of EducationFederal Student Aid Office
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David has worked for the U.S. Department of Educations Federal Student Aid Office for 23 years. He has served as an Institutional Review Specialist, Institutional Improvement Specialist (IIS), Branch Chief for Contract Compliance and is currently a Federal Training Officer.
Davids entire government career has been in the Atlanta Regional Office where he currently works directly with over 1,100 postsecondary schools in the Southeast Region. As a training officer, David provides training and technical assistance on a wide variety of federal student aid topics to schools, state agencies, accreditation bodies and higher education organizations through a variety of state, regional, national and Department venues.
While in FSA, David has helped redesign the FSA Assessment Modules, developed the popular Ask A FED booth at the annual FSA Conferences, and developed the Departments compliance review process for EDs private collection agencies. David serves on the Conference Delivery Team, the Training Topics Report Team, and the National Verification Team.
In addition, David has received several financial aid awards including the 2014 Certificate of Recognition from the State of Alabama Governor Bentleys Office; 2013 FSA Award for Most Innovative Team, 2013 FASFAA Distinguished Service Award (FL), 2013 TASFAA Distinguished Service Award (TN), the 2012 SASFAA Distinguished Service Award (Southern Regional), the 2012 AASFAA John H. Buchanan Distinguished Service Award (AL), 2012 MASFAA Special Recognition Award (MS), the 2011 Kentucky Admiral Award, 2010 FSA Award for Best Mission Results, the 2005 Florida Public Career Technical Centers Merit Award, the 2003 SCASFAA Distinguished Service Award (SC), the 2003 AASFAA Award of Merit (AL) and the 2001 NCASFAA Award of Merit (NC).
When not working, David enjoys spending time with his wife, Christy, and sons Luke, Adam, and Ethan.
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Biz Daniel, PresidentVirginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Elizabeth Biz Daniel is the 2017-18 President of the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA). She is participating in the SCASFAA conference as part of the SASFAA Presidents Exchange, and Jennifer will attend VASFAA as Bizs guest in April. As VASFAA President, Biz is leading the association during their 50th anniversary, which they are commemorating with the theme: Coming Together Celebrating 50 Years of Serving Students, Families, and Institutions. Biz says the key to the success of associations such as SCASFAA and VASFAA is their members and their participation, or in the words of Vince Lombardi, The achievements of an organization are the combined efforts of each individual. Biz is no stranger to SCASFAA, as she has attended our conferences for 25 years. Although her company affiliation has changed since 1993, Biz is our longest-tenured sponsor representative, and we love her willingness to always volunteer at our conferences. A Senior Marketing Associate with Great Lakes Higher Education, Biz is an experienced marketing professional who specializes in default prevention, private loan processing tools, and financial literacy, which she promotes to institutions in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Radford University in Virginia.
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Marion Dill, Past-PresidentSouthern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Marian Malone Dill currently serves as Director of Financial Aid for Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Prior to her arrival at Lee in 1998, Marian was the Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Cleveland State Community College and a financial aid counselor at Tennessee Wesleyan College. A highlight of her career occurred in March 2014 when she testified before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on student loan reform. Marians financial aid career began as a student worker in the federal work study program. As a first-generation college graduate and recipient of Title IV aid, she earned an early appreciation for the benefits of assistance and now enjoys the opportunity to help students navigate the financial aid process in order to reach their educational goals. Marian was recently elected to the NASFAA Board as a Regional Representative. She currently serves as Past President for SASFAA, the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. She has also served as Vice President, a New Aid Officers Workshop (NAOW) Trainer, Budget /Finance Chair and Membership Chair. She is also a member of TASFAA, the Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, where she has held the positions of President, Treasurer, District Chair and Chair of the Financial Aid Awareness Committee. She has served on various committees and boards, including the boards of Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) and Tennessee Student Assistance Alliance and across the Lee University Campus. Dill has also enjoyed prese
