Cassidy Mills Email & Phone Number

United States

• Teach students the learning and organization skills they need to be successful in the classroom.
• Aid incoming freshmen student-athletes on their transition between high school to college.
• Promote self advocacy skills for students communicating with professors, coaches, tutors, and learning specialist.
• Help students develop positive time management and the use of campus resources.

• Review and approve of financial aid verification documents including w2s, IRS Letters, tax returns and transcripts, selective service registration, citizenship documents, etc.
• Communicate and meet with families about the services we offer and assist them with receiving proper records and forms.
• Answering questions and concerns about how factors such as split households, death of relatives, job losses, international income, transfer students, etc.
• Using reports to up with students and parents about financial aid documents needed to continue receiving award money.
• Volunteer at FAFSA Days by educating incoming and continuing students as they navigate the financial aid application.
• Provide feedback and insight on how to improve the NC State financial aid documents so that they are less complicated to interpret.

• Created a framework for college going culture at Nash Central High School with a caseload of 190 seniors and 230 juniors.
• Assisted students with college applications, FAFSA applications, SAT/ACT registration, scholarships essays, college athletic recruitment, Residency Determination Service, campus housing, and course enrollment.
• Collaborated with partner organizations and community groups such as AVID, CIS, Upward Bound, and local community colleges.
• Organized college access events such as College Fairs, Family Nights, Decision Days, and Scholarship Nights.
• Collect and report data to coincide with the yearly goals directed towards increasing college application submissions, financial aid application submissions, parent/guardian interactions, SAT/ACT registrations, and.

• Customized emails, marketing materials, and newsletter to reflect the goals of increasing STEM resources and access to research to young learners across North Carolina, specifically in underserved communities.
• Developed and composed regular social media for NCSSM Summer Accelerator to increase outreach and interactions with interested families.
• Reported data from surveys to staff members about how to improve the program and address inquiries.
• Worked in partnership with local business in Durham, Brevard College, and businesses in western North Carolina to show appreciation of their collaborations with NCSSM.

Master Of Education - Med, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Chi Sorority Member Young Life Leader at North Carolina School of Science and Math Intern for Freedom.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication Studies