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Highly motivated and student-focused, leader and professional recognized for aligning organizational objectives with student and institutional needs. Innovative problem solver with strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and team-building skills. Successful in leading teams, staff development, coaching and departmental training. Experienced in maintaining electronic records for higher education institutions. Innovative leader with ideas and added processes that have added value to the overall strategic goals of the organization, this includes reporting metrics and KPIs on a weekly basis. Expert in administering, organizing, and executing various projects for organizational processes within the financial aid department at my current and previous positions. Overall strong financial aid and military funding background included but not limited in ; administering, awarding, and reconciling federal and state funding. During my 8 years tenure at Kaplan University I was in charged of a student cohort of over 1,000 students both active and inactive. I had a $12 million dollar yearly federal budget to oversee from federal aid, process pertinent refunds and perform reconciliation on a monthly basis. I handled student R2T4 calculations for my cohort as well as awarding non federal aid via Sallie Mae signature loans. Recognized and awarded for being in top performer during my time there. Military connected; current Student Certifying Official at Westcliff University. I am currently one of the stakeholders assisting with all of military processes in the University as we are growing rapidly. Experienced utilizing Enrollment Manager , AI Portal and Tungsten. Strong background in interpreting and applying financial aid, state and military educational benefits regulations and guidelines. Ensure compliance is maintained by auditing files on a regular basis. Experience with financial aid , VA and BPPE audits. I have attended WAVES conferences to keep abreast of new VA information as well as NASFAA conference for financial aid updates.Currently, main point of contact of administering Cal Grant including but not limited to awarding recipients and performing reconciliation. Experienced with financial aid systems testing and integration. Computer and financial aid systems proficient such as PowerFaids, Workday, PeopleSoft, Regents, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, OnBase, Docusign, Slate, Salesforce, and Campus Vue.

Listed skills include Student Financial Aid, Campusvue, Student Affairs, Higher Education, and 38 others.