Conference Committee
Zita Barree, Chair

“Access – the Key to Brighter Futures”

Make your plans now to join us in the “Magic City” on February 15-18, at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel for the 2004 SASFAA Conference.

The Conference Committee claims this to be the best conference yet! It promises to be educational, enlightening and entertaining. You don’t want to miss this annual event.

For all your conference information, please visit www.sasfaa.org. Over the next few months you will be able to:

• Register for the conference
• Make hotel arrangements (Now available!)
• Review general and interest sessions
• Learn interesting facts about our host city, Birmingham

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact one of the following by clicking on his/her name:

• Zita Barree – Conference Chair
• Dorenda Adams – Alabama Rep.
• David Bartnicki – DOE Rep.
• Heather Boutell – Kentucky Rep.
• Jolene Burke – Virginia Rep.
• Bridget Ellis – North Carolina Rep.
• Antoinette Esposito – Georgia Rep.
• Wendy Hutchins – Mississippi Rep.
• Andrea Perry – South Carolina Rep.
• Michael Reynolds – Local Arrangements Chair
• Brent Tener – Tennessee Rep. & '05 Conference Chair
• Rick Wilder – Florida Rep.
  

Diversity Committee
Mary Givhan, Chair

Community Service Project Announced
For 2004 SASFAA Conference

The Diversity Committee is busy planning what we hope will be a very successful event. As a pre-conference event, area high school students will be invited to attend a Financial Aid Fair where they will be able to complete their FAFSA and engage in other activities. This will be SASFAA’s community service project for this year. Through media coverage, working with high school counselors, and through various other ways of getting the message out, it is hoped that this project will be a great success.

In order to pull this off, "we need your help"! The fair will be held on Saturday, February 14, from 1 PM to 5 PM. As you make your plans to attend the conference, please consider volunteering your time to help with this project. To volunteer, print and complete the Community Service Volunteer form which can be found on the SASFAA Web site at www.sasfaa.org. You can mail or fax the form following the instructions on the form.

We want this to be a successful project. This will be another way for SASFAA to support our conference theme, "Access – the Key to Brighter Futures," by using our knowledge and skills to assist these high school students as they prepare for their future.

If you would like additional information, you can contact any member of the Diversity Committee: Mary Givhan, Chair; Liza Bruce; Sandra Gibson; Anita Haynes; Em McNair; Mike O’Grady; or Pebblin Warren.