Georgia State Report
Jenelle Handcox, GASFAA President
The transitional meeting of the 2006-2007 GASFAA Executive Board
was held July 21-22 at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The first day
of the meeting was devoted to reports and recommendations from the
outgoing 2005-2006 Board. Since there are several members on the Board
who have never served previously, several areas were covered including
a review of parliamentary procedures, policies & procedures, and
proper budget usage. I am proud to say that we were able to place
every GASFAA volunteer on a committee.
The members of 2006-2007 Executive Board are:
| Past President
|
Suzanne Pittman
Georgia College & State University |
| President
Elect |
David Bledsoe
Georgia State University |
| Vice President,
Programs |
Letrell Thomas
Ogeechee Technical College |
| Vice President,
Professional Development |
Josh Dasher
Southeastern Technical College |
| Treasurer
|
Kimberly Jordan
University of West Georgia |
| Secretary |
Angela Wilson
Okefenokee Technical College |
| Community
Action Chair |
Larry Mitcham
Gordon College |
| Diversity
Chair |
Charlene Morgan
Middle Georgia College |
| Electronic
Services Chair |
Rich Loftus
USG Board of Regents |
| Legislative
Affairs |
Tracy Ireland
Georgia Student Finance Commission |
| Membership
Chair |
Gina Repak
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Mentoring
Chair |
Amy Moser
Regions Bank |
| Newsletter
Editor |
Jon-Paul Keenan
Student Capital Corporation |
| Strategic
Planning |
Gary Mann
SunTrust Education Loans |
| Vendor/Sponsor
Coordinator |
Pennie Strong
Central Georgia Technical College |
GASFAA’s established goals for 2006-2007 include:
-
Survey the membership as to their needs and satisfaction
with information and services provided by GASFAA and solicit suggestions
for improvement
-
Develop/support a program to place emphasis on
early awareness of financial aid opportunities
-
Continue to offer member institutions NASFAA training
at no cost
-
Continue the “GASFAA Day at the Capitol”
with the Georgia Legislature
-
Update GASFAA By-Laws to incorporate voting by
all members
-
Revise high school counselor training opportunities
to reach more individuals
-
Explore leadership development on behalf of the
association
-
Review GASFAA’s activities and consider submitting
any of our current or new activities for a NASFAA state award
-
Research the transfer of historical records to
imaging
The GASFAA Fall conference will be take place October 12-13 at the
Sheraton Colony Square in Atlanta. Our conference theme for this year
is “GASFAA Festival 2006: Experience the Excitement”.
Our Vice President for Programs, Letrell Thomas, and her committee
have been working hard to ensure that we not only receive invaluable
information that we can share with our offices, but that we have a
good time while we are there. Also, under the direction of Vice President
Josh Dasher, the Professional Development Committee has been very
busy planning our pre-conference function, the New Aid Officers Workshop.
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OCTOBER
2006
