2025-2026 SASFAA Executive Board

Joan Bailey, President Director of USF Health Financial Aid University of South Florida 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., MDC 42 Tampa, FL 33612 Phone: (813) 974-8961
Leigh Ann Hussey, Past President Assistant Vice President Enrollment & Financial Aid University of West Georgia 1601 Maple Street Carrollton, GA 30118 Phone: (678) 839-6421
Katie Conrad, President Elect Executive Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Avenue Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (404)894-1947
Jackie Copeland, Vice President Title Employer Address Phone:
Nancy Ferguson, Secretary Director of Student Financial Aid University of Georgia Office of Student Financial Aid Holmes-Hunter Academic Bldg. Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542-6147
Heather Dearman, Treasurer Director of Financial Aid Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 51 Main Street Perkinston, MS 39573 Phone: 601-928-6225
Jamie Burt, Alabama State President Title Employer Address Phone:
Egan Hanson, Florida State President Chief of Compliance and Quality Schiller International University 400 N. Tampa Street, Suite 1700 Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: (813) 323-9088
Sarah Baumhoff, Georgia State President Title Employer Address Phone:
Andrea Spry, Kentucky State President Director of Student Financial Aid Services Berea College 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40404 Phone:859-985-3314
Jamie Missimer, Mississippi State President Title Employer Address Phone:
Tracy Rapp, North Carolina State President Title Employer Address Phone:
Regina Hailey Smith, South Carolina State President Associate Director USC TRIO Programs University of South Carolina 1338 Pickens Street, Columbia. SC. 29201 Phone: 803-777-5138
April Wolford, Tennessee State President Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid University of Tennessee College of Law 1505 Cumberland Ave., Ste. 161 Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: (865) 974-4131
Loretta Jones, Virginia State President Director of Financial Assistance Development ECPI University 5555 Greenwich Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (Phone) 757-901-0504
Melissa Smith, Conference Co-Chair Deputy Director Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships Vanderbilt University 2309 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: (615) 322-3591
Chad Sartini, Conference Co-Chair Director of Financial Aid, Veteran Affairs, and Records Virginia Western Community College 3094 Colonial Ave Roanoke, VA 24015 Phone (540) 857-6495
Jenelle Handcox, Budget and Finance Employer Address Phone:
Heather Boutell, Association Governance Chair Director of Financial Aid Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Office of Enrollment Services, PMB 407939, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240 Phone:615-322-1792
Dameion Lovett, Global Issues Chair Employer Address Phone:
Chansone Durden, Business Partners Advisory Business Development Officer Navy Federal Credit Union 7421 Skipper Lane Tallahassee, FL 32317 Phone:850-751-1665
Sharon Oliver, Membership Chair Employer Address Phone:
Kaitlyn Lambert, Electronic Services Chair Assistant Director of Financial Aid Laurel Ridge Community College 6480 College Street Warrenton, VA 20187 Phone: (540)347-8515
Rachelle Feldman, Legislative Relations Chair Vice Provost, Enrollment The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 174 Country Club Rd Campus Box 2200 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: (919) 966-3992
Mark Messingschlager, Communication & Outreach Director of Financial Aid Thomas More University 333 Thomas More Parkway Crestview Hills, KY 41017 Phone: (859) 344-3506
Felicia Zelaya, Site Selection Chair Employer Address Phone:
Biz Daniel, Sponsorship Committee Chair Director of Relationship Strategy & Management ELM Resources 193 Ellen Drive, Evington, VA 24550 Phone: (434) 532-5648
Marian Dill, Special Projects - 5 yr Plan Institutional Compliance Specialist 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 9th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Phone ( )
Runan Evans, Special Projects Chair - All P&Ps, Guidebooks Update Employer Address Phone: