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 Associate Provost and Director, Scholarships and Student Aid University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 111 Pettigrew Hall Campus Box 2300 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: (919) 962-4161
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 Associate Director, Business Operations University of Alabama 106 Student Services Center Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Phone: (205)348-2986
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 Director of Student Support Kennesaw State University 585 Cobb Avenue NW MD 0119 Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone: (470) 578-7799
Andrea Spry, Kentucky State President Director of Student Financial Aid Services Berea College 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40404 Phone: (859) 985-3314
Jaime Missimer, Mississippi State President Director of Financial Aid Pearl River Community College 101 Highway 11 North Poplarville, MS 39470 Phone: (601) 403-1355
Tracy Rapp, North Carolina State President Dean of Student Services Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Dr. Clyde, NC Phone: (828) 627-4509
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 Interim Director of Financial Aid Savannah State University 3219 College Street Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (912) 358-4162
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, Community Engagement Chair Program Director Office of Financial Aid University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Ave., SVC 1102 Tampa, FL 33620-6960 Phone: (813) 974-5462
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 Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville Street, P. O. Box 19496, Durham, NC 27707 Phone: (919) 530-6682
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 Executive Director, Student Affairs & Financial Aid Gwinnett Technical College 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Phone: (678) 226-7384
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 - Long Range Plan Institutional Compliance Specialist Tennessee Higher Education Commission 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 9th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: (615) 946-9875
Runan Evans, Special Projects Chair - All P&Ps, Guidebooks Update Associate Dean of Financial Aid Bluegrass Community and Technology College 500 Newtown Pike / The DEN Phone: (859) 246-6305