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VASFAA Committee Plans for 2007-08

Submitted by: Liza Bruce, ECMC

VASFAA Support Staff Training Committee

The VASFAA Support Staff Training Committee conducted five training workshops throughout Virginia in late October and early November. Approximately 130 VASFAA members received this valuable training. Special thanks go to the following schools for hosting our workshops:

  • Liberty University
  • Mary Baldwin College
  • Riverside School of Health Careers
  • University of Mary Washington
  • Wytheville Community College

We are very appreciative of the time and energy of the following friends of our committee who helped us with arrangements at the workshop sites:

  • Mary Beth Gallagher, Wytheville Community College
  • Robin Dietrich, Mary Baldwin College
  • Karis Seltzer, Liberty University
  • Gail Baker, Riverside School of Health Careers
  • Katherine Lister, University of Mary Washington

The fall training was conducted by financial aid professionals with extensive knowledge and expertise. Our thanks go to the workshop presenters:

  • Zita Barree, Edamerica
  • Brenda Burke, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Deborah Day, ECMC
  • Stacy Evans, Edfinancial
  • Michael Morgan, Edamerica
  • Jeanne Holmes, SunTrust

The Support Staff Training Committee members did an exceptional job in planning and arranging the fall VASFAA workshops. Our hard-working committee members are:

  • Gail Baker, Riverside School of Health Careers
  • Christine Damrose-Mahlmann, Tidewater Community College
  • Michael Morgan, Edamerica
  • Margaret Murphy, Southern Virginia University
  • Paula Rafferty, Randolph-Macon College
  • Lynn Steed, Lord Fairfax Community College

Our committee will soon be planning for spring VASFAA training workshops. If you have any suggestions for topics for the spring or if you have any questions or thoughts about spring training, please contact Liza Bruce, VASFAA Support Staff Training Committee Chair, at lbruce@ecmc.org or 804-267-7126.


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