The 2009-10 WASFAA year is well underway! The Executive Committee recently held a retreat at Carthage College where they learned more about how the association operates, what is expected of them, our financial situation and each other.
The highlight of the retreat was a brainstorming session in which the Executive Committee identified our Association’s short-term (1 year) and our long-term (5 year) goals. The idea behind this was that we don’t want to simply survive as an organization, we want to flourish. In order to be as transparent as possible, I have listed those goals below. While they certainly represent a new way of strategic thinking, we are confident that we can achieve these goals due to the strength of our membership. I encourage all of you to share any ideas you might have with us. Please visit our website at www.wasfaa.net to meet your elected and volunteer leaders. (Officers and Committee Chairs are also listed below.)
Thanks to strong leadership, we have overcome many challenges over the past few years. However our profession will continue to be challenged. Whether it’s the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Higher Education Reconciliation Act (HERA), the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act (ECASLA), or the President’s recent budget proposals, these are truly transformative times in student aid.
I can assure you that the leadership of WASFAA and the Conference Committees will be working hard this year to represent the needs of our students, keeping you informed of important regulatory updates, and giving you the tools necessary in order to provide exceptional customer service to the students you serve. I hope you too will join us in this adventure!
1 Year Goals
The highlight of the retreat was a brainstorming session in which the Executive Committee identified our Association’s short-term (1 year) and our long-term (5 year) goals. The idea behind this was that we don’t want to simply survive as an organization, we want to flourish. In order to be as transparent as possible, I have listed those goals below. While they certainly represent a new way of strategic thinking, we are confident that we can achieve these goals due to the strength of our membership. I encourage all of you to share any ideas you might have with us. Please visit our website at www.wasfaa.net to meet your elected and volunteer leaders. (Officers and Committee Chairs are also listed below.)
Thanks to strong leadership, we have overcome many challenges over the past few years. However our profession will continue to be challenged. Whether it’s the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Higher Education Reconciliation Act (HERA), the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act (ECASLA), or the President’s recent budget proposals, these are truly transformative times in student aid.
I can assure you that the leadership of WASFAA and the Conference Committees will be working hard this year to represent the needs of our students, keeping you informed of important regulatory updates, and giving you the tools necessary in order to provide exceptional customer service to the students you serve. I hope you too will join us in this adventure!
1 Year Goals
♦ Follow Robert’s Rules of Order
♦ Sustainability; looking at real numbers; what is our financial picture; running simulations based on lower membership and no corporate support; assess the buying power of our school members
Website redesign to insure functionality and relevance
♦ Encourage more people to volunteer to serve on the Executive Committee
♦ Redesign business meeting; more formal presentations; educate members on what’s going on
♦ Archives/better record keeping/communicating goals of WASFAA/improve association governance/smooth transition of leadership
♦ Handbook update/understanding roles/look at time commitments
♦ Create a manual/handbook for each position on the Executive Committee
♦ Provide members an online payment option
♦ Social networking websites to communicate information\improve communication
♦ Higher Education Day participation
5 Year Goals
♦ Getting a handle on all of the college access programs in the state. What they are, what their functions are, and how does WASFAA fit into that.
♦ Conference location guidelines/resources/survey members on needs and formats
♦ Start MASFAA 50 year anniversary planning in October 2012/WASFAA’s 45 anniversary
♦ Keep conferences relevant\One conference versus two\alternative training options\survey members about what they want out of the association
♦ Understand committee priorities and functions
♦ Evaluate role of leaders/is our organizational structure appropriate and meeting our needs/do we need more help?
OFFICERS
President
Steven Schuetz
Ripon College
(920) 748-8185
schuetzs@ripon.edu
Past-President
Lloyd Mueller
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
(414)291-3272
llmuelle@miad.edu
President-Elect
Mark Levine
UW-Milwaukee
(414) 229-4819
levinem@uwm.edu
Secretary (2010)
Louise Janke
UW LaCrosse
(608)785-8604
janke.loui@uwlax.edu
Treasurer (2010)
Dawn Scott
Carroll University
(262) 524-7297
dscott@carrollu.edu
Treasurer-Elect (2011)
Janice Riutta
Gateway Technical College
(262) 564-3072
riuttaj@gtc.edu
Member At Large (2010)
Linda Loeffel
Wisconsin Lutheran College
(414)443-8842
linda.loeffel@wlc.edu
Member At Large (2011)
Steve Taylor
Concordia University Wisconsin
(262) 243-4392
steve.taylor@cuw.edu
Member At Large (2011)
Cheryl Van den Berg
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
(920) 869-4038
cvanden2@oneidanation.org
Member At Large (2010)
Lynne Siewart
UW Madison
(608)262-3060
nne.karner@finaid.wisc.edu
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Archives
Lloyd Mueller
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
(414)291-3272
llmuelle@miad.edu
Association Governance
Lloyd Mueller
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
(414)291-3272
llmuelle@miad.edu
Awards
Bev Faga
Herzing University
(608) 663-0811
bevfaga@msn.herzing.edu
College Goal Sunday
Debbie Murphy
GLHEC
(608) 576-8560
dmurphy@glhec.org
Triena Bodart
UW Milwaukee
(414) 229-2404
tbodart@uwm.edu
Conference Site Selection
Sharon Hunter
DPI/WEOP
(715) 842-0871
Sharon.Hunter@dpi.state.wi.us
Michelle Hermes
Ripon College
(920) 748-8371
hermesm@ripon.edu
Corporate Donations
Mary Jo Green
Mid-State Technical College
(715) 422-5504
mary.green@mstc.edu
Sue Minzlaff
UW-Milwaukee
(414) 229-2554
skm@uwm.edu
Database Manager
Karyn Graham
UW-Madison
(608) 262-2697
karyn.graham@finaid.wisc.edu
Early Awarness & Outreach
Bonnie Dockry
DPI/WEOP
(715) 836-3171
Bonnie.dockry@dpi.state.wi.us
Kari Gribble
Edgewood College
(608) 663-2305
kgribble@edgewood.edu
Virginia Nuske
Menominee Tribal Education
(715) 799-5110
vnuske@mitw.org
Fall Conference
Sue Minzlaff
UW-Milwaukee
(414) 229-2554
skm@uwm.edu
Jo Woodward
Edamerica
(651) 485-3261
jwoodward@edamerica.net
Federal Issues
Wendy Hilvo
Cardinal Stritch University
(414) 410-4044
wahilvo@stritch.edu
Ben Dobner
GLHEGC
800-345-5815
bdobner@glhec.org
Finance
Dawn Scott
Carroll University
(262) 524-7297
dscott@carrollu.edu
Innovations
Joe Kauffman
Northeast WI Technical College
(920) 498-5465
joseph.kauffman@nwtc.edu
Loan Concerns
Wendy Hilvo
Cardinal Stritch University
(414) 410-4044
wahilvo@stritch.edu
Jill Nett
Sallie Mae
(262) 966-7451
jill.nett@salliemae.com
Membership
Vicky Gack
Ripon College
(920)748-8103
gackv@ripon.edu
Heather Stein
MSOE
(414) 277-7222
stein@msoe.edu
Nominations
Lloyd Mueller
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
(414)291-3272
llmuelle@miad.edu
Parlimentarian
Lynne Siewart
UW Madison
(608)262-3060
lynne.karner@finaid.wisc.edu
Personal Information Coordinator
Margaret Zitzer
Marquette University
(414) 288-5265
margaret.zitzer@marquette.edu
Photographer
William Henderson
GLEHC
(877) 248-3961
whenderson@glhec.org
Pre-Collegiate
Donna Dahlvang
UW Superior
(715) 394-8393
ddahlva1@uwsuper.edu
Margaret Zitzer
Marquette University
(414) 288-5265
margaret.zitzer@marquette.edu
Professional Development
Debbie Duff
Mount Mary College
(414) 256-1258
duffd@mtmary.edu
Kathy Peterburs
Cardinal Stritch University
(414) 410-4089
kapeterburs@stritch.edu
Cheryll Steinke
UW-Madison
(608) 263-8653
cheryll.steinke@finaid.wisc.edu
Research
Bob Mercer
UW-Parkside
(262) 595-2559
mercer@uwp.edu
Spring Conference
Vicky Gack
Ripon College
(920)748-8103
gackv@ripon.edu
Corey Givens-Novak
Lakeshore Technical College
(920) 693-1118
corey.givens-novak@gotoltc.edu
State Issues
Corey Givens-Novak
Lakeshore Technical College
(920) 693-1118
corey.givens-novak@gotoltc.edu
Student Employment
Jennifer L. Young
Edgewood College
(608) 663-2237
jlyoung@edgewood.edu
Submitted by Steven M. Schuetz, WASFAA President
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