Committees

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Kevin Jumper
2018	Laura Lawrence

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2020	Jennifer Williams
2019	Kris Burford
2018	Radeanna Garcia

The Corporate Sponsor Committee is charged with serving as a liaison between the Executive Council and the Associate Members.

Duties: Updates the corporate exhibitor information on the website. Encourages corporate exhibitor participation in AASFAA activities by current and prospective vendors. Provides appropriate recognition and thanks for sponsors supporting the Association and its activities. Provide a listing of conference sponsors to be included in the conference program.   Acts as a liaison between all sponsors and the Association. Assists sponsors before and after each conference, as requested. Provides input to site and conference committees on sponsor’s needs. Obtain one piece of collateral material to be included in the registration packets for the conference or any other training event.

 

Time Commitment:  Moderate. 

 

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019	Stacey Dunlap
2018	Stacey Dunlap, Quinton Morgan
2017	Stacey Dunlap, Camille Guess-Mitchell, Quinton Morgan

Fall 2022 Conference Agenda

 

Purpose:   This committee is charged with designing a conference program that will meet the professional needs of the AASFAA membership. The Training Committee will handle the educational training sessions conducted during the conference.

 

Duties

 

1.  Design a program for the conference that accommodates the needs of the various significant components of the financial aid profession.

 

1.  Follow through with program arrangement necessary for conducting the Conference.

 

1. Prepare and recommend to the President a budget of expenses and revenue associated with planning, implementing, and concluding the program for the Conference.

 

1. Be responsible for inviting and arranging for dignitaries to attend the conference.

 

1. The annual conference will ideally be scheduled in October each year at a location convenient to the majority of the membership.  The format of the conference will be a two-day, one-night event.  Following is a schedule template that can be used (with modification) by the Conference Committee.  Ultimately the committee is charged with offering as many training sessions as possible during the two-day event, completely filling each day’s agenda.

                                                    

                                                     Day One

                                                                                1:00-2:15     General Session

                                                                                2:30-3:30     Breakout Session 1

                                                                                3:30-4:00     Exhibitor Room Break

                                                                                4:00-5:00     Breakout Session 2

                                                                                5:00-6:00     Reception with Exhibitors

                                                                                6:00-8:00     Awards Dinner

                                                                                8:00-9:30     Fundraising Activity for Scholarships

 

                                                     Day Two

                                                                                7:00-8:00     Breakfast

                                                                                8:00-9:00     Breakout Session 3

                                                                                9:15-10:15   Breakout Session 4

                                                                                10:30-11:30 General Session

                                                                                11:30-1:00   Lunch and Program

                                                                                1:15-2:15     Breakout Session 5

                                                                                2:30-3:30     Breakout Session 6

 

1. Membership on the Conference Committee shall include the Training Committee chair and the President-Elect as ex-officio.

 

Time commitment moderate to heavy: monthly responsibilities for planning, monthly meetings with committee.  Heavy time commitment one month prior to conference and during the conference.

 

2020 Fall Conference Committee Chair:   Dena Thompson, UA-Pulaskitech, Email: dthompson@uaptc.edu 

2019 Fall Conference Committee Chair:   Kirsten Oesau, Hendrix College  Email: oesau@hendrix.edu ; Phone: (501) 450-1268

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2020	Kevin Jumper
2019	Kris Burford
2018	Becky Collins
2017	Terry Finney

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Kirsten Cross
2018	Becky Hammett
2017	Lavonne Juhl

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2020	Connie Lisemby
2019	Becky Hammett
2018	April Herring
2017	April Herring

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2020	Currently Vacant
2019	Jay Simpson
2018	Jay Simpson
2017	Jay SImpson

The Membership Committee is charged with recruitment and retention of AASFAA membership.

 

Duties:  

• Develops materials that promote membership in the state, regional, and national associations
• Conducts surveys of the membership to ascertain needs, satisfaction, etc.
• Promotes AASFAA to potential members
• Review membership information on the website each year
• Maintain an accurate database listing of members
• Work with AASFAA Treasurer on current membership
   
  Calendar Activities

• October – December – Send out renewal reminder
• January – April – Send out second renewal reminder
   
  Time Commitment:  Moderate. 
   
  Current Chair:  Amy Neathery, Arkansas Student Loan Authority, aneathery@asla.info, 501-683-4130
   

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Mechell Watson
2018	Tenille Johnson
2017	Donna Cox

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Vicky Walker
2018	Kirsten Cross
2017	Becky Hammet

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Vicky Walker
2018	Shelia McManus
2017	Shelia McManus

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2019, 2020	Kirsten Cross
2018	Becky Hammet
2017	Lavonne Juhl

Committee Chairs

Year	Name
2020	Michelle Cordell/Amber Spaeth
2019	Jennifer Williams/Conie Riley
2018	Jennifer Williams
2017	Jennifer Williams