2025 SASFAA Annual Conference

2025 SASFAA Annual Conference

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Noemi Sarrion Cortes

Berry College

Director of Financial Aid

8:00am EST

Conference Registration Open Registration

4:00pm EST

Opening General Session - Welcome Toast Regency Ballroom A-H

6:00pm EST

President's Reception Studio 220 A, B or C

7:30am EST

Business Partner & Charity Open Pre-Function Continental Breakfast & Coffee Stations Regency Ballroom A-H

9:00am EST

General Session - FTI & FAFSA Data Use Regency Ballroom A-HDennis Kramer

10:15am EST

Integration of work and play in the workplace DogwoodNancy Ferguson | UGA • Dr. Samantha Hicks, FAAC® • Joan Bailey • Felicia Ailster Program Review- Are your campus partners ready? RedbudEmily Haynam • Celena Tulloss We’ve Got a Problem: Decoding Conflicting Information Like It’s 1989 Teal BallroomDana Kelly

11:30am EST

SASFAA Business Meeting & Awards Luncheon Regency Ballroom A-H NASFAA Spotlight Regency Ballroom A-H

1:45pm EST

The Light We Carry: Finding and Protecting Your Light Regency Ballroom A-HKristi Jovell

3:00pm EST

Becoming a “Fearless” Leader – Cultivating Your Staff and Managing Change Crepe MyrtleHeather Boutell • Kate Brabandt Future-proofing your financial aid office Studio 220 B-CDaniel Barkowitz Special or Unusual – The New Professional Judgment – What Would You Do? Think TankKristi Jovell • Leigh Ann Hussey • Celena Tulloss

4:15pm EST

State Meetings - Georgia Teal Ballroom

5:00pm EST

Dinner on your Own Enjoy Greenville

7:30am EST

Continental Breakfast & Coffee Stations Regency Ballroom A-H

9:00am EST

General Session: FAFSA Debrief Regency Ballroom A-HJeremy Singer

10:15am EST

25-26 Verification Crepe MyrtleDana Kelly SAP and Retention Programs, get to know them All Too Well, 45 min version DogwoodLee Bray

11:30am EST

Lunch on your own Enjoy Greenville

1:15pm EST

General Session: Federal Update Regency Ballroom A-HDavid Bartnicki

3:00pm EST

Compliance Adventure: Navigating Consumer Information and Institutional Eligibility RedbudDr. Maria Hammett • Emmilee Mitchell Managing Up: 10 Tips for Earning Your Seat at the Leadership Table Studio 220 B-CKristi Jovell Staffing & Succession: Doing More With Less Think TankJaime Missimer • Dr. James W. Kellam • Dr. Samantha Hicks, FAAC®

4:15pm EST

Living in harmony – balancing complex compliance requirements, staff experience and service to students Studio 220 B-CBetsy Johnson

5:15pm EST

Dinner On Your Own | State Dinners Enjoy Greenville

8:30pm EST

Dueling Pianos Studio 220 A, B or C

9:00am EST

General Session, Closing Business Meeting, Charity Presentation, Drawing, & Winners Regency Ballroom A-HRachelle Feldman • Jon Fansmith