Statement of Candidacy for President-Elect of SCASFAA

Donna Quick

STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY: As someone who came into Financial Aid from the Admissions side of things, I benefited greatly from the training offered through the association in my initial year. I was in GA at the time, and I learned more from GASFAA events than I thought possible. Benefiting from those initial trainings and workshops inspired me to be a part of those same events on the other side of things as I grew in the profession. In the years since I joined GASFAA and then SCASFAA I have served in some capacity without fail every year. I absolutely love being involved in events that impact our profession. As legislative changes, budget cuts at the federal, state, and institutional levels create massive changes in our profession I thrive on making sure that we all understand how to move forward. I love to learn and I love to teach. I’ve enjoyed serving on your Executive Board in the last two years and offer to continue to serve in whatever capacity our membership finds most helpful.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Director of Financial Aid at  Columbia College, Independent Consultant

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE: Director of Enrollment Management, Director of Financial Aid, Director of Admissions at Emmanuel College (Franklin Springs, GA) 2002-2007  Consultant Associate with Christian College Consulting 2006-2011, Independent Consultant 2006-present

 

EDUCATION: B.S. Psychology  ‘97 Emmanuel College,  M.Ed College Student Affairs in Higher Education  ‘03 Azusa Pacific University, Ph.D Candidate in Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES:

Member: SCASFAA, NASPA, NASFAA, ASHE         

Activities:

Schreiner, L. A., Primrose, B., Kammer, R., Quick, D., & Petridis, H. (2012). Thriving in college: A new future for higher education. Presentation at NASPA, Phoenix, AZ.

Schreiner, L. A., Kammer, R., Primrose, B., & Quick, D. (2011). Predictors of thriving in students of color: Differential pathways to college success. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.

Schreiner, L. A., Vetter, D., Kammer, R., Primrose, B., & Quick, D. (2011). Pathways to thriving for students of color. Presentation at NASPA, Philadelphia, PA.

Committees:

GASFAA Program Committee Member 2004-2007

GASFAA Fall and Spring Conference Presenter 2004-2007

SCASFAA- Professional Development Committee Member 2008-2012; Chair 2011-2012, Program Committee Member 2008-2013, Counselor Relations Committee Member 2009-2013; Chair 2012-2013, CHE Advisory Chair 2011-2012, Vice President 2011-2012

SCASFAA New Aid Workshop presenter 2005-2008, 2010-2011.

SCASFAA Conference Presenter 2008-2012