Barbara Dodd
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
To secure a position within a company that will utilize my skills and allow Opportunity for professional growth and development
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Prism Career Institute
07.2017 - Current
- Provided expert guidance on navigating complex federal regulations, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements related to student funding programs.
- Implemented effective communication strategies to keep students informed about deadlines and important updates related to their financial aid status.
- Served as the primary liaison between the Financial Aid Office and other campus departments, fostering strong working relationships for improved collaboration.
- Reduced processing errors by implementing systematic reviews of student files for accuracy and completeness.
- Utilized Campus Vue/Campus Nexus to manage and streamline financial aid processes.
Financial Aid Advisor
Princeton Information Technology Institute
01.2013 - 04.2015
- Provide assists to student and parents ensuring the FAFSA is fill out correctly
- Using Cod software to preform credit checks for dependent students
- Certifying students who has veterans Affairs eligibility with the VA-Once software
- Packaging student using Freedom Fin aid software (FAME)
- Access to the national Student Loan Data base (NSLDS)
- Professional Judgments and Income Adjustments for those who quality
- Verifying student who are selected for a process called verification
- Tagging money to student account once it is release from the Federal government
- Pell grant, Subsided and Unstudied Loans
- Assist student filling out their Promissory Note, Entrance and Loan counseling using Student Loan.gov web site
Senior Financial Aid Advisor
Lincoln Technical Institute
08.2004 - 12.2013
- Packages all new students in a customer service manner, ensuring consistency with
- Institute, state and federal guidelines, while assisting admissions in closing each sale
- Reviews Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) processes with incoming students
- Evaluates cost of attendance and tentative financial aid awards with students and
- Establishes monthly payment arrangements
- Schedules follow-up appointments to complete the packaging process
- Assists students with Title IV loan applications serving as a key information resource
- Completes student files prior to the financial services manger’s review and ensures files
- Contain accurate documentation
- Accesses the National Loan Data System (NSLDS) to review prior loan/grant information
- Provides students with copies of all paperwork completed
- Attends orientation sessions for new students
- Has a thorough understanding of the “Campus Vue” reporting system, and documents all
- Activities into same
Financial Aid Officer
Harrison Career Institute
01.2003 - 02.2004
- Assisted students in filling out the FAFSA
- Input the FAFSA in EDE Express to see what the PELL eligible is
- Worked on students file that drop from the program to determine what funds to send back
- To State and Federal government
- Explained to student what would happen if loans are not repaid back after 6 months of
- Completing the course
- Worked with skip traces with bank trying to relocate students
Financial Aid Advisor
Devry College of Technology
06.2000 - 01.2003
- Assisted new students through the registration process
- Provided courteous and professional assistance to students, parent and staff
- Worked with Students Accounts staff to reduce high balances
- Provided constructive feedback regarding policies and procedures to management
- Professionally represented the Financial Aid Office at meeting, seminars, and new student
- Orientations
- Acted as a liaison between students and Lenders, providing effective communication and
- Resolutions of problematic situations
- Assisted students in the completion of FAFSA and FAFSA on the web, taking all necessary
- Documents and answering all questions
- Packaged students after FAFSA were received, correcting errors and contacting students
- Regarding conflicting information
Financial Aid Customer Service Representative
Devry College of Technology
06.1999 - 06.2000
- Assisted students/parents in all areas of the financial aid process
- Worked with students/parents to ensure they understand their financial aid package
- Informed students of their financial obligations
- Trained on powerfaids system to understand the financial aid packaging procedures
- Informed students of documents necessary to complete their financial aid via telephone
- Mail and in person contact
Education
High School Diploma -
Piscataway Vo-tech
Piscataway, NJ06-1985
Skills
- Student counseling
- Program administration
- Financial aid packaging
- Eligibility guidelines
- Verification processes
- Payment plans
- Student support
- Debt management
- Student advisement
- Application processes
- File monitoring
- Document tracking
- Customer service
Timeline
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Prism Career Institute
07.2017 - Current
Financial Aid Advisor
Princeton Information Technology Institute
01.2013 - 04.2015
Senior Financial Aid Advisor
Lincoln Technical Institute
08.2004 - 12.2013
Financial Aid Officer
Harrison Career Institute
01.2003 - 02.2004
Financial Aid Advisor
Devry College of Technology
06.2000 - 01.2003
Financial Aid Customer Service Representative
Devry College of Technology
06.1999 - 06.2000
High School Diploma -
Piscataway Vo-tech
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