WELCOME TO NYSFAAA 2025 CONFERENCE MINISITE

NYSFAAA 2025 Conference Agenda

Tuesday (Pre-Conference)

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  • Exhibitor Set-Up

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  • Credential Workshop: Cost of Attendance

Wednesday

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Registration

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Exhibit Area Open & Coffee

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

  • Lunch & Welcome

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • Cost of Attendance: Sara Goldrick-Rab
  • Cross-Department Talent Strategy: Moving the Right People to the Right Place: Amy Masters & Candice Graning
  • Avoiding the Institutional Fallout of Rising Student Loan Defaults: Actionable Strategies in Uncertain Times: Joseph Jovell & Adam Davy

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Exhibit Break and Snacks

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM

  • Keynote Address: Sara Goldrick-Rab

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM – Exhibit Area Open

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • SAP in Action: Applying Federal Regulations to Real-Life Student Scenarios: J’Dale Berner
  • How to Successfully Navigate an Audit: James Ference & Greg Rinderle
  • What Did I Say? My Intentions Were…: Lyndsay Johnson
  • Our NYSFAAA Stories: Demystifying Involvement & Finding Your Start: Keri Edsall & Renee Swift

5:00 PM – 6:15 PM

  • President’s Reception

Thursday

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

  • Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Exhibit Area Open

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  • NASFAA Update: Karen McCarthy

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Exhibit Area Open & Coffee

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • Professional Judgment Lab: Working Through Special & Unusual Circumstance Appeals: J’Dale Berner
  • Ethics in Financial Aid: Marianne Loper
  • Incorporating Charisma into Your Career: Julie Lawton
  • Graduate School Roundtable

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

  • Lunch & Awards

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • Changes to the 2026–2027 Need Analysis and the 2025 Tax Code: Robert Weinerman
  • Who Is Your HERO?: Renee Swift
  • The Critical Role of Lender Lists in the New Lending Era: Jennifer Sommerman
  • The Secret to Staying Inspired in Your Financial Aid Career: Michelle Newton

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • Income-Driven Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness: BJ Revill
  • HESC: Questions to Priority Services: HESC
  • Financial Aid Fraud Rings: Shalena Clary
  • Military-Affiliated Updates: RIRP, VTA, AI Portal, and VA Audits: Lori Bartkovich

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Exhibit Area Open

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

  • AI in Financial Aid: J’Dale Berner
  • Splitting an Individual’s FAFSA Data Out of a Joint Tax Return: Robert Weinerman
  • Reconnecting Through Listening: Mastering Active Listening in a Digital World: Lyndsay Johnson
  • What Is Anti-Racist Aid Administration?: Maximo Flint-Morgan

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Networking & Cocktail Hour

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Dinner

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

  • Evening Reception

Friday

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

  • Breakfast & NYSFAAA Business Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Breakout Sessions

  • Managing Change and Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders: Kate Brabandt
  • Washington Update: Thriving in a Challenging Time: Jonathan Helwink
  • FWS Community Service Jobs: Engaging College Students in P-12 Education Roles: Danielle Emeny & Mariko Yoshisato Cavey

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

  • HESC Update