Mapping Your Future announces the election of Melanie Amrhein, executive director of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, to the Mapping Your Future Board of Directors.
"I look forward to the serving on the Board of Directors, and working with the other members to ensure that Mapping Your Future continues meeting the needs of students, schools, and the financial aid community," said Amrhein.
Amrhein has been employed with LOSFA since 1999, first as assistant executive director for operations (Aid Programs) and then as assistant executive director and chief operating officer and, interim executive director.
Prior to joining LOSFA, Amrhein spent ten years in the Office of Student Aid and Scholarships at Louisiana State University as an assistant director and later as associate director. She served as president of the Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (LASFAA) during 1998-99 and served as president of the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) 2005-06.
"Ms. Amrhein brings a wide range of experience in the financial aid industry and higher education, including leadership roles with several financial aid industry organizations and Louisiana State University," said Julie Kubisiak, chair of the Mapping Your Future board and executive director of Student Loans of North Dakota. "This experience and knowledge will be essential in helping guide the organization through the next several years, as the financial aid industry faces many changes with impending legislation."
Other board members include Steven Brooks, executive director of North Carolina State Education Student Loan Authority; Bruce Marks, director of Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program; and William H. Hurry, Jr., executive director at Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority.
Based in Round Rock, Texas, Mapping Your Future is a public-service organization of the financial aid industry -- bringing together the expertise of the industry to provide services online. Mapping Your Future provides information and services in a neutral and non-commercial format for the ultimate benefit of students and families. Since 1996, Mapping Your Future has received a number of awards, including recognition for its excellence in content and innovation in technology services.
Mapping Your Future (MappingYourFuture.org) provides step-by-step instructions on career, college planning and financial aid. In addition, the site offers Online Student Loan Counseling, money management information and tools and online customer service for schools and their students.
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