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Lee Bray currently serves as the director of financial aid at Pitt Community College. Lee completed her bachelor’s degree at Millersville University in business management where she started her financial aid career as a Federal Work-Study student. She has since worked in the capacity of financial aid counselor, assistant director and eventually director for the past 16 years. Lee has been a member of NCASFAA for six years and currently serves on the executive board as secretary. She is also an active member of NASFAA and serves as financial aid and scholarship chair for NC3DSPA. Originally from Pennsylvania, Lee enjoys the warm weather down south, kayaking, camping, golfing and going to the beach.
Amanda began her career in financial aid "by accident" and fell in love! Amanda has worked in financial aid in North Carolina for 14 years in both the university and community college settings. Amanda is an active member of the NCASFAA Board, as well as a member of SASFAA and NASFAA. Amanda believes strongly in the impact that financial aid has on a student's success both during their college years and beyond. Amanda earned her undergraduate degree from NC State University, she holds a master's degree from Liberty University, and is currently pursuing a second master's degree from East Carolina University in Adult Education. Amanda earned her Financial Aid Administrator Certification (FAAC) from NASFAA in February 2020 (currently going through recertification!). She resides in Rutherfordton, NC with her husband of 18 years and 2 sons, ages 13 and 9.
Sheena Guntrum is an assistant director at Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion, where she has worked since 2011. She began her career as a primary cashier in the Student Accounts Office and then moved into financial aid. She has been processing the return of Title IV funds at her school since 2018. She has earned NASFAA credentials in cost of attendance, direct loans, and return of Title IV funds. Most recently, she earned the NASFAA U R2T4 Specialist Designation. Her hobbies include spending time with family, singing, reading, watching cooking shows, visiting Gettysburg, and learning more about the Civil War.
Darcy Johnson currently serves as the assistant director of financial aid compliance at Washburn University in Topeka, KS. She got her start in financial aid by happenstance in 2011. Since that time, she has dabbled in most financial aid processes, earned all 16 NASFAA credentials, and holds the Certified Financial Aid Administrator designation.
In addition to her love of learning, Darcy also enjoys helping others and teaching, and has presented numerous conference sessions at the state and regional level, as well as taught NASFAA U Authorized Events and serves as RMASFAA Summer Institute faculty. She loves the volunteer work she has done through KASFAA, RMASFAA, and NASFAA, especially being a member of the NASFAA FAFSA Simplification Implementation Working Group.
In her personal life, Darcy enjoys reading, being in nature, and regaling anyone who will listen to the antics of Abby, her and her husband’s very spoiled 18.5-year-old cat.
Shannon Muraco is a Title IV Compliance Audit Supervisor at McClintock & Associates, where she has worked since 2019. She specializes in helping schools understand and interpret regulations regarding calculating and packaging awards, overlapping academic years, verification and R2T4 calculations. Prior to joining the firm, Shannon worked as a Financial Aid Advisor at a four-year institution for ten years. In 2022, she earned NASFAA’s FAAC title, and in 2021, she earned NASFAA’s Return to Title IV Funds Specialist Designation. Shannon also presented on the topic of R2T4s with modules at the two most recent NASFAA conferences, alongside Brenda Hicks. Outside of work, she spends time with her husband and son and enjoys being an active member of the Slovene National Benefit Society (SNPJ).