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Adjunct Professors

Lee Bray

Amanda Buchanan

Aurie Clifford

Lee Bray

Amanda Buchanan

Aurie Clifford

Sheena Guntrum

Brenda Hicks

 Darcy Johnson

Sheena Guntrum

Brenda Hicks

Darcy Johnson

Ashley Munro

Shannon Muraco, FAAC

Art Young

Ashley Munro

Shannon Muraco

Art Young

Lee Bray, FAAC®

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 Buchanan, FAAC®

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.

Aurie Clifford

Aurie Clifford currently serves as the assistant director of Title IV Compliance at Pima Community College in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. She has served in the financial aid community for over 15 years and has worked to give a voice to issues that under-served student populations face. She has a passion for helping students achieve their educational goals and connecting with financial aid professionals through training opportunities. Over the years, she has volunteered and served in state, regional, and national associations. She currently serves as the training co-chair for both the Western Association of Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) and the Arizona Association of Financial Aid Administrators (AASFAA).

Sheena Guntrum

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.

Brenda Hicks, FAAC®

Brenda Hicks has worked in the field of higher education for 30 years and financial aid for the past 20 years. She current serves as the director of financial aid at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. Prior to entering the field of financial aid, she served Southwestern College as the director of admission. She received her bachelor's degree from Kansas State University and holds a master's degree from Wichita State University. She has led training events in state, regional and national venues, including recurring faculty roles at RMASFAA's Summer Institute and was previously the NASFAA National Chair.

Darcy Johnson, FAAC®

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.

Ashley Munro, FAAC®

Ashley Munro is the director of financial aid at University of Alaska Fairbanks. She has worked in financial aid since 2005. Her main responsibilities include return of Title IV funds, Federal Work-Study, state and athletic aid, professional judgment, and verification for the UAF's rural campuses. Training and presenting in financial aid is one of her favorite aspects of the job. She loves meeting new financial aid administrators and learning from each other. She has been a volunteer with WASFAA and NASFAA for many years. Ashley also just fulfilled her lifetime goal of going camping on the ice in Antarctica!

Shannon Muraco, FAAC®

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).

Art Young, FAAC®

Art Young serves as the executive director in the University of Arizona’s Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA). He has a wide educational and professional background, including work and leadership experience in almost every sector of the financial aid industry (public, private, proprietary, and student lending). In a prior life, he taught high school for seven years, a foundation which continues to underscore his passion for education, access, and supporting student success. A former president of both the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (RMASFAA) and the Utah Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (UASFAA), Art has trained and mentored colleagues and students across the country and in a variety of settings. He has served twice on the Board of Directors of  NASFAA and is proud to have earned all 17 NASFAA professional credentials and be recognized as a Certified Financial Aid Administrator® . Art received the UASFAA Outstanding Service Award in 2009, RMASFAA’s Oscar R. "Jack" Hendrix Award in 2010, the NASFAA Regional Leadership Award in 2018, RMASFAA’s Ron Smout Award for Teaching and Mentoring in 2019, and the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) in 2021.
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