The NASFAA U Team is excited to welcome the following adjunct instructors for their upcoming online courses.

Megan Bahlke	Gena Boling, FAAC®	Lee Bray, FAAC®
Matt Falduto. FAAC®	Jess Graham	Sheena Guntrum
Dr. Danielle Hayden	Darcy Johnson, FAAC®	Jen Lada

Megan Bahlke

With 11 years in financial aid under her belt, Meg has truly seen it all—public, private, and community college life. If there's a version of financial aid out there, she's probably lived it. Currently, Meg is an analyst at Mid Michigan College, where she spends her days tackling verification, SAP, loans, unusual circumstances, and supporting homeless youth—because why specialize in just one thing when you can do all the things? She is actively involved at the regional, state, and national levels, contributing to social media, newsletters, and trainings. If there's an opportunity to teach or connect with fellow financial aid professionals, she is all in—she genuinely loves helping others navigate this ever-changing world (and maybe laughing about it along the way). Outside of work, you can usually find her outdoors with her husband, hiking with their three dogs (who think they're in charge) and two cats (who definitely know they are).

Gena Boling, FAAC^®

Gena Boling, FAAC^®, is the associate vice provost for enrollment at Cornell University and serves as the university's chief enrollment compliance officer. With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Gena leads a team focused on compliance program management, which serves as a partner to multiple institutional offices with assigned compliance responsibilities for Title IV of the HEA and GLBA. Before stepping into her current role, Gena served as a financial aid administrator in the Midwest, focusing on Title IV compliance and technology solutions. She regularly draws on her past life in student affairs to force everyone to do icebreakers and ensure student-friendly compliance initiatives. Gena holds 17 NASFAA Credentials and enjoys brainstorming innovative ideas for navigating the compliance landscape in higher education.

Lee Bray, FAAC^®

Lee Bray currently serves as the senior director of financial aid, veterans affairs, and student resource centers 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 director for the past 19 years. Lee has been a member of NCASFAA for nine years and currently serves on the executive board as a past-president. She has also been an active member of NASFAA and SASFAA, a certified FAAC^®, NASFAA adjunct instructor, and serves on various NASFAA committees. Originally from Pennsylvania, Lee enjoys the warm weather down south, kayaking, camping, golfing, and going to the beach.

Matt Falduto, FAAC^®

Matt Falduto is the senior director of financial aid at Kirkwood Community College, where he has worked for 20 years. He has a master's degree in higher education from Iowa State University. Matt has served in many roles in his state association, IASFAA, including as president. He has taught 10 of the 16 NASFAA credentials at various NASFAA Authorized Events over the years. In 2019, he led a NASFAA credentialing program that resulted in 84 credentials earned by IASFAA members. He has served on NASFAA's R2T4 Task Force, NASFAA's Reclassification Working Group, MASFAA's Advocacy and Legislative Issues Committee, and has been an Instructor at MASFAA's Summer Institute and Leadership Symposium. Matt earned the FAAC^® designation in 2021. In his free time, he works as a freelance children's theatre director.

Jess Graham

Jess Graham is the assistant director of service operations and outreach in the office of student financial aid at the University of Iowa. Her career in financial aid began in 2019 as a Federal Work-Study student in the same office. After earning her degree in social work from the University of Iowa in 2021, she joined the team full-time as a financial aid advisor, helping students and families navigate the complexities of paying for college.

Jess is actively involved in professional associations and currently serves as President of the Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (IASFAA). Over the years, she has held several leadership roles within the association, including secretary, awards committee chair, and vice president.

Her involvement with MASFAA is also extensive. She currently serves on the MASFAA Board as the Iowa State Representative and volunteers for several committees. She first became involved with MASFAA through the Pathways Committee (formerly the IDEA Committee), where she later led the Equality Talk Book Club, and has served as faculty for the Summer Institute and Leadership Symposium.

Outside of work, Jess enjoys visiting Chicago to spend time with her partner, embracing her "grandma hobbies" (reading, jigsaw puzzles, and cross-stitching), and spending time with her cats.

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 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.

Dr. Danielle Hayden 

Dr. Danielle Hayden is the senior associate dean and director of student financial aid at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Prior to her move to Minnesota in 2022, she spent time at Purdue University–West Lafayette, Saint Mary's College, and the University of Notre Dame. Danielle has been involved at the state level, serving on the Executive Board of both Indiana (ISFAA) and Minnesota (MAFAA), and chairing and serving on various committees in each state. She has also chaired and served on multiple MASFAA committees. Danielle has also participated in the NASFAA Advocacy Pipeline, completed the Executive Leadership Collective, and served on the NASFAA Leadership & Management Track Task Force. Some of Danielle's hobbies include family activities with her husband and twin daughters, reading, and binge-watching an unhealthy amount of TV series.

Darcy Johnson, FAAC^®

Darcy Johnson currently serves as the assistant director of financial aid compliance at Washburn University in Topeka, KS, and as a senior consultant and compliance specialist with Blue Icon Advisors. She got her start in financial aid by happenstance in 2011. Since then, Darcy has dabbled in most financial aid processes, earned all 16 NASFAA credentials, and holds the FAAC^® designation.

In addition to her love of learning, Darcy also enjoys helping others and teaching; she has presented numerous conference sessions at the state and regional levels, taught NASFAA U Authorized events, and served as RMASFAA Summer Institute faculty. She loves the volunteer work she has done through KASFAA, RMASFAA, and NASFAA, especially serving on the NASFAA FAFSA Simplification Implementation Working Group. Darcy is a member of the KASFAA Hall of Fame.

In her personal life, Darcy enjoys weightlifting, reading, being in nature, and laughing at her high-energy cat, Shenzi.

Jen Lada

Jen Lada is the assistant director of compliance and training at the University of Colorado. In this role, she is primarily responsible for providing required training for staff, ensuring financial aid policies are updated annually and ensuring compliance with current regulations for the management of all aid programs, along with many other compliance and training-related duties. Prior to this role, she oversaw the R2T4 process for the campus and earned the NASFAA R2T4 Specialist designation. With over 20 years of experience in financial aid administration, she has worked in both advising and processing roles and enjoys the challenges of administering financial aid.

Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Jen worked as the assistant director of financial services for the online programs at Mount St. Mary's University, where she was responsible for all aspects of student financial aid, from student contact to policy creation. Before that, she worked at a variety of public and for-profit institutions, gaining a unique perspective on the industry through exposure to diverse student populations and institutional policies.

Outside of work, Jen enjoys watching horror movies, traveling, and spending quality time with her husband, Jeff, and her rescue pup, Asher.