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10 student financial aid experts
These ten professionals have directed financial aid and student financial services offices at colleges and universities. A reader can learn how financial aid directors run their offices and award student aid.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christina Lamb
LinkedInExperience: Director, Student Financial Aid and Scholarships · University of Florida
Director, Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at University of Florida since 2022. Former Senior Associate Director (2014–2022) and Senior Assistant Director (2011–2014) at University of Florida. The profile describes a career in higher education administration dedicated to student financial aid and enrollment management strategies.
Donnie Purvis
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Financial Aid · Midwestern State University
Former Director Of Financial Aid at Midwestern State University (2021–2023) and Director of Financial Aid at Weatherford College (2009–2021), and Director of Financial Services at The King’s University since 2024. The profile says this person currently supervises 8 full time staff members and that their tenure has covered the awarding of federal student aid, scholarships and state aid.
Elizabeth Brooks
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Aid · St. Cloud State University
Director of Financial Aid at St. Cloud State University since 2023, a role the profile describes as planning, organizing, directing and maintaining a comprehensive student financial assistance program and delivery system. Former Assistant Director of Scholarships (2021–2023) and Assistant Director of Financial Aid (2019–2021) at Florida State College at Jacksonville.
Jason Callico
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships · Southern Connecticut State University
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships at Southern Connecticut State University since 2024. Former Director of Financial Aid at Southern University at New Orleans (2023–2024), Director Of Financial Aid at University of Holy Cross (2019–2023) and Assistant Director Of Financial Aid at Stephen F. Austin State University (2018–2019).
Kari DiFonzo
LinkedInExperience: Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid · Yale University
Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid at Yale University since 2023. Former Director of Student Financial Services (2017–2023), Associate Director, Student Financial Services (2014–2017) and Senior Assistant Director, Student Financial Services (2013–2014) at Wellesley College.
Lauren Lamica
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Aid Services · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Director of Financial Aid Services at University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2017, providing leadership and administration of the University's financial aid programs and oversight of the financial aid delivery system to undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students. Former Associate Director of Financial Aid, Fiscal Administration and Student Employment at University of Massachusetts Amherst (2008–2017).
Lauren Sullivan
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Student Financial Services · Bentley University
Executive Director, Student Financial Services at Bentley University since 2023. Former Director, Financial Assistance (2019–2023) and Associate Director, Financial Assistance (2015–2019) at Bentley University, and Assistant Director at Boston University Financial Assistance (2010–2015).
Michael Huddy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Student Financial Services & Financial Aid · Harvard University
Director of Student Financial Services & Financial Aid at Harvard University since 2016, and former Director Of Financial Aid at Harvard University (2014–2016). Former Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Williams College (2012–2014) and Associate Director of Financial Aid at University of Maine (2010–2012).
Sarah Soper
LinkedInExperience: University Director of Financial Aid · Indiana University
University Director of Financial Aid at Indiana University since 2022. Former Financial Aid and Scholarships, Director at Indiana University East (2009–2022), where the profile describes responsibility for application, awarding, compliance and reporting. Former Senior Assistant Director at Indiana University Bloomington (2005–2007).
Stephen Fahey
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Financial Aid · Citrus College
Director Of Financial Aid at Citrus College since 2020. Former Director Of Student Financial Services at CSUSB (2019–2020), where the profile describes overseeing the operations and strategic initiatives of the Student Financial Services office, and Director, Undergraduate Financial Aid at Azusa Pacific University (2016–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's institution type to yours, since aid offices at large public universities, community colleges and selective private colleges work with different aid mixes and student populations. Also decide whether your question is about federal compliance and aid delivery, scholarship and institutional aid strategy, or running the office and its staff, and pick someone whose roles centered on that.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize a financial aid office so that awards go out on time during peak season?
- 02Which federal compliance areas most often cause audit findings, and how do you prevent them?
- 03How do you coordinate institutional aid and scholarships with admissions and enrollment goals?
Reaching student financial aid experts
How can I contact one of these student financial aid experts?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including University of Florida, Midwestern State University and St. Cloud State University, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach student financial aid experts?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
About this directory
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